Pain while biting or opening the mouth could mean a cracked tooth or joint problem. Severe sensitivity to hot or cold foods may suggest enamel damage or exposed nerves. When these symptoms occur, an ...

As a practicing endodontist, I often get cases where the teeth are suspected of fractures and the dentist asks for my opinion on how to restore them. Understanding the nature of cracked teeth is ...

Teeth don’t lie. They wear down, crack, shift, and send signals long before anyone hears the grinding itself. That quiet ...

Many people who clench their teeth do not even realize they do it. Chronically clenching and grinding your teeth can lead to some serious dental issues, including cracks, wearing, and even tooth loss.

Dentists in the Washington, DC, area are seeing an increase in patients who are coming in with broken, chipped, or cracked teeth. One big reason? People are more stressed—and that can result in them ...

ST. LOUIS — Dental hygiene may not be the first thing many think about when they consider what can impact their heart health. For one woman, a cracked tooth led to a deadly infection of one of her ...

Clenching your jaw as you pay the bills or read the news? You’re part of a growing group of teeth-grinders showing up at dentist offices across the state. Dentists in Massachusetts are seeing more ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS — Dental hygiene may not be the ...