Pressure in the jaw, throbbing pain, inflamed gums. When wisdom teeth cause trouble, many wonder whether the tooth has to ...

When you are considering extracting an impacted third molar, on what information do you base your decision? The findings of a new study might help you in your next case, as researchers looked at ...

Wisdom teeth contain stem cells that can become nerve, heart and bone tissue, new research now clearly confirms.

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 ...

Inserting gauze coated with an antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment into a wisdom tooth extraction site may control dry socket, infection, and pain. The findings come from a study published earlier this ...