It's easy to forget that we should floss every day — and that we should follow up with our dentist at least twice a year. However, it may become a lot easier to make these things a priority if ...

A brain abscess is a rare but life-threatening infection. Learn how advances in imaging, surgery, and diagnostics are improving patient outcomes.

Two pediatric doctors write that Florida’s new ban on fluoride in public drinking water will negatively affect all Floridians’ oral hygiene, but it will affect that of our children the ...

A lot of people also think that root canals lead to heart attacks. Millions of people undergo this procedure to treat their ...

After having her bottom two wisdom teeth out, which were very impacted, Silver was told to make sure to do all the normal ...

Self-diagnosis and self-treatment might seem like a shortcut but the long-term cost to your health isn’t worth it ...

Throbbing molar at 11 p.m.? Shoots of ice-pick pain every time you sip water? Toothaches seem to come alive precisely when ...

"The brain has no pain receptors. Although it processes pain signals from other parts of the body, the brain itself cannot ...

I’d never had an issue like this before. “Dr Azimi diagnosed me with an infection, severe decay in the tooth, and gave me antibiotics. “I was also told that a root canal was needed after my infection ...

Pharmacists across the district are now able to offer free treatment, including antibiotics if needed, as well as expert ...

The warning comes as new Harvard-led research published online in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests seriously ill hospitalised ...