Sophie Farmer died at a hospital on July 24 after she became unresponsive three days earlier, on July 21, during dental ...

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 ...

A Spring Grove girl’s who died after a dental visit in July suffered from complications of a dental extraction surgery, the ...

A 17-year-old Spring Grove girl died from complications during a dental extraction surgery in Grayslake this summer, the Cook ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...