You may not need to remove your wisdom teeth if they're healthy and fully erupted. Infection, crowding, and other ...

Patel says she uses a checklist to determine if a patient's wisdom teeth need to be removed. The checklist involves: Pain Infection Adjacent tooth damage Gum disease Tooth decay Additionally ...

Some wisdom teeth fully erupt so they totally stick out of the gums. But more than 90% of people who get third molars have at ...

Causes of wisdom tooth pain include: Food that gets trapped, resulting in cavities Bacteria that enter the gums, causing infection Crowding or damage to neighboring teeth Impacted wisdom teeth ...

A man was left 'hours from death' after a rotting wisdom tooth triggered killer sepsis - causing his infected chin to triple in size. James Alexander Thomas was suffering with toothache for five ...

But for many, it's worth it, since leaving them in can cause serious problems like gum infection, tooth decay, and even tumors. But wisdom teeth weren't always the unwelcome threat we see today.

When Dr. Suman Reddivari gazes into the mouths of patients at Family Dentistry, he scans portraits of their eating, drinking and smoking habits, oral hygiene routines and overall health. He sees ...

Smoking and other tobacco use can cause oral health problems like gum disease and tooth decay. Tooth decay is the destruction of tooth structure and can affect both the enamel and the dentin layer ...

The gums around wisdom teeth can get puffy and red ... Like any surgery, with wisdom tooth removal there's a chance of getting an infection. Keeping your mouth clean and following your dentist's ...

A man was left 'hours from death' after a rotting wisdom tooth triggered killer sepsis - causing his infected chin to triple in size. James Alexander Thomas was suffering with toothache for five ...