The health of your teeth and gums, and oral health in general, is more important than you might think. Decades of research ...

In some cases, where there is no pulp exposure, a sealant can be used to prevent bacteria from accessing the area and causing a potential tooth root abscess. However, this only provides temporary ...

Question: I do hope that you can help. My three-year-old springer spaniel, Molly, often has issues with abscesses and other skin infections, particularly at the latter end of summer. My vet prescribes ...

Throbbing pain is often a sign of a pocket of pus called a tooth abscess. As the infection worsens, the abscess can enlarge, compressing not only nerves but also blood vessels in the pulp. The ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent comments on fluoride are prompting questions about its safety in drinking water. Here's what ...

Clinical presentation of lactational breast abscess usually includes fever, chills, malaise, and recent or recurrent mastitis. Pain, erythema, and firmness over an area of the breast are typically ...

The review by Pradilla and co-authors 1 in the March issue of The Lancet Neurology is a good overview of epidural abscesses that succinctly discusses management strategies for patients with cranial or ...

Infections such as tooth abscesses, sinus infections, and pericoronitis are common causes of tooth pain. Tooth abscesses are pockets of pus caused by bacteria, leading to an infection in your ...

This was a prospective, randomized, single-blinded study of 48 adult subjects presenting to a single emergency department with simple cutaneous abscesses. All adult patients with cutaneous ...

Neutropenia is a condition in which there are not enough neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, in the blood.