Dentists and oral surgeons perform tooth extractions for many reasons. These may include gum disease, dental infections, injury, wisdom teeth complications, or preparation for braces or prostheses. An ...

Wisdom teeth are the last set of molars found in the back of your mouth. They usually fully emerge through your gums between the ages of 18 to 24. Wisdom teeth removal is the most common dental ...

Evolution has rendered wisdom teeth, also called third molars, unnecessary in humans. If trapped in the gums, impacted wisdom teeth may lead to dental problems such as pain, infection or misalignment ...

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 ...

PLYMOUTH, Mass., June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Trusted oral surgeon, Dr. William Lane welcomes new and existing patients for safe, predictable wisdom teeth extractions in Plymouth and Sandwich, ...

In general, bone spicules are bony spurs or ledges that occur along the edges or on top of bones. Bone spurs may grow following bone damage, or after bone loss like that caused by osteoarthritis. Bone ...

DACULA, Ga., Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What happens when poor dental hygiene is ignored for too long? According to Dr. Yadira Cardona-Rohena of Hamilton Mill Oral & Facial Surgery, the ...