The extraction of impacted third molars is one of the most common procedures in oral and maxillofacial surgery. While these teeth are the most likely to be impacted, it is estimated that up to half ...

Based on long-term studies, many by oral surgeons, approximately 12% of third molars have associated pathology such as cysts (1.7%), resorption on the distal of second molars (4.8%), and periodontal ...

Wisdom teeth extraction can be more expensive, especially if multiple wisdom teeth need to be removed. Costs are especially higher when third molars are partially or fully impacted. The exact cost ...

In the study, the participants who had received third molar extractions over the course of 20 years showed, on average, a three to 10 percent improvement in their ability to taste, compared to the ...

One school even proposes extraction before the teeth are fully formed, on the ground that a growing third molar may press against a second molar’s roots hard enough to cause damage. Dr. Salman ...

Among that group, 891 patients had received third molar extractions and 364 had not. The "whole-mouth identification" test incorporates five different concentrations of sucrose, sodium chloride ...

This meta-analysis includes 10 RCTs that assess the efficacy of CHX gel to prevent the incidence of alveolar osteitis after mandibular third molar extraction. The control group receives only ...

I got a root canals done on both my upper second molars. I also have to have my wisdom teeth removed. I was wondering what the consequences would be if I had the two second molars extracted and not ...