As a public health dentist and researcher, for years I saw the same pattern. Patients with deep root infections often had ...

A new scientific paper has shown that treating a deep tooth infection can help improve blood sugar levels in diabetics. According to the study, patients who underwent root canal treatment experienced ...

A tooth infection might seem like a relatively minor health issue, but its effects can reach far beyond the mouth.

No one ever wants to get a root canal. But if you do need one, a new study suggests the dental procedures may have an added ...

A root canal is a dental procedure that gets rid of damage in your tooth’s roots while preserving your natural tooth. Root canals become necessary when infection or inflammation develops in the soft ...

Sasha Ross, DMD, MS, is a board-certified periodontist who has been with the Cleveland Clinic since 2013. She earned her dental degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and completed her ...

An infection of the root tip of a tooth increases the risk of coronary artery disease, even if the infection is symptomless. Hidden dental root tip infections are very common: as many as one in four ...