APPARENTLY, I’m not allowed to say things like 'One of my favourite things to do in dentistry is to clean out abscesses from the bone,' and I’m definitely not supposed to show this type of thing in a ...

For proper anal hygiene, it’s usually best to wipe from front to back and, when needed, clean your butt with lukewarm water and a gentle cleanser. Enemas can provide a more thorough rectal cleaning.

A skin abscess or boil is a bump on or below the skin’s surface. It may look like a pimple but larger and deeper under the skin. Abscesses usually contain pus or clear fluid and can appear anywhere on ...

An abscess is an accumulation of pus inside the body caused by infections. An infection in the breast can lead to a breast abscess, which is a common condition in lactating females. It’s important to ...

What is a tooth abscess? A tooth abscess is a bump of pus in various areas of your tooth caused by a bacterial infection. There are majorly two types of tooth abscess, namely periapical abscess and ...

A peritonsillar abscess forms in the tissues of the throat next to one of the tonsils. An abscess is a collection of pus that forms near an area of infected skin or other soft tissue. The abscess can ...

A 30-year-old male patient with no preexisting diseases presented to our emergency department due to right-sided headache and photophobia. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) identified a mass ...

A chest abscess tends to refer to an abscess in the lungs. This also includes abscesses in the muscles of the chest wall, between the lung tissue and the lining of the chest cavity. An abscess is a ...

A staggering 90 percent of adults in the UK have some gum disease on their teeth, and gum abscesses can often occur as a result. How do you know if your inflamed gums are dental abscesses?

A tooth abscess or a periapical abscess to be more precise is an infection that affects the tooth and may also affect the gums. Toothaches are always painful and especially a tooth abscess can be ...