Getting your wisdom teeth pulled has always felt like a quickly forgettable rite of passage. That framing is starting to look ...

Legendary prankster Adam B undergoes wisdom teeth removal and shows the aftermath.

When Bobby Moske went to a community clinic a few years ago with a toothache, he couldn't find a dentist in Marin County willing to take Medicaid to do a root canal. Marin Community Clinics referred ...

New research suggests the wisdom teeth you had pulled may have held two secret abilities all along, scientists now confirm.

Wisdom teeth are the last molars to come in. Your jaw is often fully developed by the time they emerge, so there may not be enough room for them to fit properly. This can lead to pain and other ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...