A tooth abscess is a surgical problem, not a pharmaceutical one, so we need to stop pretending a bottle of pills can solve a ...

Root canal therapy treats the pulp of the tooth, which contains the blood and nerve supply of the tooth, when it is infected through decay or injury.

Tooth extractions, including ones involving infection, periodontal disease and crowding issues, are one of the most common dental procedures.

Surgery may be delayed if a wisdom tooth is already infected, in which case a dentist would likely prescribe antibiotics and wait a week to 10 days before proceeding.

A 54-year-old healthy woman was diagnosed with a rare case of infective endocarditis after developing an acute ischemic stroke five weeks after having a tooth extracted. The case report was published ...