When you are considering extracting an impacted third molar, on what information do you base your decision? The findings of a new study might help you in your next case, as researchers looked at ...

Adolescents and young adults who fill an opioid prescription for wisdom teeth extractions are more than twice as likely to continue filling opioid prescriptions weeks or months later, according to new ...

There is nothing wise about the way humans view wisdom teeth, according to many experts. "Removal of impacted teeth where there is no disease is controversial." Wisdom teeth, or a person's third and ...

Tooth extraction refers to the complete removal of one or more teeth from the mouth. This is a procedure that is usually performed by a dental surgeon. Milk teeth may be removed from a child's mouth ...

Q. My name is Kaci and I live in L.A. County which is currently a hotspot for COVID. I have a wisdom tooth removal scheduled for next Friday. The tooth is my bottom right molar. The tooth has never ...