Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging helped clinicians use a novel surgical technique to remove a rare nasally impacted extra tooth in a 13-year-old boy. The case report was published on April ...

Using saline irrigation with saline at lower temperatures when removing bone during impacted third-molar surgery may reduce patients' pain and other postoperative complications, according to the ...

Our grandparents and parents tell stories about the time when kids routinely had their tonsils removed. But for people born in the 1960s and later, their routine surgery stories are about having third ...

Wisdom teeth are often misaligned Those third molars emerge at ages 17 to 25 There is now a more nuanced message about handling those teeth For decades, having wisdom teeth removed was a rite of ...

Who hasn’t dreaded a trip to the dentist, for the removal of wisdom teeth? Chances are, many of us have! But what are wisdom teeth, and why do they often need to be removed? Here’s all you need to ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 2-year-old son fell and hit his mouth on the coffee table, causing his left lateral (incisor) tooth to be pushed into the gum. Will he need oral surgery to correct the problem?

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Thirteen-year-old Marissa Kingery was nervous about undergoing dental surgery, but her father assured her he would be in the waiting room just a short distance away. Jason Kingery ...