Wisdom teeth do not necessarily have to be removed. Some people have enough space in their jaw to let wisdom teeth come in and are able to clean them. When wisdom teeth emerge, they can cause ...

Every year, 5 million Americans have their wisdom teeth removed. These pesky molars can cause infections tooth decay, and even tumors. The problem? Wisdom teeth often can’t fit in our mouths. But that ...

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 ...

"While research had already confirmed that selectively removing decayed tissue is an effective approach to treating early tooth decay, dentists needed an evidence-based guideline to provide them with ...

Tooth decay can appear differently depending on the stage of severity. You may experience more symptoms, including pain and swollen lymph nodes, at later stages. Tooth decay is damage that occurs to ...

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 ...

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / When you walk into a room, your smile often makes the first impression. Daily brushing can keep it healthy and confident. From losing ...

When the tooth’s outside layers are worn away due to trauma or decay, the inner nerve is exposed to outside irritants. Widely ...

When you’re in the dentist’s chair, being told that you need a filling, a crown, a root canal, or some other procedure, should you trust that advice? Or is there another option? Many factors—apart ...

George et al 1 have examined the association between the Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (DMFT) index—a widely used metric for assessing overall dental health—and the risk of buccal mucosa cancer (BMC) ...

Our grandparents and parents tell stories about the time when kids routinely had their tonsils removed. But for people born in the 1960s and later, their routine surgery stories are about having third ...