Usually, the socket—the hole in the bone where the tooth ... occurring in only 0.5% to 5.6% of extractions, usually after wisdom tooth removal. Dry sockets can be painful since nerve endings ...

Nancy Joseph went to the dentist for a wisdom tooth extraction in January. Then she ended up in the emergency room. "I was in ...

Depending on various factors, a dentist or an oral surgeon will remove a person’s wisdom teeth. When getting ready for the removal or extraction ... resuming work after 3 to 4 days.

A woman in China who suffered ongoing pain after having the wrong tooth ... from Anhui province in eastern China, underwent a wisdom tooth extraction at the Anqing Municipal Hospital on March ...