The inside of a person's mouth can say a lot about their overall health. Studies have established links between poor oral health and conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure and pneumonia.

Bacteria known to cause oral infections may also be a contributory factor in patients developing potentially life-threatening abscesses on the brain, new research has shown. The study, published in ...

If you notice a painful bump on the roof of your mouth, it could be an abscess—an infection that forms when bacteria invade ...

Imaging helped clinicians diagnose and treat rare orbital and mouth abscesses caused by a dental infection in a 13-year-old boy, according to a case report recently published in the European Journal ...

Having swollen gums is not uncommon and could be attributed to a number of different causes. This includes problems with oral hygiene, abscesses, and gum disease. Sometimes when looking at your teeth ...

Infections, injuries, jaw problems, and cancer can all cause mouth pain. The location and type of pain, plus any other symptoms that occur with it, can help with identifying the cause. The pain may ...

An abscess is a confined pocket of pus that builds up within the body. A dental abscess forms within the teeth, in the gums or even the bone holding the tooth in place. A periapical abscess is located ...

Researchers have examined the records of 87 patients admitted to hospital with brain abscesses, and found that the 52 patients for whom no cause had been found were about three times as likely to have ...