A cavity, jaw problems, or even stress could be at the root of your toothache, dentists say. Here are reasons your teeth hurt and how to find relief.

Aside from a clean bill of health (no cavities or other issues at all in 22 years), dentist still wants the wisdom teeth out as a preventative measure and since things are a bit crowded.<BR><BR>I ...

Since wisdom teeth are no longer essential to the human body, they can cause many health complications while growing in. "As humans have evolved, the oral cavity has become smaller, and many ...

Nizil Shah/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA A so-called impacted wisdom tooth happens more often in the lower jaw than in the upper jaw. In cases where wisdom teeth are only partially up, people can ...

Wisdom teeth typically affect young people between the ages of 17 and 25. A wisdom tooth is a third molar in the back of the mouth. Some people have no issues when their third set of molars appears.

Well, that is because adults have a full set of 32 teeth, made of incisors, canines, pre-molars and molars. Your wisdom teeth fall into the latter category and are located at the back of your mouth.

“Cavities are the small holes that occur as a result of sugar build up in our mouths, which causes damage to the teeth,” explained Dr Farzana Hameed Salhi, GP Dentist, Aster Beauty Clinic, Al ...

In cases where wisdom teeth are only partially up, people can sometimes experience pain, tooth decay or gum inflammation, which is why they have them pulled by a dentist.