To pull or not to pull is a common dilemma when patients have the potentially dangerous combination of abscessed teeth and the need for heart surgery. In such cases, problem teeth often are extracted ...

A woman is sending a PSA about dental care after an infected tooth landed her on life support for a week. Featured Video In a TikTok with over 691,000 views, content creator @thefinemethod shares her ...

Getting your wisdom teeth pulled? You don't need opioids to deal with the pain of the extraction, a new study says. A combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen provided better pain relief than ...

Inserting gauze coated with an antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment into a wisdom tooth extraction site may control dry socket, infection, and pain. The findings come from a study published earlier this ...