I got my wisdom teeth out on Friday at 11AM. All 4 were taken out, and one had a "hooklike" root that tore out a good piece of my gum tissue. The gum was stitched up and I was sent on my way.<BR><BR>I ...

How smart are you about your wisdom teeth? Do you know why you have them, if you should keep them and what kind of problems they can cause? Wisdom teeth are also known as third molars and are the last ...

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 ...

They often suffer from pain and complications due to their neglected wisdom teeth on the lower jaw. In the midst of this, a research team at Gangnam Severance Hospital's oral and maxillofacial surgery ...

If you're age 17 or older, you may already have wisdom teeth or be in the process of developing them. Wisdom teeth are the molars that emerge at the back of the mouth, usually in the late teens or ...

WISDOM tooth eruption process is likened to a person who enters an already congested elevator (the jaw with teeth), when they try to fit in, they step on people’s feet (nerves) as they shove ...

Wisdom teeth are the last molar teeth to come out, usually in their late teens and early 20s, around the time of adulthood.

Over-the-counter pain medications work as well or better than opioids after wisdom tooth extraction for both men and women, according to a Rutgers Health-led follow-up to a landmark paper on ...

The removal of wisdom teeth, also called third molars, is one of the most common surgical procedures in the US. We spend an estimated $3 billion a year having 10 million wisdom teeth taken out, ...