What factors should dentists consider before extracting a badly decayed first permanent molar in a child, and what are the consequences of removing or restoring it? Since there's no clear consensus ...

Inserting gauze coated with an antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment into a wisdom tooth extraction site may control dry socket, infection, and pain. The findings come from a study published earlier this ...

The outcomes of early extraction of FPM include a decrease in post extraction space, accelerated development and eruption of the SPM and third molar, a decrease in caries and/or fillings on proximal ...

Nonopioids were noninferior on days 2 and 3 and during the postoperative period, with all confidence intervals within the margin of noninferiority. HealthDay News — For patients undergoing impacted ...