Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Wise To Remove Wisdom Teeth?

Because of the clear harm done by unnecessary wisdom tooth extraction, the British National Health Service has adopted the following policy, “The practice of prophylactic removal of pathology-free impacted third molars should be discontinued. There is no reliable evidence to support a health benefit to patients from the prophylactic removal of pathology-free impacted teeth.”

Another fascinating post by Cure Tooth Decay.  Makes you wonder about that whole "First do no harm" thing our medical professions are founded on. 

How come cavemen had better teeth than many of us do - and yes, that's a rhetorical question.

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