Often, wisdom teeth require extraction to avoid infection, treat an infection or avoid the teeth from causing disruption with the alignment and comfort of other teeth. Regardless of the reason your oral surgeon is recommending removing your wisdom teeth, it’s smart to read up on aftercare for the best results. The procedure is very straightforward…
Most people get their wisdom teeth removed in high school or college, but they can be removed at any time once it is deemed necessary. Generally, people wait until their dentist tells them to remove their wisdom teeth and then schedule an appointment with an oral surgeon. Coyne Oral Surgery explains why most people have…
Wisdom teeth removal is quite common with millions of extractions each year. Roughly 85 percent of all people opt to have these teeth removed either due to them being impacted, decayed or causing crowding among other teeth. Patients often want to know how to recover quickly after wisdom tooth removal so they can get back…
While wisdom teeth can be extracted on older patients, the majority are somewhere in the age range of 17-25. For many of these patients, that means heading back to school shortly after the procedure. If you are about to have your wisdom teeth removed or are the parent or guardian of a soon-to-be-patient, check out…
You’ve recently had your wisdom teeth extracted. And hopefully things are going smoothly. But no matter how well prepared you are, a post-op refresh can always help. If you want to know the best way to handle the aftercare, Dr. Cathleen Coyne has great tips, tricks and suggestions that can help you speed up the…
Wisdom teeth generally develop in a person’s late teens or early twenties. As the last set of teeth to develop, behind the second molars, they often have no place to safely erupt through the gum. Common problems include impaction, causing an infection or cyst, or damaging adjoining teeth. If wisdom teeth do erupt, they could…
Did you know that approximately one in three people are born without wisdom teeth? The lucky ones! For the rest of us, wisdom teeth removal is a likely part of early adulthood. The presence of wisdom teeth can cause pain, inflammation, and a host of other problems. When Should Wisdom Teeth Be Evaluated? At Coyne…