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 ...

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 ...

An oral operation known as wisdom tooth removal surgery, also known as a wisdom tooth extraction, is used to remove a tooth from the third set of molars, often known as your "wisdom teeth." Usually, ...

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 ...

Participating surgeon partners included: Elevated Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery's Randall Russell, Southeastern Minnesota Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery's Richard H. Kim, Colorado Oral Surgery's Michael ...

A root canal's goal is simple: eliminate infection and save a tooth. It's not the nightmare it's made out to be.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a medical journalist covering cardiology news. People with an infected or abscessed tooth are at elevated risk for ...