DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ll be having a heart procedure in the next month or two, and I was told to see my dentist beforehand. Why is this necessary? ANSWER: A dental exam before surgery helps to rule out ...
Sores and bleeding gums in the healthy mouths of two teenage siblings may have led to a longtime Maryland dentist diagnosing the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection from oral lesions during a routine ...