To pull or not to pull is a common dilemma when patients have the potentially dangerous combination of abscessed teeth and the need for heart surgery. In such cases, problem teeth often are extracted ...

A new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open in March 2020 shows that dentists can eliminate opioid analgesia from their armory of pain reliever after a tooth extraction, or at least ...

Having a tooth pulled out can feel like an instant fix. The pain goes, the infection clears, and life moves on. But what many people do not realise is that tooth extraction can have lasting ...

Adolescents and young adults who fill an opioid prescription for wisdom teeth extractions are more than twice as likely to continue filling opioid prescriptions weeks or months later, according to new ...

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that children living in areas with high levels of deprivation are three times more likely to have severe tooth decay that requires a dental ...

Researchers have found in a new study that routinely offering preradiotherapy tooth extraction to all eligible patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) would not significantly reduce the ...

Patients who had their wisdom teeth extracted had improved tasting abilities decades after having the surgery, according to a new study. Patients who had their wisdom teeth extracted had improved ...

No one looks forward to having their wisdom teeth removed — but a new trend on TikTok purports to reduce swelling and make the procedure less difficult. The "hack" is pretty simple: Drink pineapple ...

Molar shows evidence of surgery to treat a deep cavity A stone tool was used to remove decay and relieve pain The 59,000-year-old tooth was found at Chagyrskaya Cave This is more evidence of ...