Having a tooth pulled out can feel like an instant fix. The pain goes, the infection clears, and life moves on. But what many ...

Under certain circumstances, Medicaid may cover wisdom teeth removal for adults who live in specific states. Each state can determine which dental benefits to provide to adults enrolled in Medicaid. A ...

The trouble with wisdom teeth is more accurately a byproduct of our changing environment—specifically, our diet ...

Getting your wisdom teeth pulled? You don't need opioids to deal with the pain of the extraction, a new study says. A combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen provided better pain relief than ...

A new study challenges the belief that pulling wisdom teeth has a negative effect on taste. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine found that extraction not only can ...

Patients who regularly use marijuana may require higher doses of anesthesia when undergoing wisdom teeth removal, according to a new study in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (JOMS).