Alhambra Modern Dentistry, left, at Alhambra Place is among a growing number of medical-related businesses that are becoming tenants in shopping centers. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Not long ...

For years, most of us have grown up believing that a cavity automatically means a trip to the dentist for a filling. The familiar drill-and-fill approach has long been considered the default solution.

Vitality Dental, a boutique restorative dentistry practice in Plano, is helping patients understand when 40-year-old fillings should be evaluated for replacement, using digital X-rays and intraoral ...

Not long ago, dentists were about as welcome as a toothache at shopping centers. Landlords preferred more conventional retailers in their malls, relegating dentists to out-of-the-way locations if they ...