Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Hormones may play a role in painful tooth extraction problem

By Melissa Busch

Hormones may be sabotaging tooth extraction healing.

May 20, 2026

Patients really worry about 3rd-molar surgeries

By Ava Barros

“Patients undergoing third molar extraction generally hold more negative preoperative expectations than what they actually experienced postoperatively,” researchers reported.

March 3, 2026

Is your digital presence making or breaking you with TMD patients?

By Ava Barros

Oral surgeons active on social media can educate patients, especially those needing temporomandibular joint replacement, reports research in the British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

October 3, 2025

Postsurgical neuropathy a wrap?

By Karie Neeley Anderson

Finally, a suture-free device may repair severed nerves, eliminating neuropathy after procedures like oral surgery.

September 25, 2025

This healing technique may ease pain after 3rd-molar surgery

By Melissa Busch

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

September 16, 2025

Talking bone grafting in the dental practice with Dr. Tom Giacobbi

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In this installment of Just a Minute, Doc, Dr. Tom Giacobbi discusses bone grafting, extractions, and what comes next.

June 20, 2025

Should antibiotics be prescribed before 3rd-molar surgery?

By Melissa Busch

Dentists probably shouldn’t prescribe prophylactic antibiotics to third-molar surgery patients, according to a new study.

June 10, 2025

When does tooth removal cause oroantral communication?

By Ava Barros

Assessing root overlap with the maxillary sinus may predict the likelihood of the complication oroantral communication after maxillary tooth extraction. This study was recently published in Clinical Oral Investigations.

May 6, 2025

Complications may arise in nearly 40% of TMJ surgeries

By Ava Barros

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) replacement surgery may have complications, most often temporary facial nerve damage, in almost 40% of cases. This study was recently published in the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery.

May 5, 2025

These factors may complicate jaw fractures

By Ava Barros

Certain factors may increase the risk of complications in mandible fracture treatment, reports a study recently published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

May 1, 2025

Should asymptomatic 3rd molars be pulled? Maybe.

By Ava Barros

Mandibular third molars may be extracted preventively due to impaction and crowding concerns, however, no real consensus exists among clinicians, asserts a study published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

March 14, 2025

Light therapy may reduce 3rd-molar surgery adverse events

By Ava Barros

Infrared laser photobiomodulation therapy may aid in recovery following lower third-molar extraction, according to a study published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice.

December 17, 2024

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