Wisdom teeth removal isn't likely to be high on your to-do list if they're not bothering you. After all, your wisdom teeth are kind of like the appendix of your mouth: They’re there, but there’s ...

A combination of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) controls pain after wisdom tooth removal better than opioids, according to a Rutgers Health study that could change how dentists ...

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 ...

More than 50 percent of opioids prescribed to patients after surgical tooth extraction, like wisdom teeth removal, go unused by patients, according to a new study published in the journal of Drug and ...

CUMMING, GA / ACCESSWIRE / September 4, 2024 / Wisdom teeth removal has gained a reputation for pain and discomfort, but treatment today is nothing like it was decades ago. Many advancements have been ...

As a 17-year-old, Rob Washington was relieved to hear he didn't need his wisdom teeth removed. His dentist noted that the teeth were coming through at an angle, but said there was no point taking them ...

Charli XCX has shared a health update after undergoing wisdom teeth removal. The 1999 singer took to Instagram on Thursday to share an update from a hospital bed, with a selfie featuring a blood ...

A Massachusetts woman has gone viral after revealing the disastrous results of having her wisdom teeth removed, leaving social-media users in shock. When Emily Duval, 23, went to see her dental ...

A woman suffered nerve damage after a painful wisdom tooth extraction where the dentist ignored her distress. The Health and Disability Commissioner found the dentist breached health consumer rights ...