Posts Tagged ‘ wisdom teeth’

What is Maxillofacial Surgery?

…   An exact literal definition of oral and maxillofacial surgery when taken from the dictionary would be as follows: Surgery 1. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of injury, deformity, and disease by manual and instrumental means. 2. A surgical operation or procedure, especially one involving the removal or […]

At what age does my child need his/her wisdom teeth removed?

How do you know when it is time for your child to have his or her wisdom teeth removed?  All children progress at different rates, both physically and emotionally.  Most children will have their wisdom teeth extracted somewhere between the ages of 15 through 21, although some children may never need to have their wisdom […]