Impacted wisdom teeth happen when a wisdom tooth gets lodged underneath the gum line. This can trigger irritation, pain, and ultimately lead to gum disease and tooth decay if not treated. Impacted ...

Khaberni - Many people may need to remove a wisdom tooth due to severe pain or unbearable inflammation, but adhering to ...

For decades, having wisdom teeth removed was a rite of passage – one many high school graduates squeezed in before leaving for college. The thinking was that it was best to lose those mostly useless, ...

Whether a wisdom tooth truly brings wisdom is debatable — but when it starts throbbing, all your wisdom seems to disappear!

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 ...

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 ...

Q: What are wisdom teeth? A: Technically speaking, wisdom teeth are considered “third molars.” They are generally the last teeth to erupt, and they typically do so during the teenage years. All told, ...