Our patient’s dental sinus was a form of cervicofacial actinomycosis, the most common Actinomyces infection in humans. Cervicofacial actinomycosis (or “lumpy jaw”) is typically a slowly progressive ...

A tooth abscess is a collection of pus that forms inside a tooth or its surrounding structures. The abscess itself is one of the later stages of tooth decay, and typically occurs before tooth loss.

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

An abscessed tooth is a serious dental infection that develops around the root of a tooth, resulting in a pus-filled pocket. This condition can affect people of all ages and typically stems from ...

According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s 2024 surveillance data, tooth abscesses in children under age six have increased by nearly 15% over the past decade, with most cases traced ...