Patients face a greater risk of developing bacteremia following dental extractions (BDE) under general anesthesia than local anesthesia, according to a new study by researchers from the University of ...

Tooth extractions, including ones involving infection, periodontal disease and crowding issues, are one of the most common dental procedures. An estimated 10 million wisdom teeth are extracted from ...

Children are very stressed by anesthetics injected into the mouth before tooth extraction, in connection with orthodontic treatment. In a study from the University of Gothenburg, a technique was ...

I've been putting up my wisdom tooth extraction for five years because I'm scared the local anesthesia's gonna kill me because maybe I'm allergic to it. Dear Patient, I can certainly understand your ...

A 64-year-old woman in Tennessee experienced tongue paralysis, which affected her ability to talk, following the administration of local infiltration anesthesia for a dental restoration procedure. The ...