ST. LOUIS — Dental hygiene may not be the first thing many think about when they consider what can impact their heart health. For one woman, a cracked tooth led to a deadly infection of one of her ...

A man who had his broken tooth pulled was told by doctors he was suffering from a bad strain of the flu — only to reveal to TikTok that he actually had a full-body, blood infection that led to a ...

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 ...

Caitlin Alsop is hoping to raise awareness about the risks of sepsis, which she developed from an infected tooth Caitlin Alsop Caitlin Alsop, 23, thought she had the flu — but it was the start of a ...

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

Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, leading to serious and potentially life threatening complications. A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess, is a ...

Gaby Gonzalez was hoping to get a dentist to alleviate the pain in her mouth when she showed up at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, where hundreds of volunteers were offering ...

Clindamycin is an antibiotic doctors prescribe to treat tooth infections, particularly if you’re allergic to penicillin. It’s safe for most people but may cause digestive side effects, and should ...

Symptoms of a wisdom tooth infection include pain, swelling, difficulty chewing or opening the mouth, fever, and more. Treatments may include antiseptic mouthwash and antibiotics. A person’s mouth is ...