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 ...

Leora Leavey, 17, a rising high school senior from Bethesda, Md., had her wisdom teeth removed just before Memorial Day, hoping to use the long holiday weekend to recover. X-rays showed that two of ...

Teeth may need to be removed for a number of reasons, usually due to extensive decay, 'gum' disease, or trauma resulting in painful, abscessed and/or loose teeth. In some non-emergency situations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each year, about 5 million people have their wisdom teeth removed. Whether it be due to pain, repeated infection, damage to nearby ...

I looked like a blowfish, but not of the Hootie variety. On Wednesday, I went to the dentist to have one of my upper right jaw teeth extracted. The right side of my face eventually swelled up to ...