An area periodontist and oral surgeon is pioneering new technology designed to make tooth replacement surgery safer, more precise and less painful. Pat Nicosia, who is part of the Kingsland Dental ...

What exactly is tooth-in-eye surgery, and how does it help people see again? Picture a solution so unusual it sounds like something from a science fiction movie: doctors using a tooth to help someone ...

A new (to Fort Bliss) dental procedure is helping Soldiers improve readiness and reduce visits for dental procedures. The first total rehabilitation of a full set of teeth supported by four implants ...

Laser teeth whitening is a bleaching procedure done in a dentist’s office. It ’s different from other teeth whitening methods, as the procedure involves a bleaching gel and laser. A laser is a beam of ...

NBC 5 Responds to a North Texan who said she woke up from a medical procedure to find her front tooth gone. She said she went back and forth with the hospital about paying for a repair. After ...

Wisdom teeth removal helps prevent dental problems like pain and infection. This surgery often involves the removal of impacted teeth. Why Do Wisdom Teeth Need Removal? Wisdom teeth are the last of ...

When Brent Chapman was 13, he took ibuprofen during a Christmas basketball game. It was a drug he had taken before, but what happened next was anything but routine: He had a severe reaction that ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Christin Perry is a freelance writer with a passion for all topics related to health and family. She has been working as a writer for seven years now, and her work has appeared in Parents, The Bump, ...

The American College of Prosthodontists estimates that around 178 million Americans are missing at least one tooth. Dental implants are a popular choice for replacing one or more missing or decayed ...

The dreaded root canal may be necessary for good oral health, but it could also potentially lower inflammation and improve blood sugar and cholesterol, according to a new study. Researchers from ...

A haunting selfie taken by an Arizona man hours before he suffered a fatal brain injury during a routine dental implant ...