Human tooth regrowth trials are underway in Japan, raising hopes that missing teeth could one day grow back naturally.
Having a tooth pulled out can feel like an instant fix. The pain goes, the infection clears, and life moves on. But what many people do not realise is that tooth extraction can have lasting ...
New figures released on 17 February show that 33,976 tooth extractions were carried out in children in 2025 due to tooth decay. 1 This equates to a young person, aged between 0 and 19, needing a tooth ...
Certain types and positions of tooth extractions may put patients at risk for developing a temporomandibular disorder (TMD) after having a tooth pulled, according to a study recently published in ...