Teeth are made up of a combination of hard and soft tissue. You may not think of teeth as living, but healthy teeth are alive. When the nerves in the pulp of the tooth, which is the inner layer, ...

Dental trauma requires prompt treatment to save teeth, yet 20% of emergency department (ED) physicians are not confident treating dental emergencies in children, according to a new study published in ...

Though teeth may move slightly when wearing a fixed retainer following orthodontic treatment, in this case the fixed retainer itself, which remained completely bonded to his teeth, produced the canine ...

A “dead tooth” refers to a tooth when there is no longer any blood flow to it. Sometimes this is also known as a “non-vital tooth.” Both tooth decay and an injury can cause a dead tooth. In this ...