A tooth infection can kill within 24 to 72 hours once it spreads beyond the tooth to the airway, bloodstream or brain. Reaching...

If you've just bitten down on something hard and felt that unmistakable "something's wrong" twinge, your first instinct is probably to wait and...

If you've just had a tooth removed, one of the first questions on your mind is probably: when can I brush my teeth...

Tooth pain when biting down is almost always caused by a structural problem inside or around the tooth. When pressure is applied while...

Teeth become sensitive to cold when the protective outer layer called enamel wears down, or when gums pull back and expose the tooth root....

Teeth hurt when eating sweets because sugar reaches the sensitive dentin layer beneath your enamel  the hard outer shell that protects each tooth....

Gums bleed when you brush your teeth most commonly because of gingivitis, the earliest stage of gum disease, caused by plaque building up...