About the expert Sasha Ross, DMD, MS, is a board-certified periodontist who has been with the Cleveland Clinic since 2013.

Early last year, keepers at Chester Zoo first spotted that 25-year-old Rico, a two-toed sloth, had swellings on the side of ...

A mom went into anaphylactic shock from the contrast dye used in her CT scan, causing her to die within 90 minutes of its injection.

Your gums could bleed, change colors, burn, or hurt. Abscessed tooth. When you have an infection at the root of your tooth, it forms a pus pocket, or abscess. These don’t always hurt ...

An infection in just one tonsil can cause pain on one side. It may also cause a fever, trouble swallowing, and noisy breathing. An abscess is a contained, pus-filled lump within the tissue.

Rico underwent three-hour dental surgery after zookeepers noticed he had developed a swelling on his face. | ITV News Granada ...

A rare two-toed sloth is recovering at a UK zoo after undergoing pioneering dental surgery to cure its toothache. The 25-year ...

This breakage allows bacteria to sneak into the tissue inside and underneath the tooth and grow into a painful infection called an abscess. Without treatment, an infection in your dog's mouth can ...