wisdom teeth surgery

College Students Win Free Wisdom Teeth Removal Surgery

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Recently, several oral surgeons have been giving away the opportunity for students to win wisdom teeth surgery for free. Normally these procedures (if doing all four wisdom teeth) can cost several thousands of dollars or more. The complementary wisdom teeth procedure is designed to help offset the cost of college expensive for students. In one case an oral surgeon in Texas, has a Wisdom for Wisdom program that offers students the opportunity to apply. The application requires entering in some basic information about the patient and dentist. It also asks the applicant to respond to the the question “What would the Wisdom For Wisdom program mean to you if you are selected?” In the fourth year of the Wisdom for Wisdom program at this Texas oral surgery practice, an 18 year old male was selected to be the winner out … Read more

Brad Pitt, Cara Delevingne, and Russell Wilson Latest Celebrities to have Wisdom Teeth Removed in 2021

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Over the years many celebrities have had wisdom teeth removed, see the posts Kylie Jenner and Sofia Richie Latest Celebrities to have Wisdom Teeth Removed in 2020, Meghan Trainor Has All Four Wisdom Teeth Removed, Celebrities who have had Wisdom Teeth Extracted, and Recent Celebrities to have Wisdom Teeth Removal. Earlier this year in 2021, three big name celebrities had wisdom teeth surgery including Brad Pitt, Cara Delevinge, and Russell Wilson. 1. Brad Pitt Brad Pitt is a famous American actor who has won an Academy award. Brad was spotted in mid April 2021, being wheeled out while sitting in a wheelchair of a medical center in California. According to sources he had wisdom teeth removed. He attempted to hide his appearance so he could not be easily recognized. However, even with doing so of his zip-up hood over his head, a pair of … Read more

Wisdom Teeth Removal Can Improve Long Term Taste

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Interesting research appears in the article “Positive Long-Term Effects of Third Molar Extraction on Taste Function,” by Dane Kim and Richard L. Doty appears in Chemical Senses, v.ol 46, pp. 1-5, 2021. The article discusses how patients in the study had improved tasting ability decades after having wisdom teeth removed. This is counter to prior studies that have adverse effects on taste after having wisdom teeth extracted which was believed to dissipate over time. In the article the researchers evaluated data from 1,255 patients who had undergone a chemosensory evaluation at the University of Pennslyvania’s Smell and Taste Center over the course of 20 years. From this group of patients, 891 patients had received wisdom teeth (third molar) extractions and 364 had not. All participants were asked to complete a sip-and-spit whole-mouth taste test with five different concentrations of sucrose, … Read more

How often do Deep Fascial Space Infections Occur After Wisdom Teeth Extraction?

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An interesting article titled “Incidence of deep fascial space infections following lower third molar removal” written by O’Connor et al. appears in the 2018 edition of Oral Surgery (vol. 11, pp. 17-21). The article seeks to explore how many infections of the deep fascial spaces occur after wisdom teeth removal. The authors say that while an infection is commonly disclosed as a complication following wisdom teeth surgery many patients may not be familiar with the fact that when an infection occurs they may have to be hospitalized, given intravenous antibiotics, and require surgery under general anesthesia which could lead to scarring. These systemic infections can involve deep fascial spaces of the neck, which can lead to endotracheal airway protection, systemic sepsis, and death. In the article a study is conducted using 723 patients who had lower wisdom teeth extracted in … Read more

Personal Injuries After Wisdom Teeth Removal

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For many wisdom teeth surgery means having surgery for an hour or so, resting up at home and eating a restricted diet for a few days at home afterwards, and then getting back on with their normal life. However, wisdom teeth removal does not always go to plan and many suffer from complications, such as described at http://www.teethremoval.com/complications.html. For some of these people, the complications can be very life altering and life changing. They may even mean life as it once was will never be the same. Many patients who suffer from complications file civil lawsuits and sue in an attempt to be awarded damages including money. Cases of personal injuries after wisdom teeth are described at http://www.teethremoval.com/dental_malpractice.html. Other examples of these cases have been discussed in past blog posts such as Was Wisdom Teeth Removal Performed Without Consent that … Read more