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 ...

A new study challenges the belief that pulling wisdom teeth has a negative effect on taste. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine found that extraction not only can ...

A diabetic woman faced sudden blindness after a tooth extraction. Doctors diagnosed a severe eye infection, metastatic ...

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 ...

A tooth-extraction method that originated at least a century ago for patients with hemophilia may be the answer to removing baby teeth from nervous kids, according to research published on July 3 in ...

Tooth loss doesn't just make eating harder, it may also make thinking more challenging. A new study from Hiroshima University ...