Wisdom teeth do not necessarily have to be removed. Some people have enough space in their jaw to let wisdom teeth come in and are able to clean them. When wisdom teeth emerge, they can cause ...

Directly following surgery, it's normal to feel a little groggy from the anesthesia. Some dental professionals may use local anesthesia, meaning just the area around the wisdom teeth is numbed, while ...

It’s best to skip hard, crunchy, and chewy foods after your wisdom teeth removal, so you don’t disrupt the healing process.

If you’re curious or concerned about wisdom teeth, you’re not alone. At Westchester Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Implantology, with offices in Purchase and White Plains, we speak with patients every ...

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 ...

Going to college to gain wisdom in a field of interest is an expensive undertaking for most students. Such a financial burden often means students will postpone dealing with a different kind of wisdom ...

Young people who take opioids after surgery may develop an addiction to them. Researchers at the University of Michigan found young people between the ages of 13 and 30 are nearly three times more ...