A 48-year-old Ohio man died following what was supposed to be a routine dental procedure. Matthew Miller stopped breathing ...

Tooth extractions, including ones involving infection, periodontal disease and crowding issues, are one of the most common dental procedures. An estimated 10 million wisdom teeth are extracted from ...

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 ...

A young woman went through wisdom tooth surgery with almost no help from the people who were supposed to care most about her. When her parents later expected her to step in and care for her sick ...

Oklahoma Health Care Authority is considering a rule requiring SoonerCare patients get pre-authorization for complex ...

Many of us will have had a tooth pulled in the dentist chair, either under local or general anesthetic, and even with modern medicine, it's not a pleasant experience. So spare a thought for the people ...