Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, ...

When Bobby Moske went to a community clinic a few years ago with a toothache, he couldn’t find a dentist in Marin County willing to take Medicaid to do a root canal. Marin Community Clinics referred ...

DETROIT — A family is mourning the loss of a woman after they said she died after a visit to the dentist. April Walters had multiple health problems, but was cleared by her doctor to get 18 of her ...

Practicing oral hygiene like a dentist also means knowing when not to brush your teeth. A London-based dentist has sparked an online debate after advising against three situations that many regard as ...

A dentist has gone viral on TikTok after sharing the circumstances in which you should skip brushing your teeth — at least for awhile. Dr. Shaadi Manouchehri, clinical director at Smart Dental ...

Have you ever wondered what you should do immediately after eating candy? While some might be tempted to reach for their toothbrush, it turns out that this might not be the best course of action. A ...

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Bobby Moske of San Rafael, California, had to get his tooth pulled after waiting months for authorization for a root canal under Medi-Cal. Now he wants implants, but Medi-Cal won’t cover it. (Loren ...