A staggering 90 percent of adults in the UK have some gum disease on their teeth, and gum abscesses can often occur as a result. How do you know if your inflamed gums are dental abscesses?

Poor oral hygiene can lead to various dental issues, including tooth abscess, which is a bacterial infection characterised by swelling in the gums that releases pus and blood. It can either occur at ...

A girl who grew a "witch-like" chin after a chipped tooth turned into a massive abscess has been awarded more than £5,000 compensation. Emily Smith’s ordeal began when she visited the dentist as a six ...

Having toothache that no pain killer can control can be quite frustrating, from not being able to eat or even sleep in some cases. Just one of the reasons toothache can be so bad is due to dental ...

Oral health plays a vital role in your overall well-being, and dental issues can cause considerable discomfort and complications if left untreated. One such condition that requires immediate attention ...

Helen Bolton needed nearly 12 house of open-heart surgery after an abscess on her gum led to blood poisoning A MUM who has waited two years to register with an NHS dentist nearly died when an ...

Tooth abscesses are easily preventable in most cases and it doesn’t really require much effort. Dental treatment can work out to be extremely expensive and will also cause considerable discomfort.

This is the horrifying moment a man filmed himself popping his huge tooth abscess with a pair of scissors - before sharing the gruesome footage with the world. Jeremie Ramey had battled with the ...

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