Wisdom teeth are the third and final set of molars that most people get in their late teens or early twenties. Sometimes these teeth can be a valuable asset to the mouth when healthy and properly ...

Beyond pain, impacted teeth frequently lead to significant and preventable damage to adjacent healthy teeth, challenging the ...

Therefore, a causal relationship between periodontal disease and elevated serum CRP or between third molar presence and subsequent periodontal disease could not be claimed, the authors noted. Despite ...

Pericoronitis is inflammation of the tissue surrounding a third molar, otherwise known as a wisdom tooth. Symptoms can include pain, swelling, discharge, and bad breath. Pericoronitis most often ...

Dragan Grubor is Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne and Senior Consultant Surgeon in the Austin Hospital. Anton Sklavos and Seth ...

The decision to remove wisdom teeth often seems like a routine part of young adulthood. But more people are starting to ask whether it’s always necessary. Those who oppose automatically taking out ...

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 ...