Minced tooth pulp is being tested as a way to regenerate decayed teeth and reduce the number of extractions that are necessary. The pulp — the soft inner part of the teeth containing blood vessels and ...

Stem cells are generic cells that have the ability to become any kind of specialized cell in the body. As such, they hold tremendous value in medicine; they could be used to regrow organs or to heal ...

If you were to crack open a tooth, you’d find that it isn’t solid all the way through. Each of your teeth has a jelly-like core called tooth pulp or dental pulp. Your tooth pulp is protected by the ...

Root canal treatment (endodontics) is a dental procedure to remove inflamed or infected pulp on the inside of the tooth, which is then carefully cleaned and disinfected then filled and sealed.

Of the many health care procedures you may have to undergo, a tooth extraction is probably among the least desirable. Hollywood script writers sometimes turn to tooth extraction (without an anesthetic ...

A small, early-stage cavity or injury to the tooth—when the pulp tissue is still healthy—can be treated with a procedure called direct pulp capping (DPC). This technique protects the pulp and can ...

You might assume root canals are painful, but many people report they're no more painful than getting a filling. The discomfort you may have leading up to this kind of dental care can be very painful ...

Delivery of stem cells to damaged tooth roots using a collagen-derived biomaterial is effective at regenerating dental pulp-like tissue and shows promise as a potential therapy for restoring natural ...

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / March 5, 2026 / Getting a tooth pulled can be intimidating for many dental patients. Extractions can be necessary for your oral health in certain instances, ...