ST. LOUIS — Dental hygiene may not be the first thing many think about when they consider what can impact their heart health. For one woman, a cracked tooth led to a deadly infection of one of her ...

If you've ever had the misfortune of biting into that perfect candy apple during the fall only to feel the pain of your tooth cracking, you know the panic that can set in. With the season of hand ...

A woman nearly died after a cracked tooth left her fighting sepsis. Courtney Bailey, 19, accidentally cracked her tooth after biting down on her tongue piercing while playing with her dog. It caused ...

Unlike teeth with obvious fractures, teeth with cracked tooth syndrome have fractures that are usually too small to be seen on X-rays. Sometimes the fracture is below the gum line, making it even more ...

Fr. Steven Clark lost one molar and a canine during the pandemic. He had been grinding his teeth, he said, distraught by the virus spreading across the globe, and what it would mean if his ...

Shingles, maskne, migraines and quarantine fatigue: The stress of the pandemic has manifested in a variety of physical ailments. The latest evidence of this is a rise in cracked teeth. “We have seen ...

When stress builds for Terri Hart-Ellis, she subconsciously clenches her teeth like an angry cartoon character. “My jaws tighten. I bite down really hard and my eyebrows flare,” Hart-Ellis said. “Most ...

Our nine-year-old Retriever went in for his annual checkup and the vet found a badly cracked tooth. I was told it was likely due to his chewing on something very hard. He does love to chew on large ...

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