Plasma Brush: Better Alternative to Dental Fillings?

Pain-free tool to replace dentist’s drill makes stronger fillings: Are you afraid of the dentist? Almost everyone has some form of tooth decay, but did you know that one in four persons fears going to the dentist?

Next only to the common cold, tooth decay is the second most common health problem. In the United States, tooth decay affects more than one-fourth of children between two and five years old, half of children 12–15 years old, and half of all children 12–19 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

But many people fear the dentist because of the pain of tooth extraction caused by drilling to fill in cavities. If you are one of these people, well, it may be time to take heart.

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Can You Die From Tooth Infection: Deaths Caused by Tooth Abscess

Can You Die From Tooth Infection: Deaths Caused by Tooth Abscess. Can a person die from tooth infection? Yes, you can! If you’ve been reading the news these past few days, you might have come across the story of Kyle Willis, a 24-year-old man from Cincinnati who succumbed to death after the infection from his wisdom tooth spread to his brain.

According to the NY Daily News, Kyle was advised to have his infected tooth removed but he decided to tough it out because he neither had the money nor the insurance that would cover the dental expenses.

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