Tooth extractions, including ones involving infection, periodontal disease and crowding issues, are one of the most common dental procedures. An estimated 10 million wisdom teeth are extracted from ...

Several states are considering bills that would create a new midlevel position in dentistry called dental therapists or advanced dental hygiene practitioners. AP BOSTON — Need a tooth pulled or a ...

MORE than 150 kids a day are getting rotten teeth pulled out in hospital in England, grim data shows. Tooth extraction operations in children aged up to 19 surged by almost a fifth in the space of ...

There has been a rise in the number of children in England needing to have decayed teeth extracted in hospital, data has ...

A healthy 45-year-old man experienced respiratory failure due to a giant life-threatening lung abscess caused by oral bacteria stemming from a wisdom tooth extraction. The case report was published in ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Family Dentistry by Baria Yassin hosted its 6th annual free tooth-pulling event Wednesday morning. Dentist Dr. Rony Yassin told 3NEWS the event is a tribute to Dr. Baria's late ...