Root canal treatment, also known as endodontic treatment, is a dental procedure in which the diseased or damaged pulp (core) of a tooth is removed and the inside areas (the pulp chamber and root canals) are filled and sealed. Inflamed or infected pulp...

Root canals is the commonly used term for the main canals within the dentin of the tooth. These are part of the natural cavity within a tooth that consists of the dental pulp chamber, the main canals, and sometimes more intricate anatomical branches...

CHARLES STILE The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 11-04-2007 Rudy needs a root, root, root canal -- Steinbrenner has reason to Yank his campaign gift CHARLES STILE Date: 11-04-2007, Sunday Section: LOCAL Edtion: All Editions Column: POLITICAL STILE New York Yankees executives...

Shining a light on root canals Does the dentist's drill frighten you? How about a laser beam in your mouth? Lasers may prove to be a valuable and safe tool in root canal therapy, say University of Alberta researchers. In a...

Drilling and filling and root canal, oh my!Koda, one of two young polar bears at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, was jabbed with an anesthetic dart and carted off for dental work on an infected chipped tooth.The root canal procedure was performed Sunday by...

Fillings, and drillings, and root canals, oh my! Koda, one of two young polar bears at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, was recovering from a root canal Monday.The procedure was performed Sunday by Dr. Tom Klein, a veterinary dentist at Ohio State University, and...