Impacted wisdom teeth happen when a wisdom tooth gets lodged underneath the gum line. This can trigger irritation, pain, and ultimately lead to gum disease and tooth decay if not treated. Impacted ...

That throbbing pain in the back of your jaw might have you thinking about wisdom teeth removal. You’ve likely heard stories from friends or family about their own experiences. It seems like almost ...

Caitlin Alsop, 23, thought she had the flu — but it was the start of a life-threatening sepsis infection caused by an impacted wisdom tooth She says she was in a coma for 9 days and was left with open ...

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, NY / ACCESS Newswire / November 02, 2025 / If you've been feeling discomfort in the back of your gums, it may be a sign that you need your wisdom teeth removed. These extra sets of teeth can ...

A healthy 45-year-old man experienced respiratory failure due to a giant life-threatening lung abscess caused by oral bacteria stemming from a wisdom tooth extraction. The case report was published in ...

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 ...

Dragan Grubor is Head of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne and Senior Consultant Surgeon in the Austin Hospital. Anton Sklavos and Seth ...

Anyone who had to pay a visit to the dentist to pull their wisdom teeth out can tell you how much nuisance they cause. They can not only be painful but also cause tooth decay and even tumors. For our ...

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 ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...