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Dental infection signs you should never ignore: Dentist explains tooth abscess symptoms

A toothache that lingers is easy to dismiss, but sometimes, it signals something far more serious. Some dental infections may ...
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 ...
Yahoo

How a cracked tooth led to one woman’s infected heart valve

ST. LOUIS — Dental hygiene may not be the first thing many think about when they consider what can impact their heart health. For one woman, a cracked tooth led to a deadly infection of one of her ...
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 ...
Diabetes.co.uk

Tooth infection linked to poor blood glucose control

New research suggests chronic infections around the tip of a tooth root may be linked to poorer blood sugar control and wider inflammation in the body. Some studies found that people who had root ...