The Daily Dot

‘I was on life support for seven days’: Woman gets tooth pulled. Then she has to have open-heart surgery

A woman is sending a PSA about dental care after an infected tooth landed her on life support for a week. Featured Video In a TikTok with over 691,000 views, content creator @thefinemethod shares her ...

Jenny McCarthy said losing teeth and eye growths had to do with a botched dental job

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New York Post

Man’s broken tooth leads to open-heart surgery, 7-month ordeal after docs thought he just had the flu

A man who had his broken tooth pulled was told by doctors he was suffering from a bad strain of the flu — only to reveal to TikTok that he actually had a full-body, blood infection that led to a ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Infected teeth, uncontrolled diabetes: A 13-hour wait for free surgery at Fort Worth clinic

Patients line up outside the Remote Area Medical Clinic at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth on Saturday. The clinic was available to anyone who wished to use its services.
Los Angeles Times

What to Realistically Expect from a Root Canal, According to Experts

Root canal treatment is designed to save a natural tooth by removing infected pulp, not to cause pain. An infected tooth, often causing severe tooth pain or sensitivity, can lead to bone loss or ...
Miami Herald

When you have a tooth pulled, your face may look caved in. Here’s how to solve that

If you have a tooth pulled and you don’t get an implant, your cheek can cave in, making your face depressed. There are fillers that can treat this condition. Tim Lee Q. I have a depression that has ...
DrBicuspid

Study: Antibiotic use after tooth extraction has increased

Patient odds of being prescribed antibiotics after a tooth extraction increased from 4.39 in 2002 to 6.97 in 2018. In addition, the rate of prescribing broad-spectrum antibiotics has increased over ...