Photo illustration by Oona Zenda of KFF Health News. 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 ...

Implants are among the most expensive procedures due to their complexity and length. Regular dental implants involve several visits over at least three to six months to place them. Same-day dental ...

Impacted teeth pose significant risks to oral health, ranging from cyst formation to arch crowding. Early detection remains the primary defense.

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5)-- Some dental experts are raising concerns patients are being encouraged to pull healthy teeth and replace them with dental implants, sometimes to boost profits. Recent ...

Patients with new dental implants may be able to detect signs of trouble early enough to help prevent complications that can damage gums and bone, a British study suggests. When researchers asked 75 ...

For patients with head and neck cancer (HNC), implants in the irradiated upper jaw may have lower survival rates than those placed in the lower jaw. This research was published on September 11 in Oral ...

Patients can also use "full-arch" or "All-on-4" implants to replace all their upper or lower teeth — or all their teeth. For this story, KFF Health News and CBS News sought interviews with large ...