Having a tooth pulled out can feel like an instant fix. The pain goes, the infection clears, and life moves on. But what many ...

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

Inserting gauze coated with an antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment into a wisdom tooth extraction site may control dry socket, infection, and pain. The findings come from a study published earlier this ...

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

A new study published in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering developed a scoring model that helps dentists assess the difficulty and risk of third molar (3M) extraction, which supports in ...

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

Wisdom teeth are a third set of molars — the large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth — that usually emerge between the ages of 17 and 25. Scientists believe that wisdom teeth were essential for our ...

Dentists recommend avoiding alcohol after a tooth extraxtion due to the risk of delayed healing. Tooth extraction is a common dental procedure that involves removing a tooth from its socket in the ...

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A 26-year-old woman experienced vertigo after having two teeth surgically removed, according to a case report published on August 13 in the British Dental Journal. Only four similar cases have been ...