A breakthrough device and technique using tape made from pig tissue to seal severed nerves may transform how oral surgeries are performed and patients recover,

Reiki, a healing therapy that involves a transfer of energy via gentle touch, may be linked to a reduction in pain after wisdom tooth surgery

Dr. Tom Giacobbi is back, highlighting another dental product that can make things easier inside your practice. In this installment of Just a Minute, Doc,

Dentists probably shouldn’t prescribe prophylactic antibiotics to third-molar surgery patients since the overall rate of postoperative infections is low, according to a study published recently

Many times, mandibular third molars may be extracted preventively due to impaction and crowding concerns, however, no real consensus exists among clinicians. The study was

Orthodontists may be more likely to support early extraction of third molars to prevent crowding and cavities, while oral surgeons focus on avoiding pericoronitis and

What jaw shape traits are considered ideal in women? Belgian researchers have identified angles that may help guide procedures to give women the ideal jaw

Using tranexamic acid during orthognathic surgery may reduce blood loss and the amount of irrigation fluids needed and increases surgical site quality. The review was

Bone graft materials contaminated with tuberculosis (TB) were used in three dozen dental and medical procedures, causing infections in five people, including one who died,

RevBio has been given approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to start a 20-patient trial to study the safety and efficacy of

A group at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) suggests that bone repair can be improved in large bone lesions by injecting a combination of