When you are considering extracting an impacted third molar, on what information do you base your decision? The findings of a new study might help you in your next case, as researchers looked at ...

Based on long-term studies, many by oral surgeons, approximately 12% of third molars have associated pathology such as cysts (1.7%), resorption on the distal of second molars (4.8%), and periodontal ...

The surgical removal of third molars is one of the most common interventions in oral and maxillofacial practice, yet it carries significant consequences for the periodontal health of the adjacent ...

Nonopioids were noninferior on days 2 and 3 and during the postoperative period, with all confidence intervals within the margin of noninferiority. HealthDay News — For patients undergoing impacted ...

Patients who had their wisdom teeth extracted had improved tasting abilities decades after having the surgery, according to a new study. Patients who had their wisdom teeth extracted had improved ...