Not everyone gets wisdom teeth. I asked my friend David Carsten about it. He studied biochemistry at Washington State University. Now he’s a dentist who teaches about dental sedation and anesthesia at ...

Your dentist has just advised you to have your wisdom teeth removed, even though they are not causing any problems. Wisdom teeth, of course, are the molars that sit farthest back in the mouth, two in ...

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 ...

Although not everyone needs their wisdom teeth removed, the lateness of their arrival and placement far back in the mouth can cause problems. Wisdom teeth are the third set of molars to appear in ...

Leora Leavey, 17, a rising high school senior from Bethesda, Md., had her wisdom teeth removed just before Memorial Day, hoping to use the long holiday weekend to recover. X-rays showed that two of ...

Good oral hygiene matters more when wisdom teeth are causing trouble. Brushing gently around the back of the mouth and rinsing after meals can lower the chance of extra irritation. A soft bristled ...

(via SciShow) Why do we have wisdom teeth? They're just going to come in wrong and cause problems. Wisdom teeth are a souvenir from our early human ancestors, and we actually understand less about ...

Getting your wisdom teeth removed can help prevent complications like tooth decay, crowding, and impaction. But this procedure, which removes the third molars that usually come in around ages 17 to 21 ...