AT least 8 out of every 10 patients who seek dental treatment do so because of an infection. Most, if not all, expect that if a person’s face is swollen, then ...

Bella Hadid has shared a health update after revealing that a tooth infection caused a flare up of her Lyme disease. The 26-year-old model recently gave insight into her ongoing struggle with Lyme ...

Deep tooth infections can quietly fuel inflammation that disrupts blood sugar control, and treating them may benefit overall metabolic health.

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 ...

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 ...

The danger lies in how quickly infection can reach the nerve of the tooth. In a normal tooth, enamel and dentine provide ...