Alveolar osteitis, commonly known as dry socket, is a postoperative complication following third molar (wisdom tooth) extractions. It is characterised by the premature loss of the haemostatic blood ...

Oral surgeons from Syria transplanted a third molar in a 24-year-old female with signs of infection. A 3D-printed replica of the transplanted tooth was crucial to the procedure's success, according to ...

When you are considering extracting an impacted third molar, on what information do you base your decision? The findings of a new study might help you in your next case, as researchers looked at ...