Extracting infected teeth before cardiovascular surgery may be a dangerous move, reported Medical News Today. Currently, removing abscessed or infected teeth before heart surgery is standard practice, ...

Some people don't need their wisdom teeth removed. However, if your wisdom teeth cause complications like infection or crowding, have them taken out.

Impacted wisdom teeth happen when there's not enough room in your mouth for your third molars to emerge and they get stuck ...

Q: My dentist said I needed a root canal because my tooth is infected. Why can’t I just take antibiotics? A: The hard outside part of the tooth is called the dentin, which surrounds the inside softer ...

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 completed her ...

Evolution has rendered wisdom teeth, also called third molars, unnecessary in humans. If trapped in the gums, impacted wisdom teeth may lead to dental problems such as pain, infection or misalignment ...

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 ...