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 ...

Delayed recognition of severe dental diseases contributed to diagnostic uncertainty, rapid sepsis progression, and heart failure in a patient with a deep neck infection.

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 ...