Must I have my wisdom teeth pulled out?
Long wisdom teeth don't have to be pulled out.
Although wisdom teeth have little effect, tooth extraction is expensive after all, and the pain and later influence of tooth extraction can not be ignored. Generally speaking, if the support never or rarely causes discomfort or abnormal reaction, keep it and ignore it.
When should wisdom teeth be extracted?
1, wisdom teeth decay
Generally, common cavities should be preserved as far as possible, and restoration measures should be taken as far as possible. But if wisdom teeth are decayed, the situation will be different, especially those adjacent teeth, which are not only difficult to repair, but also easy to involve other teeth, so they should be removed.
2. Harm to oral cavity
If the tip of wisdom teeth is aligned with the oral side wall, it is very easy to puncture the oral side wall and lead to traumatic oral ulcer. If this happens for a long time, it will cause infection and various oral problems, and this situation will also be removed.
3. Infringe on adjacent teeth
If the wisdom tooth falls on the second molar due to the lack of eruption and impaction space, it is difficult to clean the second molar, or even the tooth is partially absorbed, causing discomfort or toothache to the patient, this situation should also be removed.
What are the health risks of wisdom teeth?
1, Hazard 1: Impacted wisdom teeth often fail to establish a normal occlusal relationship with the contralateral mandibular teeth, which can lead to symptoms such as snapping of the temporomandibular joint, mouth opening pain, night grinding and so on for a long time, which has a great impact on the physical and mental health of young people.
2. Hazard 2: Most wisdom teeth grow forward and are impacted, which forms a 45-degree angle with the second molar, resulting in embedded food debris formed around the crown, which will cause pulpitis and severe pain for a long time.
3. Hazard 3: Pericoronitis will occur when wisdom teeth are in abnormal position for a long time, which is easy to occur. At the same time, impacted wisdom teeth are also the focus of trigeminal neuralgia.
4. Hazard 4: It is very difficult to clean up the food residue easily accumulated between wisdom teeth and second molars. After a long time, it will destroy the tooth tissue and cause a series of pains, which will affect eating in severe cases.