College student A, who is about to open, has one more concern in addition to the concerns his peers face these days. It's about the extraction of the wisdom tooth. Not only am I cautious every time I ...

Impacted wisdom teeth are frequently linked to inflammatory dental disease and destruction of adjacent teeth. One study found that over 63% of impacted teeth caused some form of pathology, like ...

A peculiar dental condition known as shark teeth is gaining increased attention from parents and pediatric health care professionals across the United States as more families encounter the startling ...

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Baby teeth, officially called primary teeth, typically begin their journey into the world when infants reach around six months of age. That first tiny tooth breaking through the gums marks an exciting ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christina Nicholas, University of Illinois Chicago and David Avenetti, University of ...