Patients who experience trauma such as wisdom teeth extractions may develop temporomandibular disorders (TMD), according to a review published recently in Cranio: the Journal of Craniomandibular and ...

Nonopioid therapy may be superior to opioid therapy for pain control after third molar surgery among both men and women.

Radiography, CT, and 3D modeling helped clinicians remove burs that had broken off from high-speed handpieces during third-molar extractions and migrated to the mandibular body of one patient and the ...

The surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars is a common procedure in oral and maxillofacial surgery, necessitating careful consideration in order to minimise postoperative ...

There is nothing wise about the way humans view wisdom teeth, according to many experts. "Removal of impacted teeth where there is no disease is controversial." Wisdom teeth, or a person's third and ...

While on a girls' trip to Turkey, I dabbled in medical tourism. I saved about $700 on dental work and wisdom-tooth surgery ...

WOODBURY, N.J. (CBS) --A South Jersey student is feeling lucky and grateful about having dental surgery after his wisdom teeth removal was free of charge thanks to a new program. Seventeen-year-old ...