Teeth are an essential and permanent part of our adult lives. We grow a set of milk teeth as kids and lose them in the following years, growing a new and permanent set if adult teeth by the age of 12 ...

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 ...

Getting your wisdom teeth extracted might sound stressful and painful, but it’s something that many people experience. According to Gentle Dental, 70% of people will eventually need to get their ...

Directly following surgery, it's normal to feel a little groggy from the anesthesia. Some dental professionals may use local anesthesia, meaning just the area around the wisdom teeth is numbed, while ...

Wisdom teeth often don’t have room to grow in fully and can cause various dental problems. That’s why many dentists recommend having your wisdom teeth removed. If you think your wisdom teeth are ...

Getting your wisdom teeth pulled? You don't need opioids to deal with the pain of the extraction, a new study says. A combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen provided better pain relief than ...