To pull or not to pull impacted wisdom teeth, that is the question facing dentists. Wisdom teeth, also known as third molars, sit farthest back in the mouth. Theoretically, they are supposed to erupt ...

Photo illustration by Oona Zenda of KFF Health News. Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix ...

There’s no confidence boost quite like having a flawless, megawatt smile. Yet the older we get, the harder (and more expensive!) it becomes to maintain those pearly whites. Between pricey whitening ...

How wisdom teeth are removed by dentists in real life. Mumbai local horror: ‘Disoriented’ man enters ladies’ coach, pushes ...

Wisdom teeth are the last molars to come in. Your jaw is often fully developed by the time they emerge, so there may not be enough room for them to fit properly. This can lead to pain and other ...

Getting your wisdom teeth removed can help prevent complications like tooth decay, crowding, and impaction. But this procedure, which removes the third molars that usually come in around ages 17 to 21 ...

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 ...

Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, ...