THE ordinary lead pencil has long been regarded by physicians and concerned parents as a potential danger to the child. Injuries to the eye, the face and the oral cavity frequently result when ...

Your teeth may hurt due to a tooth fracture, cavity, broken filling, or an abscess in your mouth. Grinding or clenching your teeth at night may also cause tooth pain. Getting a sinus infection can ...

Pain from cavities can range from a dull ache to sharp tooth pain. You can have a higher risk of cavities if you have poor ...

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 ...

A brain abscess is a life-threatening disease with a morbidity of 1 in 100,000 people in the U.S. The mortality of a brain abscess was 30% to 60% in the early 1970s, but it has decreased to 0% to 24% ...

Bacteria known to cause oral infections may also be a contributory factor in patients developing potentially life-threatening abscesses on the brain, new research has shown. The study, published in ...

Clinicians have successfully used antibiotics and steroids, instead of an aerosol-generating procedure, to treat a COVID-19-positive man's peritonsillar abscess. Details were published on September 7 ...