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 ...

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 ...

As a practicing endodontist, I often get cases where the teeth are suspected of fractures and the dentist asks for my opinion on how to restore them. Understanding the nature of cracked teeth is ...

A patient came in complaining that she had sensitivity to biting and cold in one of her teeth. Sometimes when she bites, she gets a feeling of an electric shock in her tooth. This electric shock is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Graham Bell, 61, opened up about being diagnosed with a life-threatening brain abscess, which he contracted via a cracked tooth He wound up having a "life-saving brain surgery," after "a mass in [his] ...