Almost all adults face the decision as to whether to have their third molars removed or not. Patients who were part of a prospective cohort study kept a diary of changes in their life quality each day ...

When it comes to asymptomatic impacted third molars in adults, many general dentists prefer to leave well enough alone. Rather than risk patient discomfort and potential dry sockets, they opt to ...

The prophylactic extraction of unerupted asymptomatic third molars may be beneficial. A new study analyzing data gathered from the U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) Dental Longitudinal Study has concluded ...

This study shows that women taking oral contraceptives are at increased risk for dry socket and postoperative pain after extraction of a third molar. The higher incidence of dry socket may be related ...