A new study challenges the belief that pulling wisdom teeth has a negative effect on taste. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine found that extraction not only can ...

Legendary Prankster Adam B documents the hilarious and loopy aftermath of a dental procedure as his relative recovers from anesthesia.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Wisdom teeth extractions are a very common procedure in the ...

There is nothing wise about the way humans view wisdom teeth, according to many experts. "Removal of impacted teeth where there is no disease is controversial." Wisdom teeth, or a person's third and ...

Two teens have died recently from complications of wisdom teeth extraction, and now experts are saying that the entire process may be unnecessary. Future generations of teenagers could be spared weeks ...

Patients who had their wisdom teeth extracted had improved tasting abilities decades after having the surgery, a new Penn Medicine study published in the journal Chemical Senses found. The findings ...