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 ...

An abscess is a confined pocket of pus that builds up within the body. A dental abscess forms within the teeth, in the gums or even the bone holding the tooth in place. A periapical abscess is located ...

In 2007 a seventh grader in Prince George's County, Md., died when bacteria from an untreated tooth abscess spread to his brain. Dental abscesses are a common problem nationwide. Studies show that ...

Having toothache that no pain killer can control can be quite frustrating, from not being able to eat or even sleep in some cases. Just one of the reasons toothache can be so bad is due to dental ...

An abscess is a pus filled, swollen tissue. It is caused by a bacterial infection. The body’s response to the infection is sending white blood cells to fight the bacteria. This results in the ...