Lingual nerve damage is a common complication during oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures in the third molar region. The anatomy of the lingual nerve is variable; therefore precise anatomical ...

Imaging assisted in the treatment of a man's third molar that had fused with a supernumerary tooth, according to a case report published July 27 in the American Journal of Case Reports. The man was ...

When a tooth growing out from its bud in the jawbone gets trapped—either in the bone itself or between other teeth—dentists say that it is “impacted.” The problem occurs most often with the four ...

Patients who experience trauma such as wisdom teeth extractions may develop temporomandibular disorders (TMD), according to a review published recently in Cranio: the Journal of Craniomandibular and ...

Wisdom teeth are also known as third molar teeth. They are located at the back of the upper and lower jaws and are the last teeth to emerge in the oral cavity. They usually erupt between ages 17 and ...