New research suggests chronic infections around the tip of a tooth root may be linked to poorer blood sugar control and wider inflammation in the body. Some studies found that people who had root ...

After biting into a chicken bone hidden inside a burrito, a routine dental infection led to antibiotic treatment that disrupted her gut microbiome. What followed was recurrent Clostridioides difficile ...

Penn's School of Dental Medicine, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Perelman School of Medicine have worked together to create a new treatment option for apical periodontitis, a ...

Smart dental biomaterials may be a more effective approach against dental infections compared to traditional treatments, according to a review recently published in the International Journal of ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have a 40% higher risk of hospitalization for serious dental infections, linked to immunosuppressive medications and immunological dysregulation. Health disparities ...