Doctors may recommend tooth extraction if you have tooth decay, infection, or crowding. Cost can vary by your location, whether the tooth is impacted, and if you need additional teeth removed. While ...

Tooth extraction, or the removal of a tooth, is a relatively common procedure for adults, even though their teeth are meant to be permanent. Here are a few of the reasons someone may need to get a ...

The Third City Community Clinic will have an adult tooth extraction clinic on Oct. 17. People who want to get services from the extraction clinic must call the Third City Community Clinic at (308) 398 ...

Q. I have a 4-year-old Yorkie named Millie. I was brushing her teeth and noticed that she has what looks like extras. They are smaller teeth right next to the fangs, and she has four of them. Are ...

Q: I have worked in dentistry all my adult life. One dentist I worked for instructed patients after extractions to bite on a wet tea bag if bleeding continued. He told them to use a plain old Lipton ...

After the removal of a wisdom tooth, a person may find it beneficial to eat soft foods because they do not require chewing. For example, this may include soup, smoothies, yogurt, or oatmeal. Wisdom ...

More than 80% of adults 60 years and older in Illinois had no dental insurance, and more than a quarter said their oral health was only fair or poor in a recent study, published in the Journal of ...