##Statement of the problem: Dental professionals have embraced internet as a means to enhance patient care and optimise access dental services. However, information present on is unregulated varies in quality, accuracy readability. ##Purpose study: This paper aims assess quality online relating third molars. Materials methods: Two key terms (wisdom tooth pain wisdom extraction) were entered int...

To cite: McKernon SL, Reid S, Taylor KH, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212951 DESCRIPTION A 53-year-old man presented to the A&E department at Liverpool University Dental Hospital following urgent referral from his general dental practitioner. During attempted routine extraction of the 18 (upper right wisdom tooth), his general dental ...

Despite the attainment of several adult cranial dimensions relatively early in childhood, skeletal maturity and, by consequence, adult form are typically defined by the eruption of the third molars around 17 years of age. This in turn serves as the division between subadults and adults, which is then applied to population studies of biological variation. Specifically, comparative data sets of a...