If a molar breaks off at or below your gum line, see a dentist right away or go to the emergency room if needed. Faster care improves your odds of saving the tooth and avoiding infection. Symptoms can ...

Most patients prefer to avoid having a tooth removed, and dentists usually recommend saving the biological tooth if it is possible. However, dental extraction or tooth removal may be the option in ...

Clinicians used a new surgical technique to remove a separated endodontic instrument stuck about 2 mm below the tip of a patient's tooth root in a case published in the Journal of Endodontics. They ...