Young people who take opioids after surgery may develop an addiction to them. Researchers at the University of Michigan found young people between the ages of 13 and 30 are nearly three times more ...

Not everyone gets wisdom teeth. I asked my friend David Carsten about it. He studied biochemistry at Washington State University. Now he’s a dentist who teaches about dental sedation and anesthesia at ...

Inside the Nice pharmacy on Allegheny Avenue in Kensington, employees busily fill prescriptions for waiting customers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and ...

Dreams of space travel frequently begin with rockets and starry skies, not dental chairs. However, for astronauts, minor and everyday body parts can become severe worries once Earth is far behind.

“Both wisdom teeth and the appendix are known for their unpredictability,” says Dr Hamid Raihan, Sr. Consultant & Head – ...

Knowing when to see an oral surgeon in St. Augustine can save your smile—discover the warning signs you shouldn’t ignore.

While on a girls' trip to Turkey, I dabbled in medical tourism. I saved about $700 on dental work and wisdom-tooth surgery ...

Under certain circumstances, Medicaid may cover wisdom teeth removal for adults who live in specific states. Each state can determine which dental benefits to provide to adults enrolled in Medicaid. A ...

Learn how Dr. Frasier Williams and the board-certified surgeons at North Mississippi Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ...

Millions of people every year get one or more wisdom teeth, also called third molars, extracted by a dentist or oral surgeon, and opioids were once considered to be the standard of care to treat pain ...