To pull or not to pull is a common dilemma when patients have the potentially dangerous combination of abscessed teeth and the need for heart surgery. In such cases, problem teeth often are extracted ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a medical journalist covering cardiology news. People with an infected or abscessed tooth are at elevated risk for ...

A tooth abscess is a surgical problem, not a pharmaceutical one, so we need to stop pretending a bottle of pills can solve a ...

A Minnesota teen is fighting for her life after suffering cardiac arrest during routine wisdom tooth extraction. Seventeen-year-old Sydney Galleger was taken to Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital, ...

Medically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMDMedically reviewed by Brian T. Luong, DMD Dental extraction is the removal of adult teeth to take on issues like tooth decay, infection, or crowding. The ...

The use of very high-frequency sound waves -- ultrasound -- isn't just for bats and dolphins anymore. It is the new standard for everything from industrial cleaning to abdominal imaging. And now it's ...