Dental implants are used to replace missing teeth. They are usually successful, but problems can arise when bacteria collect around them and cause an infection.

Researchers have uncovered a surprising reason dental implant infections often resist antibiotics: the implants themselves ...

A father from Llanrwst, Wales, nearly died after a tooth infection spread to his heart, causing sepsis and multiple strokes.

A toothache that lingers is easy to dismiss, but sometimes, it signals something far more serious. Some dental infections may start as a slight discomfort and rapidly get worse without treatment, ...

A Japanese cohort study found that one-third of adults with viridans group streptococcal bacteremia developed complicated ...

Initial laboratory investigations revealed leucocytosis, elevated procalcitonin, and elevated D-dimer levels, without evidence of pulmonary embolism. The differential diagnosis included meningitis, ...

'If my wife had not brought me in on the day she did then I would be dead, not a chance I would have survived' ...

When infection reaches the pulp of a tooth, the choice is often between extraction and endodontic treatment. Patients who arrange a root canal in Onehunga are usually trying to keep a natural tooth ...

Rutgers researchers have discovered that tiny titanium particles released from dental implants can interfere with immune cells responsible for fighting infection. The findings may help explain why ...