Kylie Jenner and Sofia Richie Latest Celebrities to have Wisdom Teeth Removed in 2020

Within the last week both Kylie Jenner and Sofia Richie both had their wisdom teeth removed. Both had their wisdom teeth removed on Monday February 17, 2020. In recent years many other celebrities have also had wisdom teeth surgery, see the posts Meghan Trainor Has All Four Wisdom Teeth Removed, Celebrities who have had Wisdom Teeth Extracted, and Recent Celebrities to have Wisdom Teeth Removal. Kylie Jenner is a 22 year old woman is a famous American media personality known best for appearing with her sisters on the reality television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. She also runs her own company Kylie Cosmetics. She is active on social media platforms and took to her Instagram to post a photo with the caption “Hi I got my wisdom teeth taken out. This sucks.” after she had all four wisdom teeth extracted. She … Read more

Wisdom Teeth and Mandibular Angle and Condyle Fractures

An interesting article titled “The relationship between the lower third molar (M3) and mandibular angle/condyle fractures – a systematic review” written by Akadiri et al. appears in Oral Surgery in 2017 (vol. 10, pp. e7-e16). The article seeks to determine mandibular angle/condyle fractures risk when an impacted wisdom tooth is present or not. In some studies the the presence of impacted wisdom teeth has been associated with increased risk of mandibular angle fractures which those who suggest prophylactic removal of wisdom teeth like to use as a valid reason. However in other studies there has been show an increased risk for mandibular condyle fracture after removing a wisdom tooth. The authors performed a systematic literature review and explored articles from 1970 to 2015. Articles included in the review meet a set of author defined criteria including using Kelly and Harrigan’s … Read more

Teenager Sexually Assaulted by Dental Assistant during Wisdom Teeth Removal

In the past on this site, discussion has been made of cases of sexual assault occurring during wisdom teeth removal. See for example Recent Cases of Dentist Assistant Sexual Assault During Wisdom Teeth Removal, Dentist Who Groped Patients Sentenced to Jail and http://www.teethremoval.com/sexual_assault_under_anesthesia_for_wisdom_teeth_removal.html. In recent years there seems to be more cases involving dental assistants sexually assaulting patients during wisdom teeth removal as opposed to a dentist or oral surgeon sexually assaulting a patient. Recent cases include when a dental assistant sexually assaulted 13 patients while each were having wisdom teeth extracted in 2015 and 2016 in San Diego, California, and when a dental assistant sexually assaulted a teenage woman while she was having wisdom teeth surgery in 2017 in Silver Spring, Maryland.  Recently in December 2019, an eighteen year old teenage woman scheduled for wisdom teeth removal was allegedly assaulted by … Read more

Woman wins $10,000 for paying it backward after wisdom teeth surgery

Recently on this site, an article discussed a teenage woman who won $10,000 for a hilarious video of her still under the effects of anesthesia after wisdom teeth surgery. She won the money from Americas Funniest Home Videos and also was in the running for a $100,000 prize. However, she is not the only teenage woman who has won $10,000 so far this year from a video of her still under the effects of anesthesia after wisdom teeth surgery. Another woman from the Chicago suburbs in Illinois won $10,000 from Starbucks along with 10,000 Starbucks Rewards for a video of her paying it backward while at a drive through at Starbucks while still under the effects of anesthesia from wisdom teeth sugery. The woman was inspired to make the video from Ellen DeGeneres as part of her Ellen Presents: The … Read more

Woman wins $10,000 for funny video after wisdom teeth surgery

A senior in high school from Colorado has won $10,000 for a video she submitted to the ABC television show “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (AFV). She had her wisdom teeth extracted in April 2019 and her younger brother taped her for several hours after the surgery. The woman had four severely impacted wisdom teeth extracted and had to receive extra painkillers as a result. This caused her to have some hilarious reactions while driving home after the surgery that were caught on tape. In the video, the woman’s mother removes a wad of bloody gauze from the woman’s mouth which causes her to shriek thinking that her tongue was being removed. The woman won the $10,000 prize on the January 5th, 2020, “America’s Funniest Home Videos” show, Season 30, Episode 10 titled “Prank You Very Much, Kids Getting Upset for Dumb … Read more