A 23-year-old woman in São Paulo, Brazil, has died from an infection after a wisdom tooth extraction. The case has been registered as a suspicious death and will be investigated by the Civil Police.

A 17-year-old boy in Osaka Prefecture died after undergoing wisdom tooth removal surgery, reportedly due to improper anesthesia procedures, according to police. The incident took place last year at a ...

Wisdom tooth surgery is painful. But, a new study from the University of Michigan has some troubling numbers: Young people between the ages of 13-30 who filled prescriptions for opioids after the ...

More than 50 percent of opioids prescribed to patients after surgical tooth extraction, like wisdom teeth removal, go unused by patients, according to a new study published in the journal of Drug and ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) – A 17-year-old in Colorado is in need of a lung transplant after a routine wisdom teeth removal surgery led to the discovery of a rare autoimmune disease.

That throbbing pain in the back of your jaw might have you thinking about wisdom teeth removal. You’ve likely heard stories from friends or family about their own experiences. It seems like almost ...

Wisdom teeth removal, a common procedure typically performed during the teen years, may contribute to long-term drug use. Scientists from the University of Michigan studied how opioid painkillers ...