See more conditions. Request Appointment. Wisdom teeth removal: When is it necessary? Products and services. My dentist suggested I have my wisdom teeth removed, but they're not causing problems. Is wisdom teeth removal necessary? Answer From Thomas J. Salinas, D. Thank you for Subscribing Our Housecall e-newsletter will keep you up-to-date on the latest health information.
Please try again. Something went wrong on our side, please try again. Show references Wisdom teeth. American Dental Association. Accessed Nov. There may be some bruising of the skin of your face that can take up to a fortnight to fade away. The application of an ice pack during the first 24 hours post-operatively may help. Do not apply the ice pack directly to your skin - wrap the ice pack in a towel first. The older you are having a wisdom tooth removed the longer it will take to recover.
Local anaesthetic - this is an injection into gum surrounding the wisdom tooth, rather similar to that you may have had at your dentist for a filling. The injection takes a couple of minutes to numb the area and means that you will feel no pain while the wisdom tooth is removed. Local anaesthetic and intravenous sedation — in addition to a local anaesthetic injection you can be given an injection into your arm.
This makes you feel relaxed and less aware of the procedure. You are awake but patients frequently have little or no memory of the operation. It is important to keep the extraction sites as clean as possible for the first few weeks after surgery. It may be difficult to clean your teeth around the sites of the extraction because it is sore and if this is the case it is best to keep the area free from food debris by gently rinsing with a mouthwash or warm salt water dissolve a flat teaspoon of kitchen salt in a cup of warm water commencing on the day after surgery.
Usually it will be necessary to take a few days off work and avoid strenuous exercise for this time. Depending on the type of anaesthetic used you may well not be able to drive 24 hours after intravenous sedation and for 48 hours after a general anaesthetic. British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Find out more here. The assessment and treatment of oral and maxillofacial conditions can be complex and, at times, confusing for patients.
Find more information about your treatment here. In this section you can browse and find the various common symptoms and conditions that the maxillofacial surgeons manage. Your Surgeon may have recommended a particular procedure for you.
Use this section as a guide to search for the procedure you may need. By then, we will have lost all of our baby teeth, and the adult set has taken their place. In most cases, wisdom teeth need to be removed because they affect the rest of the teeth. But they must erupt, so instead can grow from various angles in the jaw — even horizontally.
Other dentists go as far as recommending extraction at a young age before the teeth and jawbone develop fully. Younger patients recover faster, and there are much lower chances of impacted wisdom tooth growth and infections in adulthood.
For most patients, pain is a telltale sign that their wisdom teeth have erupted and may need extraction. Others include recurring infections in the soft tissue behind the last teeth, cysts, tumours, damage to neighbouring teeth, tooth decay, and gum disease.
Wisdom teeth removal involves extracting the impacted teeth and restoring nearby damaged teeth that may have been affected. Combined with an x-ray to confirm their position and growth, your dentist will recommend wisdom teeth removal based on the shape of your mouth and the health of the other teeth. Wisdom teeth removal is especially ideal in young adulthood when these molars are still healthy, as jawbones become harder with age and teeth tougher to remove.
This causes pain, bite problems, and overcrowding, making it difficult to brush and floss effectively and eventually lead to cavities or tooth decay. Infections that get under your gums can affect nerves or enter the blood stream, becoming a condition called sepsis that effects the rest of the body. Sepsis can be a serious and life-threatening disease. In addition to preventing cavities and disease, wisdom tooth extraction has the added benefit of easing simple discomfort. Alleviated pressure, lessened gum sensitivity, and relieved tooth sensitivity are all made possible by the removal of those pesky third molars.
The result is an improved quality of life and fewer limitations on which food and drink you can enjoy.
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