A healthy 45-year-old man experienced respiratory failure due to a giant life-threatening lung abscess caused by oral bacteria stemming from a wisdom tooth extraction. The case report was published in ...

Imaging aided in the diagnosis of a 26-year-old man's very unusual infratemporal fossa abscess that developed in the lateral pterygoid, a masticatory muscle, following wisdom tooth extraction. The ...

Poor oral hygiene can lead to various dental issues, including tooth abscess, which is a bacterial infection characterised by swelling in the gums that releases pus and blood. It can either occur at ...

A 23-year-old woman in São Paulo, Brazil, has died from an infection after a wisdom tooth extraction. The case has been registered as a suspicious death and will be investigated by the Civil Police.

Wisdom tooth extraction is a common procedure that many people opt for. Sometimes, there is very little space for the wisdom tooth to emerge. This puts undue pressure on adjacent teeth, causing pain ...

Tooth extractions, including ones involving infection, periodontal disease and crowding issues, are one of the most common dental procedures. An estimated 10 million wisdom teeth are extracted from ...