Smoking and other tobacco use can cause oral health problems like gum disease and tooth decay. Tooth decay is the destruction of tooth structure and can affect both the enamel and the dentin layer ...
A dental abscess is a pocket of bacteria and pus that forms inside the gums and can be very painful if it isn’t treated with antibiotics. A person with dementia may feel this pain and become very ...
If the dentine becomes exposed, following tooth decay or gum disease for example, painful stimuli such as temperature or certain liquids will cause pain. The researchers studied mice and humans to ...
Gum disease is the chronic bacterial infection that, if left untreated, can cause serious problems. Our mouths are filled with bacteria, including the good kinds that protect our teeth and gums.
BBC News Ella has bad pain from her teeth She first went to the dentist with a painful milk tooth in December 2019, was given a temporary filling and told it needed to be removed but has still not ...