Until now, the sensory neurons inside the tooth were primarily thought to send pain signals to the brain, but a new study ...

The Laotian tooth’s lack of roots or surface wear suggests that it belonged to a child who died before their adult teeth had fully formed, likely between 3.5 and 8.5 years of age.

Late extraction of mandibular third molar teeth (i.e. after the age of 20) is therefore recommended when prophylactic extraction is considered.

In 2018, I treated a patient with jaw pain -- but something was more serious. Jonathan had a root canal procedure performed on his upper right molar about three months before I saw him. His general ...

There was also a significant reduction in pneumonia incidence among patients on invasive mechanical ventilation whose teeth were brushed daily (RR = 0.68; 95% CI, 0.57-0.82) but not among those ...

Pericoronitis is inflammation of the tissue surrounding a third molar, otherwise known as a wisdom tooth. Symptoms can include pain, swelling, discharge, and bad breath. Pericoronitis most often ...

The simple act of tooth brushing at least once per day can lower a patient’s risk of getting infected with hospital-acquired pneumonia, according to a study published Dec. 18 in JAMA.