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Tooth infection requires life-saving blood transfusion for Cincinnati Zoo aardvark

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ali the Cincinnati Zoo's 18-year-old aardvark is on the road to recovery after tooth surgery and a blood transfusion. “Ali has a history of dental issues, and, because of her jaw ...
DrBicuspid

Dental abscess germ causes rare carotid artery aneurysm

A 53-year-old woman was treated for a rare mycotic internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm that developed when a dental abscess-linked germ infected the artery, according to a case report published in ...
Forbes

Tooth Extraction Prior to Cardiac Surgery May Not Be a Good Idea

People with an infected or abscessed tooth are at elevated risk for cardiovascular disease. They are at particular risk for developing a serious infection during surgery, including endocarditis, a ...
The Daily Dot

‘I was on life support for seven days’: Woman gets tooth pulled. Then she has to have open-heart surgery

A woman is sending a PSA about dental care after an infected tooth landed her on life support for a week. Featured Video In a TikTok with over 691,000 views, content creator @thefinemethod shares her ...
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Man Had No Symptoms Suggesting His Cracked Tooth Was Infected. He Was Then Diagnosed with a Life-Threatening Brain Abscess

"It was bizarre because I had no pain or swelling in my mouth to tell me there was something wrong," Graham Bell said of his cracked tooth Graham Bell, 61, opened up about being diagnosed with a ...