Impacted wisdom teeth happen when a wisdom tooth gets lodged underneath the gum line. This can trigger irritation, pain, and ultimately lead to gum disease and tooth decay if not treated. Impacted ...

When you hear the words "wisdom teeth," those viral (and, oftentimes, hilarious) postextraction videos may come to mind — and same. But have you ever wondered why wisdom teeth need to be removed? Your ...

Not everyone gets wisdom teeth. I asked my friend David Carsten about it. He studied biochemistry at Washington State University. Now he’s a dentist who teaches about dental sedation and anesthesia at ...

Dentists recommend proactive removal of wisdom tooth when they see a high risk of future issues like crowding, decay or cysts ...

Wisdom teeth typically affect young people between the ages of 17 and 25. A wisdom tooth is a third molar in the back of the mouth. Some people have no issues when their third set of molars appears. ‌ ...

I haven't seen a dentist for about eight years. Until today.<BR><BR>Among my regular teeth, I had no cavities. However, both my upper wisdom teeth have cavities. At first, the dentist referred to them ...

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 ...

The human body is remarkably good at handling repairs. Cut the skin, and the blood will clot over the wound and the healing ...