Following Tuesday’s extraction of his abscessed tooth, Orlando Arcia was not at the ballpark Wednesday. The Braves allowed him to stay home while he recovers. “They pulled the tooth, and there’s a lot ...

Any tooth abscess needs dental treatment, but some home remedies, such as a saltwater rinse or a cold compress, may relieve the discomfort caused by the infection. A tooth abscess can arise from ...

A tooth abscess is a collection of pus that forms inside a tooth or its surrounding structures. The abscess itself is one of the later stages of tooth decay, and typically occurs before tooth loss.

Most patients prefer to avoid having a tooth removed, and dentists usually recommend saving the biological tooth if it is possible. However, dental extraction or tooth removal may be the option in ...

TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 11 (UPI) --A Washington state zoo announced its 29-year-old polar bear underwent a three-hour procedure to extract an abscessed tooth. The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma ...

Regular brushing and flossing can help keep a painful gum abscess away. Is your child complaining of a sore tooth? Do they have redness and swelling along the tooth’s gumline? They could have an ...

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 ...