A 53-year-old woman was treated for a rare mycotic internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm that developed when a dental abscess-linked germ infected the artery, according to a case report published in ...

Most infections heal, but for a Burlington teenager, an infection went quickly out of control following wisdom tooth surgery. Times are happier for Tykitha Isley and her 15-year-old daughter Ayanna ...

A pathogen detection test based on artificial intelligence (AI) was used to diagnose a patient's rare progressive brain abscess caused by a dental infection. Details were published on July 26 in a ...

Steroids help reduce inflammation and may reduce dental pain alongside other treatments. People may take steroids before or after dental surgery or to help manage severe infections. A dentist may ...