Wisdom teeth do not necessarily have to be removed. Some people have enough space in their jaw to let wisdom teeth come in and are able to clean them. When wisdom teeth emerge, they can cause ...

Getting your wisdom teeth extracted might sound stressful and painful, but it’s something that many people experience. According to Gentle Dental, 70% of people will eventually need to get their ...

Imaging aided in the diagnosis of a 26-year-old man's very unusual infratemporal fossa abscess that developed in the lateral pterygoid, a masticatory muscle, following wisdom tooth extraction. The ...

Each year, about 5 million people have their wisdom teeth removed. Whether it be due to pain, repeated infection, damage to nearby teeth, or other medical reasoning, getting your wisdom teeth ...

Dragan Grubor is Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne and Senior Consultant Surgeon in the Austin Hospital. Anton Sklavos and Seth ...

Anyone who had to pay a visit to the dentist to pull their wisdom teeth out can tell you how much nuisance they cause. They can not only be painful but also cause tooth decay and even tumors. For our ...

If your TikTok algorithm tends to lead you down rabbit holes of supposed health hacks, you’ve likely run into at least one viral video of a teenager drinking half a gallon of pineapple juice before ...

When it comes to having your wisdom teeth removed, there's one thing that's almost guaranteed—you will look like a chipmunk for days after, but does it have to be like that? Not according to TikTok.

An unnecessary surgery millions endure without questioning why. We need to stop pretending wisdom teeth are a normal part of growing up. They’re useless, painful, and outdated: an evolutionary ...