A root canal is the naturally occurring anatomic space within the root of a tooth. It consists of the pulp chamber (within the coronal part of the tooth)...

Root canal treatment (also known as endodontic therapy, endodontic treatment, or root canal therapy) is a treatment sequence for the infected pulp of...

cancer had a root canal on the same side as the cancer," and "the #1 cause of heart attack is root canal treated teeth," and that root canals result in inflammation...

endodontic treatment, or for teeth that have developed new lesions, e.g., when root canal re-treatment is required, or periradicular surgery. Endodontic treatment...

apexification, repairing root perforations during root canal therapy, and treating internal root resorption. It can be used for root-end filling material...

extensive periodontal disease (or combinations of these factors). A failed root canal treatment may also create a similar abscess. A dental abscess is a type...

typically characterised by two roots and two root canals, with the buccal root often larger than the lingual root. A study by Olczak et al. (2022) found that...

A root end surgery, also known as apicoectomy (apico- + -ectomy), apicectomy (apic- + -ectomy), retrograde root canal treatment (cf. orthograde root canal...

Success rates for root-canal treatment range from 47 to 97 percent; failures may be due to spaces in the root-canal filling, a root filling which is too...

known as a "root canal", is recommended if the pulp in a tooth dies from infection by decay-causing bacteria or from trauma. In root canal therapy, the...

preserving vital pulp tissue in the apical part of a root canal to allow the completion in formation of the root apex. This clinical procedure is essentially...

the root canal may be visible with well-defined borders. Canal walls may appear sclerosed, thus the outline of pulp chambers or root canals may not be...

instruments used by dentists when performing root canal treatment. These tools are used to clean and shape the root canal, with the concept being to perform complete...

a toothache depends upon the exact cause, and may involve a filling, root canal treatment, extraction, drainage of pus, or other remedial action. The...

In dentistry, the smear layer is a layer found on root canal walls after root canal instrumentation. It consists of microcrystalline and organic particle...

orthodontics (braces), prosthodontic (dentures, crown/bridge), endodontic (root canal) therapy, periodontal (gum) therapy, and oral surgery (extraction of teeth)...

can be considered. Root resorption following traumatic dental injuries, whether located along the root surface or within the root canal appears to be a sequel...

periapical lesion. It is a dental abscess that can occur immediately following root canal treatment. Another cause is due to untreated necrotic pulp (chronic apical...

the pulp system may cause staining, and certain root canal materials (e.g., gutta percha and root canal sealer cements) can also. Another possible factor...

remaining to retain a conventional crown. A post is cemented into a prepared root canal, which retains a core restoration, which retains the final crown. The...

root canal treatment in such cases to prevent nerve injury or extrusion of root canal filling materials. Several variations of the mandibular canal exist...

teeth, extraction or surgical removal of teeth, scaling and root planing, endodontic root canal treatment, and cosmetic dentistry. By nature of their general...

include antibiotic therapy (in the short term, augmented by chewing gum), root canal therapy, or extraction.[citation needed] Periapical periodontitis of some...

found in reinfected, root canal-treated teeth in prevalence values ranging from 30% to 90% of the cases. Re-infected root canal-treated teeth are about...

Pulp canal obliteration (also termed pulp chamber obliteration or root canal obliteration) is a condition which can occur in teeth where hard tissue is...

with the dental work (e.g. contamination of oral micro-organisms during root canal therapy, or to keep filling materials such as composite dry during placement...

it is used as a component of "night guards" (dental splints) and in root canal filling. It performs like gutta-percha, has similar handling properties...

debridement and disinfection of the root canal system at the same time is necessary. Treatment options include non-surgical root canal treatment, periradicular surgery...

apical constriction and thus determine the length of the root canal space. The apex of the root has a specific resistance to electrical current, and this...

series, Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni said that Tucker underwent three root canal procedures prior to playing in Game 7, and played Game 6 through several...