The teeth are held in place by roots which go into the jawbone. Nerves and blood vessels enter the tooth through the end of the root (called the apex) and then pass through a canal inside the root to ...

If a person has had a root canal procedure done, and it becomes infected again, the problem can be tracked down to near the apex of the root. That is when an apicoectomy is done. However, doctors ...

Dr. Liu earned her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She went on to obtain her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and complete ...

I have a failed root canal treatment that now has an infection. My dentist has suggested I visit a specialist for a Apicoectomy. However I feel that I will be spending a fortune, and be uncomfortable ...