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How Jaws Shrink With Age and Does This Affect Wisdom Teeth Crowding?

Posted on 13. Nov, 2011 by wisdom.

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A recent article titled “A 40 years follow-up of dental arch dimensions and incisor irregularity in adults.” by Nokolasos, Tsiopas, Maria Nilner, Lars Bondemark, and Krister Bjerklin, appearing the The European Journal of Orthodontics Advance Access published October 19, 2011, explores how the jaw is affected over a 40 year time period. The study started in 1949 [...]

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Wisdom of Having that Tooth Removed: AAOMS Response

Posted on 13. Nov, 2011 by wisdom.

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Recently I indicated in a post over here http://blog.teethremoval.com/wisdom-teeth-advice-and-new-dental-schools/ that a New York Times article was run on September 5, 2011, by Roni Caryn Rabin which was titled “Wisdom of Having That Tooth Removed.” This article is located here http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/health/06consumer.html Recently a Letter to the Editor of the New York Times was written by the [...]

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What to Do about the Fourth Molar: Similar Management Strategies as the Third Molar aka Wisdom Tooth?

Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by wisdom.

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So wisdom teeth are also known as third molars but did you know that there are also fourth molars in a small subset of patients? A recent study was performed by the United States at an Air Base in Japan which is currently in press to appear in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery [...]

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Do I Really Need to Remove My Wisdom Teeth?

Posted on 02. Nov, 2011 by wisdom.

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A few days ago an article titled “Do I Really Need to Remove My Wisdom Teeth? appeared in Community Magazine by Jacques Doueck located at http://www.communitym.com/article.asp?article_id=101936 The article opens with “I was prompted to write this article because of two adult patients who suffered severe damage, infection, and swelling because they delayed taking out wisdom teeth. [...]

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Wisdom Teeth Advice and New Dental Schools

Posted on 29. Oct, 2011 by wisdom.

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A new article in the New York Times titled “Wisdom of Having that Tooth Removed” written by Roni Caryn Rabin published September 5, 2011, is an interesting articles for those considering whether or not to have healthy wisdom teeth extracted. The article is located at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/health/06consumer.html The article explores some of the issues regarding whether [...]