Dentistry

Why Do We Have Wisdom Teeth?

The last teeth to develop can cause havoc for the rest of your healthy mouth. Yet there’s growing controversy about whether we really need to have them taken out.Just as you enter adulthood, your wisdom teeth make their presence known in the far reaches of your mouth. Wisdom teeth officially the third molars  are the

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First-Ever Study Shows E-Cigarettes Cause Damage To Gum Tissue

  A University of Rochester Medical Center study suggests that electronic cigarettes are as equally damaging to gums and teeth as conventional cigarettes.The study, published in Oncotarget, was led by Irfan Rahman, Ph.D. professor of Environmental Medicine at the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry, and is the first scientific study to address e-cigarettes and their

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