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

A 40-year-old man was "hours from death" after contracting sepsis from his rotting wisdom tooth. James ... and prevented the infection from spreading further. The content creator and father ...

Her grieving mum Pam Rodgers, 56, feels if she had been given a dental appointment earlier, she wouldn't be dead, as a scan to rule out the infection would not have been required. Leigh - the ...

According to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons, 9 out of 10 people have at least one impacted wisdom tooth. Infection and cyst risk. A small 2015 study found that out of ...