LCA on BST iteratively (while loop)

/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * public class TreeNode {
 *     int val;
 *     TreeNode left;
 *     TreeNode right;
 *     TreeNode(int x) { val = x; }
 * }
 */
public class Solution {

    public TreeNode lowestCommonAncestor(TreeNode root, TreeNode p, TreeNode q) {

    while (root != null) {
        if (p.val < root.val && q.val < root.val) {
            root = root.left;
        } else if (p.val > root.val && q.val > root.val) {
            root = root.right;
        } else break;
    }

    return root;
  }
}