A woman nearly died after a cracked tooth left her fighting sepsis. Courtney Bailey, 19, accidentally cracked her tooth after biting down on her tongue piercing while playing with her dog. It caused ...

I’m writing this with a swollen face —symptoms of a molar infection that has turned into a full-blown health emergency. But what’s more painful than the infection is the silence ...

I’m writing this with a swollen face and a pounding toothache—symptoms of a molar abscess that has turned into a full-blown health emergency. But what’s more painful than the infection ...

Fusobacteria, which are part of the oral microbiome, are suspected of playing a role in cancer progression. Scientists at the ...

About the expert Sasha Ross, DMD, MS, is a board-certified periodontist who has been with the Cleveland Clinic since 2013. She earned her dental degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and ...

A gum boil is a type of periodontal disease that involves the formation of an abscess on the gums. It causes pain and swelling. If left untreated, it can spread to the teeth and surrounding tissues.

It may also trap bacteria that will continue to grow and promote the formation of an abscess. Products like DenTek and Dentemp are used as interim solutions until dental treatment can be delivered.

Also known as "invasive strep," this bug can cause necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease, as well as toxic shock syndrome, a sepsis-like infection that can trigger organ failure.

A mum needed emergency surgery after she developed a massive abscess following a session of fat dissolving injections on her tummy at a salon. Julia Lanni, 59, paid £120 for the 16 injections ...

In this case report, we presented a pediatric patient with GS accompanying a submandibular deep neck abscess. The importance of early diagnosis with great suspicion is discussed in this case report ...

They signed with the storied British imprint 4AD (the contract is documented in the Teen-Beat catalog), who released 1993’s Perfect Teeth, Unrest’s final album. As a belated tribute to the ...