Successful root canal treatment may help lower inflammation associated with heart disease and improve blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

A tooth infection or “tooth abscess” is a collection of pus and bacteria that forms inside the tooth or gum. Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, and this ...

You may not see them, feel them, or even know about them, but dental splinters are sources of infection and inflammation. I count 14 of them. You can almost always tell someone has bad teeth lurking ...

After 44 years in the clinical practice of periodontics, I have seen quite a bit of bad dentistry and serious damages to the mouth. Frequently, this has been brought about by shoddy dentistry, which ...

Share on Pinterest Inflammation from a sinus infection can put pressure on nerves, causing tooth pain. Sinuses are cavities that are filled with air. Small hairs called cilia line the sinuses. Cilia ...

Around 400 patients per week, most covered by Medicaid, flood the University of Kentucky’s dental clinic seeking care they can’t find elsewhere for advanced tooth decay or other oral disease.