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Wisdom teeth present a curious problem in the world of dentistry. In general, dentists do not like to extract living teeth unless it is called for, in the case when it is very decayed and infected.

It sometimes seems like the only reason we still have wisdom teeth are to make dentists money. After all, these teeth do not erupt when the other teeth do, frequently not having enough space to erupt as a result, and are the most likely candidates for inflammation and tooth decay.

A recent study by King’s College was done about people who suffered some sort of nerve damage after implantation. This is a very important study, and one that can be quoted as the beginning of a new era. It deals with how and why patients get nerve damage from dental implants, and how often this happens. This is important, given the increasing popularity of dental implants.

The process of getting dental implants is mysterious to many patients, but we hope to shine a light on this routine oral surgery in an informative article about dental implant surgery.

No, getting dental implants is not painful, even if it is an invasive oral surgery.

Oral surgery is always very scary to patients. Surgery is bad enough, but to imagine such a thing done in a place as delicate and as frequently used on a daily basis as the mouth is just unsettling.

When looking at consent forms on the internet and in dental practices across the globe, one comes across a rather troubling observation. Almost all of them state that having diabetes is a condition that can exclude you from your guarantee.