New guidelines on antibiotic use for tooth pain and intraoral swelling have shifted the mindset about the use of antibiotics in dentistry, according to a session held on July 12 at the Illinois ...

A 53-year-old woman was treated for a rare mycotic internal carotid artery aneurysm that developed when a dental abscess-linked germ infected the artery. Our top story of the week covers the details ...

Delayed recognition of severe dental diseases contributed to diagnostic uncertainty, rapid sepsis progression, and heart failure in a patient with a deep neck infection.

Sasha Ross, DMD, MS, is a board-certified periodontist who has been with the Cleveland Clinic since 2013. She earned her dental degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and completed her ...

Greater than 80% of antibiotics prescribed for infection prophylaxis prior to dental visits were found to be unnecessary, according to a recent retrospective cohort study. The aim of the study was to ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Antibiotics prescribed for prophylaxis before dental visits can trigger a serious reaction in some patients that leads to a visit to the emergency department after just one or two ...

Are you looking for antibiotics for toothache? Or are there other possible remedies for toothache that are available at your home? There are many possible solutions that are just within reach inside ...

People in urgent need of dental care are resorting to pulling their own teeth out, the patient watchdog has found. Those who ...