A new study challenges the belief that pulling wisdom teeth has a negative effect on taste. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine found that extraction not only can ...

Under certain circumstances, Medicaid may cover wisdom teeth removal for adults who live in specific states. Each state can determine which dental benefits to provide to adults enrolled in Medicaid. A ...

Driver’s license, prom, ridding the body of vestigial teeth. All rites of passage for American adolescents. So things were right on track when, after a routine dentist visit during my oldest child’s ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - There's a new warning out about painkiller addiction and how it can start after a common surgery. About 5 million Americans choose to have their wisdom teeth removed every year ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - Dentists and oral surgeons in San Diego are promoting the practice of harvesting stem cells when people get their wisdom teeth out. They say it's a way for patients to bank some ...

Adam B documents what happens after wisdom teeth removal and shares hilarious pain and recovery moments. Trump dials Collins ...

Every year, about 5 million Americans, most of whom are adolescents and young adults, have their wisdom teeth removed. Many of them are prescribed opioids for the pain during recovery. The American ...

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 ...

Knowing when to see an oral surgeon in St. Augustine can save your smile—discover the warning signs you shouldn’t ignore.

Inside the Nice pharmacy on Allegheny Avenue in Kensington, employees busily fill prescriptions for waiting customers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and ...