Nature

Insufficient evidence of the effect of systemic antibiotics on adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis or acute apical abscess

The Cochrane Oral Health Groups Trials Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, OpenGrey, ZETOC Conference Proceedings World Health Organization (WHO) ...
DrBicuspid

Gum disease may be linked to abscesses

Acute periapical abscesses (PAs) may occur more often in patients with periodontal disease (PD) than in those without the disease, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental ...
Medscape

Increased Interleukin 1α and Interleukin 1β Expression Is Involved in the Progression of Periapical Lesions in Primary Teeth

The pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1 is a key regulator of host responses to microbial infection and can enhance bone resorption and inhibit bone formation. [7] IL-1α and IL-1β are two ...
DrBicuspid

Not all tooth pain is equal: Classifying the 5 types of endodontic emergencies

As a practicing endodontist, Friday evenings are always unpredictable. Patients in pain or referring dentists who are trying to help their patients in pain right before the weekend have become a norm ...
Science Daily

Hidden tooth infections may predispose people to heart disease

An infection of the root tip of a tooth increases the risk of coronary artery disease, even if the infection is symptomless. Hidden dental root tip infections are very common: as many as one in four ...
Medscape

Increased Interleukin 1α and Interleukin 1β Expression Is Involved in the Progression of Periapical Lesions in Primary Teeth

We harvested chronic periapical periodontitis clinical samples from 106 patients, including 50 boys and 56 girls. Age, sex, and the different pathological types of chronic periapical lesions are ...