Your wisdom teeth are the last teeth to break through, or erupt. Usually, they erupt in the late teens or early twenties. According to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), “Anthropologists note that the rough diet of early humans resulted in the excessive wear of their teeth. Normal drifting of the teeth to compensate for this wear ensured that space was available for most wisdom teeth to erupt by adolescence. The modern diet, which is much softer, and the popularity of orthodontic tooth straightening procedures produce a fuller dental arch, which quite commonly doesn’t leave room …read more

A study published in the March issue of the Archives of Surgery, shows that people who have accidents that result in severe injury can still have pain a year later.
The study, which involved over 3000 patients, found that almost 63% of the patients complained of pain related to their injury 12 months after the trauma. Although the subjects were aged between 18 and 84 years old, prolonged pain was most often reported in subjects who were between age 35 and 44 years of age and least commonly reported in those between 75 to 84 years of age.
A little over 44% …read more