The first is a root canal, and the other is a dental extraction followed by an implant, which is an artificial tooth designed to replace your damaged tooth. As you speak with your dentist about ho ...

Usman Riaz reports on an immediate implant plan for a new dental referral patient with failing heavily restored dentition ...

In general, if you're healthy enough to have a tooth removed or have a root canal, you can be considered for a dental implant. Insurance coverage of dental implants often depends on whether your ...

The only alternative to a root canal is having your tooth pulled or extracted. Your tooth is then replaced with a bridge, an implant, or a removable partial denture to restore your ability to chew ...

An endosteal implant is a type of dental implant that’s put in your jawbone as an artificial root to hold a replacement tooth. Dental implants are usually placed when someone has lost a tooth.

We see this trend happening in dentistry with root canal treatment versus the placement of implants for restoring a tooth.  In general, dental implants are a very popular, well advertised treatment.

Treatment to control and/or eliminate the infections caused by your teeth may involve cleaning the bacteria from the root surfaces, removing the infected nerve, or extraction of the infected tooth ...