Some people don't need their wisdom teeth removed. However, if your wisdom teeth cause complications like infection or crowding, have them taken out.

Everybody knows somebody with a wisdom tooth removal story: tales of cheek puffiness and recovery room, OMG-she-said-that?! abound. As a nurse, I considered wisdom teeth removal a minor procedure that ...

Wisdom teeth are the last set of molars that usually appear in late teens or early twenties. For some people, they grow in ...

When it comes to dental health, the removal of wisdom teeth is often a topic of considerable debate. While many of us go through this rite of passage without a second thought, recent discussions and ...

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 ...

Dr. Matthew Barefoot and Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Specialists in Mount Pleasant is once again offering a community contest "Wisdom For Wisdom" to help a high school student, current or future ...

For Megan Turner, 19, any way to chisel down the $27,000 per year cost of attendance at Florida College in Temple Terrence, Florida, is worthwhile. So when Turner's sister told her about the new ...

Young people who take opioids after surgery may develop an addiction to them. Researchers at the University of Michigan found young people between the ages of 13 and 30 are nearly three times more ...