When Kendall Schara's body seemed unable to fight a simple infection, doctors knew something was wrong ...

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 ...

The trouble with wisdom teeth is more accurately a byproduct of our changing environment—specifically, our diet ...

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TAMPA (BLOOM) –During winter break many students and parents brace for a common rite of passage: wisdom teeth removal. Dr. Jason Auerbach, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon based in New Jersey, sheds ...

A new research published in the journal of BMC Oral Health showed that the use of injectable platelet-rich fibrin (iPRF) may ...

Getting your wisdom teeth pulled? You don't need opioids to deal with the pain of the extraction, a new study says. A combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen provided better pain relief than ...

Leora Leavey, 17, a rising high school senior from Bethesda, Md., had her wisdom teeth removed just before Memorial Day, hoping to use the long holiday weekend to recover. X-rays showed that two of ...

What was expected to be a standard wisdom tooth extraction led to a shocking medical discovery for 21-year-old Wisconsin ...

A combination of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) controls pain after wisdom tooth removal better than opioids, according to a Rutgers Health study that could change how dentists ...

"GMA" shares the story of a 21-year-old college volleyball player whose routine wisdom tooth extraction uncovered a shocking ...