Wisdom Teeth

Horizontally Impacted Wisdom Teeth on Both Sides

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An interesting article titled “Impacted Third Molars, A Rare Occurrence of Identical Bilateral Impacted Mandibular Third Molars in Linguo-Buccal Location: A Case Report” written by Shaul Hameed Kolarkodi and et al. appears in Cureus (vol. 13, no. 12, e20858). The article describes the case of a 20 year old man who had bilateral horizontally impacted lower wisdom teeth which found on a panoramic radiograph and also later confirmed with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging. In the article the authors described how impacted wisdom teeth are when they cannot erupt into the proper position. They mention how doctors encounter many types of impaction of wisdom teeth teeth and mention how having horizontally impacted lower wisdom teeth on both sides is rare. Impacted wisdom teeth can happen due to a lack of space or a pathological change that can disrupt the … Read more

Charli XCX Latest Celebrity to Have Wisdom Teeth Removed

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Charli XCX is the latest celebrity to have wisdom teeth removed. In the past many other celebrities who have had wisdom teeth extracted have been discussed on this site. See for example the posts Celebrities who have had Wisdom Teeth Extracted and Recent Celebrities to have Wisdom Teeth Removal. Charli XCX, who real name is Charlotte Emma Aitchison, is a 30 year old English singer and songwriter. Charli shared a photo of her lying in a hospital bed on Thursday January 5th, 2023. In the photo she is seen with with giant gauze pack in her mouth, a monitoring device connected to her forehead, one shoulder falling out of her hospital gown, and the other shoulder with a blood pressure cuff. In the caption of the photo Charli said, “all my wisdom has gone. dumb and inexplicable decisions only from now on.” Charli … Read more

If you Have Bleeding Gums you May Need More Vitamin C

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An interesting article titled “Bleeding tendency and ascorbic acid requirements: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials” written by P. P. Hujoel et al., appears in the 2021 edition of Nutrition Reviews (Vol. 79, no. 9, pp. 964–975). The authors sought out to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials on whether ascorbic acid also known as Vitamin C supplementation leads to less bleeding of the gums on gentle probing also described as gingival bleeding tendency and (2) to relate Vitamin C plasma levels to bleeding of the eye known as retinal hemorrhaging. In the study, the authors investigated 15 prior clinical trials in six: India, Indonesia, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and United States, with 1,140 participants with 97.4% of them being healthy, with measures of gingival bleeding tendency. The authors also looked at data from … Read more

Patient Stress Impact on Tooth Extraction Complications

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An interesting article titled “The potential role of patient stress in rates of dental post-extraction complication” written by McDowall appears in the 2014 edition of Oral Surgery (vol. 7, pp. 162-167). The article explores whether stress, alcohol and tobacco use impacts the complication rate experienced after a tooth extraction. The authors recruited patients for the study who were at least 16 years old and having at least one tooth extracted. The patients were asked to fill out questionnaires incorporating the Global Measure of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Fast Alcohol Screening Test (FAST) and questions related to tobacco use. The PSS consists of fourteen questions designed to determine how stressful the persons life is and higher scores indicated greater perceived stress. The FAST consists of four questions designed to determine the frequency too much alcohol consumption and higher scores indicate … Read more

Illinois Man Dies From Too Much Anesthesia While Having Teeth Extracted

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A 51 year old man from Illinois died after having five teeth extacted in July 2021. He had has teeth extracted by an oral surgeon in Lake County which is North of Chicago. During the procedure he was given as given a single dose of 200 milligrams propofol. There was no anesthesiologist present and the oral surgeon was the one also administrating the anesthesia. During the tooth extractions, the man stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. Emergency responders were called and when they arrived took the man to a hospital where he died the next day. According to statements from the Lake County Coroner there was too high of a dose of propofol given and this dose would cause a person to not breathe. Further, the oral surgeon did not supply supplemental oxygen until the tooth extractions were already … Read more