Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carol Evans' oral surgeon told her she was too heavy to have her tooth removed under anesthetic. It was the wake-up call she ...

About 4 in 10 dental patients experience transient bradycardia or lower heart rates, which may lead to heart failure and cardiac arrest, while being administered local anesthesia under sedation. The ...

Dental extraction is performed frequently and can be accompanied by perioperative or postoperative complications. Bleeding is among the most common and important issues to consider in the ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Carol Evans, 56, of Birmingham, England. It has been edited for length and clarity. My husband, John, sat in the hospital waiting room waiting to ...