A recent study has found that extracting impacted wisdom teeth hidden in the lower jaw is more advantageous when done at a younger age. Patients in their 40s and older face up to 4.8 times higher risk ...

It’s not uncommon to experience a scratchy, irritated, sore throat after going to the dentist. While there are numerous potential causes, most cases resolve on their own. A sore throat may be related ...

Changes in hormone levels may contribute to the pathogenesis of alveolar osteitis, or dry socket, a painful complication of tooth extractions, according to a review published on May 16 in Advances in ...

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 ...

ROSEMONT, Ill., April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Most children grow 20 baby teeth and, eventually, 32 permanent ones. Some grow one more. An extra tooth that appears between the two upper front teeth is ...