Wisdom tooth extraction is a common procedure that many people opt for. Sometimes, there is very little space for the wisdom tooth to emerge. This puts undue pressure on adjacent teeth, causing pain ...

A dentist examines a child’s teeth. Many parents do not pay attention to the dental health of their children. Photo by Rachel Mabala. There is nothing to alarm you. This is simply a complication that ...

Impacted wisdom teeth need not be removed if they don’t cause problems The right side of my lower jaw has been hurting terribly for the past week, caused by an impacted wisdom tooth. I’ve been advised ...

Wisdom teeth, also known as third molars, do not spring up from the gums until people are in their late teens, 20s, or older. They represent the last teeth to burst or emerge from beneath the gums.

A boy in Virginia was 9 years and 327 days old when he had a wisdom tooth extracted, making him the youngest person in the world to undergo this procedure, according to a recent story in the Guinness ...