Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

A new study challenges the belief that pulling wisdom teeth has a negative effect on taste. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine found that extraction not only can ...

Wisdom teeth are the last set of molars found in the back of your mouth. They usually fully emerge through your gums between the ages of 18 to 24. Wisdom teeth removal is the most common dental ...

A 26-year-old woman experienced vertigo after having two teeth surgically removed, according to a case report published on August 13 in the British Dental Journal. Only four similar cases have been ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thirty patients underwent a median 8.5 extractions dental extractions immediately following radiation therapy.

Certain types and positions of tooth extractions may put patients at risk for developing a temporomandibular disorder (TMD) after having a tooth pulled, according to a study recently published in ...