Then, Steinagel reinstated LaFeber’s license. By this point, Steinagel’s agency knew not only about the reports of patients with improper tooth implants and the failed root canals that led to ...

Unsuccessful endodontic treatment led to an infection that disrupted cortical bone continuity, resulting in a large defect that formed a depression on a 19-year-old’s face. The case report was ...

The dental procedure is one of the most dreaded. Here are six of its most common causes. By Susan Shapiro Last fall, I was plagued by a mysterious string of toothaches. Several dental appointments and ...

These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. The patients kept coming to the Utah oral surgeon’s office — one after another, year after year — with dental work ...

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