Sasha Ross, DMD, MS, is a board-certified periodontist who has been with the Cleveland Clinic since 2013. She earned her dental degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and completed her ...

The type of antibiotic doctors recommend for tooth infections can depend on the type of bacteria causing the infection and whether you are allergic to penicillin. A tooth infection, sometimes called ...

An untreated tooth infection can spread to other tissues in your body within weeks or months and lead to potentially life threatening complications. While rare, it is possible for a tooth infection to ...