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 ...

After getting a tooth removed, white tissue made of blood vessels, white blood cells, and collagen may form in the tooth socket as part of the healing process. But if you have symptoms of an infection ...

An 8-year-old girl has died in Tolima, Colombia, after undergoing a "simple" tooth extraction. In a local television broadcast, the relatives of the little girl said that she suffered an unexpected ...

The second step of the treatment was to perform an atraumatic extraction. Atraumatic means less damage to the bone surrounding the root and less pressure on the root of the tooth, allowing removal of ...

In this clinical case, techniques will be illustrated that can make crown removal, extractions, and grafting more simple, predictable, and efficient procedures, regardless of overall extraction and ...

We have two sets of teeth during our lifetime. These are primary (baby) teeth and adult teeth. People typically have 20 primary teeth and 32 adult teeth. It’s also possible to have an extra, or ...