Elsie Hewitt shared a selfie of herself and her daughter in the back of the car following a dental surgery where she had to ...

For this article, we wanted to clarify the role of an oral surgeon and when you might need our specialized care, as many ...

You don’t need opioids to deal with the pain of the extraction, a new study says. A combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen provided better pain relief than hydrocodone with acetaminophen for the ...

The primary treatment for a tooth abscess is always surgical: drainage, root canal, or extraction. Antibiotics alone cannot cure an abscess because they can’t remove the source of the infection.

Each week, Live Science highlights an intriguing case report from the medical literature, where we explore unusual symptoms, ...

A family has settled their wrongful death lawsuit after their son died following a dental procedure. Derek Swanson went in ...

An Arizona man suffered a fatal brain injury from anesthesia complications, during a dental implant procedure with his family ...