You take painkillers, hoping it’ll go away, but the discomfort lingers. When you visit your dentist, they mention something you feared—either a root canal treatment or an extraction. Which one do you ...

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What Is an Inflamed Liver? Inflammation is the body's way to heal an injury or damaged cells. In the liver, this injury can be caused by many things, including an infection, toxins, or the buildup ...

Then the tooth was isolated with a rubber dam, and access was gained to the pulp chamber under strict aseptic conditions. The pulp chamber was irrigated with 2.5% NaOCl to remove the necrotic tissue.

The procedure involves drilling into the tooth to remove the tooth’s pulp, bacteria, and any accumulated pus inside the root. The dentist then fills the space with a rubber-like material called ...

Inflammation is a normal part of the body's immune response to pain, injury, or infections. Acute (short-term) inflammation helps heal the body and protect against infections. However ...