A few days ago my daughter had her wisdom teeth removed. This is a teenage rite of passage, at least for most of us. My friend, Laurie, says that she is more highly evolved because she didn’t have ...

(The Conversation) – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why do people have two sets ...

Dreams of space travel frequently begin with rockets and starry skies, not dental chairs. However, for astronauts, minor and ...

Not everyone gets wisdom teeth. I asked my friend David Carsten about it. He studied biochemistry at Washington State University. Now he’s a dentist who teaches about dental sedation and anesthesia at ...