Tooth extractions, including ones involving infection, periodontal disease and crowding issues, are one of the most common dental procedures. An estimated 10 million wisdom teeth are extracted from ...

Everybody knows somebody with a wisdom tooth removal story: tales of cheek puffiness and recovery room, OMG-she-said-that?! abound. As a nurse, I considered wisdom teeth removal a minor procedure that ...

There are many potential reasons why wisdom teeth need to be removed. Below is the list of various situations when the extraction of these teeth is recommended: Patients usually experience ...

Driver’s license, prom, ridding the body of vestigial teeth. All rites of passage for American adolescents. So things were right on track when, after a routine dentist visit during my oldest child’s ...

A recent study has found that extracting impacted wisdom teeth hidden in the lower jaw is more advantageous when done at a younger age. Patients in their 40s and older face up to 4.8 times higher risk ...

A preemptive low dose of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) etoricoxib may reduce the need for analgesics after third-molar surgery, based on the results of a randomized clinical trial ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a medical journalist covering cardiology news. People with an infected or abscessed tooth are at elevated risk for ...