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 ...

That throbbing pain in the back of your jaw might have you thinking about wisdom teeth removal. You’ve likely heard stories from friends or family about their own experiences. It seems like almost ...

Having your wisdom teeth removed is a routine procedure, but it’s natural to wonder how long it takes to recover and feel like yourself again. At Toronto East Maxillofacial Surgery, we understand that ...

For older teens and young adults, the extraction of so-called wisdom teeth is a painful rite of passage. A new study suggests it’s likely made more perilous by the package of narcotic pain pills that ...

Wisdom teeth are often misaligned Those third molars emerge at ages 17 to 25 There is now a more nuanced message about handling those teeth For decades, having wisdom teeth removed was a rite of ...

While having your wisdom teeth out is typically seen as a teenage rite of passage, the truth is that people of all ages require orthodontic treatment to have these teeth removed. Adults generally get ...

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 ...

Young people who take opioids after surgery may develop an addiction to them. Researchers at the University of Michigan found young people between the ages of 13 and 30 are nearly three times more ...

Elsie Hewitt had a baby and lost a tooth in a whirlwind 48-hour timespan ... according to her Instagram stories shared ...