New Study: Use of Opioids for Wisdom Tooth Removal Pain Poses Risk

Millions of healthy adolescents and young adults have their wisdom teeth pulled every year. Two of my three children had their impacted wisdom teeth extracted and undoubtedly the third will have his out when the time is right. In fact, wisdom tooth extraction is so common that it’s practically become a rite of passage for teens and young adults in this country. And oral surgeons often prescribe serious medication to treat the pain associated with those extractions and they prescribe that medi...