Could a soft-food diet during childhood coupled with low levels of vitamin D be why so many people have impacted wisdom teeth? A graduate student from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada is ...

The earliest recorded case of impacted wisdom teeth belongs to the renowned "Magdalenian Girl," a nearly complete 13,000- to 15,000-year-old skeleton excavated in France in 1911and acquired by The ...

Caitlin Alsop was 23 when a rash kept cropping up on her face. It happened for months and was the only ailment — she was otherwise a “typical, healthy” woman in her early 20s. But the rash was a sign ...

Not everyone gets wisdom teeth. I asked my friend David Carsten about it. He studied biochemistry at Washington State University. Now he’s a dentist who teaches about dental sedation and anesthesia at ...

Caitlin Alsop is hoping to raise awareness about the risks of sepsis, which she developed from an infected tooth Caitlin Alsop Caitlin Alsop, 23, thought she had the flu — but it was the start of a ...

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 ...

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

For many people, wisdom tooth becomes a topic of discussion only after sudden pain, swelling or difficulty in eating begins.

Good oral hygiene matters more when wisdom teeth are causing trouble. Brushing gently around the back of the mouth and rinsing after meals can lower the chance of extra irritation. A soft bristled ...