Wood County residents came out and donated needed items for people in Ohio County impacted by recent flooding. A flood relief ...

Impacted teeth stay embedded in your gum tissue or bone longer than they should. Overcrowding is usually the issue. Your wisdom teeth can also become impacted if they come in at a twisted angle ...

"Removal of impacted teeth where there is no disease is controversial." Wisdom teeth, or a person's third and final set of back molars, are the last teeth to grow in one's mouth.

Tooth disorders led to nearly 1.94 million annual ER visits in the U.S. (2020–2022), mostly among young adults, with Medicaid as primary coverage.

The length of wisdom teeth surgery depends on how many wisdom teeth you have removed, and if they are impacted or surfaced. Removal of four impacted wisdom teeth usually takes 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Impacted wisdom teeth are wisdom teeth that do not erupt properly. It can lead to overcrowding of the teeth, infections, ear pain, and swelling. There may also be pain and swelling in the gums ...

See tooth extraction costs: simple extractions are $75-$250 per tooth, surgical extractions are $180-$550 per tooth, wisdom tooth removal $120-$800 per tooth.

Her wisdom tooth had become impacted and infected and it had nearly killed her. “I had no pain, no symptoms and this nearly killed me overnight. It’s absolutely crazy,” she said.

A new study has gained international attention for providing clear, research-based answers to a question dentists worldwide have debated for years: Should an open or closed surgical technique be used ...

Table 1. Severity of permanent tooth impaction in the vertical, horizontal, and angular positions in relation to different grouping factors. (younger age group = 15–25 yr., older age group = 25. ...