An ICE detainee, who had been at a Florence detention center for four months, died Monday following an untreated tooth ...

Removing an infected tooth prior to cardiac surgery may increase the risk of major adverse outcomes, including risk of death prior to surgery, even though the practice is relatively routine. This ...

Removing infected teeth prior to cardiovascular surgery may not be advisable, according to a study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. The removal of abscessed or infected teeth before heart ...

Submasseteric abscess is an unusual complication of dental extraction. 1 The clinical signs of cheek tenderness and marked trismus are non-specific and can make the diagnosis difficult. The ...

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 ...

The Gardens Dental Centre (Smile 4 U) has announced the availability of consultation appointments for patients requiring root canal treatment. The update reflects the practice’s provision of ...

A woman has told how a routine trip to the dentist triggered a nightmare chain of events that ended with her in a coma. Demisha Jennings, 32, visited the dentist to get a tooth pulled several years ...