Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo illustration by Oona Zenda of KFF Health News. Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked.

Ever wondered how a simple visit to the dentist could transform not just your smile, but your entire life? If you are one the millions of Americans with damaged or missing teeth, a prosthodontist can ...

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Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, ...

'They Are Not Teeth' Dental implant surgery can be a godsend for patients with unsalvageable teeth. Several experts said implants can be so transformative that their invention should have contended ...

ClearChoice has denied all wrongdoing in the lawsuit. (Rebecca Carroll) The experts warn that implants, for a single tooth or an entire mouth, expose patients to costs and surgery complications, plus ...