For some reason, the event that separates childhood and adulthood, for me, was getting my wisdom teeth removed. Odd, I know. Something more like going to college, or puberty or my first time trying ...

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 ...

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 ...

Carol Evans' oral surgeon told her she was too heavy to have her tooth removed under anesthetic. It was the wake-up call she needed to lose 100 pounds through diet and exercise. She says she got ...

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 ...