Original Medicare does not cover root canals, but some Medicare Advantage plans may offer dental coverage. Learn more here.

Root canals are common procedures, but they are also painful and costly. How much is a root canal without dental insurance? The answer varies.

When a dentist told Corrine Rivera that her 7-year-old daughter needed a baby root canal at her routine checkup, Rivera didn’t understand that “baby” was describing the tooth, not the size of the ...

A tooth abscess is a surgical problem, not a pharmaceutical one, so we need to stop pretending a bottle of pills can solve a ...

On Friday, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming the No. 1 cause of heart attacks is a tooth treated for a root canal.

President Biden had a toothache and his medical team determined he needed a root canal. He's spending the rest of the day out of sight.

President Biden is undergoing a root canal at the White House on Monday after complaining of tooth pain, his physician said in a letter released to the public. Biden’s dental team examined hi… ...