In a TikTok with over 691,000 views, content creator @thefinemethod shares her scary experience and encourages viewers to stay on top of their dental health. “If your tooth is hurting, go to the ...

It’s easy to forget that we should floss every day — and that we should follow up with our dentist at least twice a year. However, it may become a lot easier to make these things a priority if you are ...

The primary treatment for a tooth abscess is always surgical: drainage, root canal, or extraction. Antibiotics alone cannot cure an abscess because they can’t remove the source of the infection.

A 41-year-old British man who attempted to dislodge a piece of popcorn stuck in his teeth using various objects claims he later developed a life-threatening infection that required him to undergo open ...

An abscessed tooth can cause throbbing pain. But treatment may reduce your symptoms in a few days. Not treating an abscessed tooth can lead to potentially severe complications. An abscessed tooth is a ...

Inserting gauze coated with an antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment into a wisdom tooth extraction site may control dry socket, infection, and pain. The findings come from a study published earlier this ...

ST. LOUIS — Dental hygiene may not be the first thing many think about when they consider what can impact their heart health.

An untreated tooth infection can spread to other tissues in your body within weeks or months and lead to potentially life threatening complications. While rare, it is possible for a tooth infection to ...