Oral Cancer: How Your Tooth Pain May be an Indication

Approximately 45,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer each year. Unfortunately, only about half of those diagnosed will survive for five years. Even though oral cancer treatments can be highly effective if the disease is caught early, many people either ignore or are unfamiliar with early warning signs.

Wisdom Teeth Extraction – When it’s Absolutely Necessary to Take Them Out

Having wisdom teeth removed used to be a necessity around the time that teenagers graduated from high school – before they went off to college. However, times have changed, and keeping wisdom teeth in for a bit longer is okay, as long as your health is not affected, and you look out for any signs of trouble. This leaves the question, “When is it absolutely necessary to take them out?”