Impacted wisdom teeth happen when a wisdom tooth gets lodged underneath the gum line. This can trigger irritation, pain, and ultimately lead to gum disease and tooth decay if not treated. Impacted ...

Caitlin Alsop was 23 when a rash kept cropping up on her face. It happened for months and was the only ailment — she was otherwise a “typical, healthy” woman in her early 20s. But the rash was a sign ...

Pericoronitis is a common gum condition, especially among young adults, that usually occurs when wisdom teeth begin to emerge ...

Caitlin Alsop had been enjoying a “quiet dinner” with friends when her life, very suddenly, turned upside down. In the days prior, the 27-year-old Australian woman had felt “a bit” under the weather – ...

Khaberni - Many people may need to remove a wisdom tooth due to severe pain or unbearable inflammation, but adhering to simple measures after surgery can help speed up recovery and avoid complications ...

Objectives Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic autoimmune disease where infections ...

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 ...

An untreated tooth infection can spread to other tissues in your body within weeks or months and lead to potentially life threatening complications. While rare, it is possible for a tooth infection to ...

If your dentist has ever pointed to a crowded X-ray and grimaced, warning that your wisdom teeth might soon cause trouble, ...

For Roselle Sta. Ana, food used to top her list of expenses; dental care wasn’t exactly a priority. That changed when she ...

Popular procedures performed by oral surgeons in Staten Island include extractions and jaw corrections, promising relief and ...