Dentists recommend proactive removal of wisdom tooth when they see a high risk of future issues like crowding, decay or cysts, explains rediffGURU Dr Shyam Jamalabad.

A government dental faculty too said that wisdom tooth is wrongly seen as a vestigial part. “Appendix is also a vestigial organ, but does everyone remove it? Wisdom tooth, if not a problem, must be ...

Nagpur: Though the third molar, commonly known as the wisdom tooth, is no more required and considered as vestigial dental part, doctors feel its removal must be need-based more than anything else.

Most people often have a distressing experience during the occurrence of a wisdom tooth. Wisdom teeth are the last molars that usually erupt in your late teens or early twenties. They're located at ...

Getting your wisdom teeth extracted might sound stressful and painful, but it’s something that many people experience. According to Gentle Dental, 70% of people will eventually need to get their ...