WOODBURY, N.J. (CBS) --A South Jersey student is feeling lucky and grateful about having dental surgery after his wisdom teeth removal was free of charge thanks to a new program. Seventeen-year-old ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) –During winter break many students and parents brace for a common rite of passage: wisdom teeth removal. Dr. Jason Auerbach, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon based in New Jersey, sheds ...

When Kendall Schara's body seemed unable to fight a simple infection, doctors knew something was wrong ...

Patients who regularly use marijuana may require higher doses of anesthesia when undergoing wisdom teeth removal, according to a new study in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (JOMS).

The trouble with wisdom teeth is more accurately a byproduct of our changing environment—specifically, our diet ...

Wisdom teeth often become problematic because of limited space in the mouth, leading to crowding, pain, infection, or damage ...