A woman nearly died after a cracked tooth left her fighting sepsis. Courtney Bailey, 19, accidentally cracked her tooth after biting down on her tongue piercing while playing with her dog. It caused ...

Courtney Bailey, 19, from Manchester, says she nearly died after she cracked her tooth while playing with her dog - and ...

Early last year, keepers at Chester Zoo first spotted that 25-year-old Rico, a two-toed sloth, had swellings on the side of his face. A series of health check-ups, including a CT scan, revealed that ...

A dentist may prescribe antibiotics, and they may need to drain the abscess. There are two types of gum boils. One type is more serious, and it forms closer to the tooth. The underlying infection ...

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A skin abscess is a bump within or below the skin’s surface. It is usually full of pus, painful, and may feel thick and swollen. This is typically caused by a bacterial infection. A skin abscess ...

Facial bone loss is even greater if there’s an abscess around the tooth. If you imagine your jawbone like a mountain shape, a tooth abscess leaves a shark-bite hole in the side of the bony ...

"So, we undertook surgery to remove the abscess and complete an 'apicectomy.' This involved removing the end of the tooth root and sealing it with a special cement. "Both abscesses cleared up ...