One of the most common questions patients ask is whether their third molars — commonly known as wisdom teeth — should be ...

Essex Street Dental Medicine explains how timely diagnosis can reduce the risk of infection, crowding, and more complex ...

New research suggests the wisdom teeth you had pulled may have held two secret abilities all along, scientists now confirm.

Getting your wisdom teeth pulled has always felt like a quickly forgettable rite of passage. That framing is starting to look ...

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 ...

Stephanie Pesterfield's now 17-year-old son Lonnie went from a healthy teen to being listed for a lung transplant in less than a year's time, she tells PEOPLE Stephanie Pesterfield A Colorado mom who ...

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 ...