I had a tooth pulled last week. A molar. I think it’s the fourth tooth I ever had pulled. I have the worst bleeping teeth. Last time, I ended up with something called “dry socket,” which basically ...

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 ...

A Florida man tried his hand at amateur dentistry when he yanked out his son's stubborn tooth by tying it to the back of his muscle car and driving off. Watch below. Robert Abercrombie, also known by ...

There’s about a million ways to pull out a loose tooth. There should almost be an award ceremony for “most creative tooth pull.” This method would be a top contender. This one’s called the “Montana ...

Apicectomy is the medical term that describes the surgical removal of the root tip. A tooth is divided into two main parts; the crown that is visible in the mouth and the roots that support the tooth ...

Sometimes, a tooth can become so severely damaged or infected that your dentist might discuss a couple of different kinds of treatment plans with you. The first is a root canal, and the other is a ...

A man pulled out his own tooth using a PIPE WRENCH after struggling to get an NHS dentist appointment for "unbearable" toothache. Kaspars Grenenbergs, 44, suddenly began experiencing extreme tooth ...

Nobody wants to hear those two words from their dentist: “root canal.” The procedure has such a bad reputation that people use it as a metaphor for anything unpleasant and painful. But here’s some ...