Wisdom Teeth

My husband is 21 and the dentist says he needs his wisdom teeth taken out. They are not impacted but they are growing in crooked and will not grow out all the way and are causing a bacteria build up. If we wait until they all pierce through the skin can he simply get them pulled and not have oral surgery.  

[Gellia]

Hi,
If he has them pulled at any time, it's oral surgery.  Waiting with wisdom teeth that are growing crooked can make the rest of your teeth go crooked as the wisdom tooth tries to push in.  It can also give you a terribly nasty infection, pain in the jaw and tmj problems.

All in all, I'd say have them out when there are no other problems but the simple tooth removal.  Why wait until there is infection and impaction?  If they can't get out because of other teeth and they are crooked, they are impacted.  They can only cause a problem.  It's advised that teeth like this be removed.

Hope this helps.
Best to you,
Gellia

[Dav_Mfi]

Hi. I can't believe I allowed the dentist to take out my wisdom teeth a week ago, they were all in perfect alignment & functioned like perfectly normal teeth, minus one which had grown in from the side & the other one which was impacted... But I probably only had pain twice whenh they were coming through, then after that I had no pain at all again.

Since getting them out I feel my face suck in when I swallow or eat, I keep biting (& cutting) the inside of my cheeks & Iam feeling numbness on one side of my face.

The dentist even threw them out, I wanted to retrieve them so he could put them back in but he wouldn't let me as he said they were in the bin, I'm going in there again tomorrow because I need my teeth back so they can be replaced...
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Having wisdom teeth removal surgery was one of the biggest mistakes of my life, they never caused me any real problems for 29 years, they only made me feel comfortable in the mouth... This has given me the worst depression...

I want to get the word out there about this to as many people as possible, it's not a necessary surgery!

Wisdom teeth are like a spare tyres, evolution made us this way for a reason!

I just wish I did the research sooner... :0/

[Gellia]

Hi,
Actually, evolution has shortened the lower jaw, thereby making wisdom teeth (or the third molar) obsolete.  Many people today are born without them at all.  Those of us that have them, if they are crooked or impacted, it's recommended for removal.  They can have a direct relationship to the alignment of your other teeth if they have no room to erupt.  Not to mention the possibility of jaw bone problems with a tooth trying to erupt directly into it.
If there isn't sufficient room they will impact and eventually push your other teeth aside or push into the jaw bone itself.  Some have erupted out the side of the gum.  All have had to have removal.  Opposing molars are generally removed at the same time to prevent supraeruption.

If your wisdom teeth were impacted or crooked (It sounds as though 2 out of 4 were, or 50%), standard procedure is removal.  

The feeling you describe should go away as the extraction site fills in and heals.

Please give yourself some time to heal properly.  

Hope this helps.
My best to you as your extractions heal and you feel better.
Gellia