Scientists are uncovering a surprising link between hidden tooth infections and blood sugar problems. Deep infections around ...

Imaging aided in the diagnosis of a 26-year-old man's very unusual infratemporal fossa abscess that developed in the lateral pterygoid, a masticatory muscle, following wisdom tooth extraction. The ...

Abscessed teeth present dire health dangers if neglected. A localized oral infection can easily spread through the blood vessels and tissues of the face. Early treatment can prevent long-term damage ...

A healthy 45-year-old man experienced respiratory failure due to a giant life-threatening lung abscess caused by oral bacteria stemming from a wisdom tooth extraction. The case report was published in ...

In fact, a survey commissioned by the American Association of Endodontists found 61% of Americans would prefer a treatment that saves their natural tooth and about 78% would do almost anything to ...

A tooth abscess is a collection of pus that forms inside a tooth or its surrounding structures. The abscess itself is one of the later stages of tooth decay, and typically occurs before tooth loss.

Dental pain has a way of arriving at the worst possible time. When dental pain strikes, most people instinctively head ...

A British man is speaking out about being diagnosed with a life-threatening brain abscess after a crack in his tooth became infected. Graham Bell, 61, and his wife Sue, who are based in Wirral in the ...