JOMS study: Early removal of unerupted wisdom teeth results in positive gum outcomes
Share this article Share this article ROSEMONT, Ill., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Certain gum disease-related variables improve five years after the early removal of nearby unerupted wisdom teeth in young patients, according to a new study. In the study published in the March issue of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), average probing pocket depth (PPD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) of the teeth – the second molars – are variables that improve over time after removal of the a...