People who have grown wisdom teeth know that when the wisdom teeth are inflamed, the face is painful and swollen, not to mention eating, it is laborious to open the mouth and swallow.

But wisdom teeth are far more dangerous than that.

Wisdom teeth, actually called the third molar, are the four innermost teeth, divided into orthodontically positioned wisdom teeth and impacted wisdom teeth.

Impacted wisdom teeth can cause a number of hazards to the mouth:

Lead to pericoronitis: Pericoronitis commonly known as wisdom tooth inflammation, it will not only bring pain to patients, but also cause more serious infection.

Prone to caries: Impacted wisdom teeth often impaction food because of incorrect location, and are not easy to clean, not only resulting in their own prone to tooth decay, but also lead to the previous molar tooth decay and gum inflammation.

Resulting in crowded dentition: The pressure of impacted wisdom teeth on the front teeth may cause the dentition to be crowded, resulting in uneven dentition, and people with corrected teeth may also cause the dentition to become uneven again due to the pressure of impacted wisdom teeth.

The patient is prone to biting the oral mucosa: Impacted wisdom teeth in the upper jaw are often tilted towards the cheek, which often leads to biting the buccal mucosa, resulting in mucosal lesions.

Speaking of which, many small partners will feel that since there is so much harm, the wisdom teeth must be pulled quickly!

Must wisdom teeth be extracted?

Wisdom teeth do not all need to be removed, pulled or not pulled, need to be treated in a specific situation!

What situation does not need to pull?

1. Eruption of positive position

Wisdom teeth that erupt in the right position and can be occluded with the antithetical teeth do not need to be extracted.

In other words, this wisdom tooth grows like a normal tooth, not only can it fully grow out, the position and orientation are correct, but also has teeth opposite it, and it can bite, can function, and is easy to clean.

2. Absence of molars before wisdom teeth

For example, due to severe tooth decay leading to the removal of the front teeth, in this case, even if the wisdom teeth are not well positioned, or impacted wisdom teeth, they can be corrected by orthodontic methods, and the wisdom teeth can be used, or they can be reserved for autologous tooth transplantation according to the circumstances.

3. Wisdom teeth that have no effect on adjacent teeth and no eruption

This kind of wisdom tooth is completely embedded in the bone and does not touch the front tooth, because it is not connected to the outside world, it will not be infected by bacteria, and it will not break the front tooth, so it is basically unnecessary to pull.

However, regular visits are needed to observe the growth of wisdom teeth in time.

But unfortunately

Most of the time

Wisdom tooth

It’s either crooked or impacted!

Crooked or impacted, there’s only one choice —

Draw! Draw! Draw!

There are three major situations in which teeth must be extracted:

Impacted wisdom teeth

There is no corresponding tooth on the top/bottom

Cause other diseases (such as cysts)

However, even if there is a need to remove wisdom teeth, tooth extraction is not always available, there are the following circumstances are not recommended to remove wisdom teeth:

Acute inflammation stage: the wisdom teeth are still inflamed, such as pain, swollen face and other symptoms;

Have a more serious medical condition, such as abnormal blood clotting function, serious heart disease, etc.

A history of postoperative radiotherapy for head and facial malignancies, dental extraction is not recommended within 3-5 years;

Severe and poorly controlled cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as acute myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction within six months;

Menstrual period and pregnancy, according to the specific condition of the comprehensive assessment, non-emergency can be postponed surgery;

If you are taking certain drugs that may affect healing after tooth extraction, such as bisphosphonates such as zoledronic acid or certain chemotherapy drugs, consult an oncologist.

Find out you have wisdom teeth, or have wisdom teeth but don’t have any symptoms and don’t know whether to have them removed? Can I pull it out? When to pull it out? You can go to a professional medical institution for examination, and then determine the surgical plan after a comprehensive and systematic evaluation by a professional doctor.

If you are not sure whether you have wisdom teeth, go to a professional medical institution to check the film, the dentist will give professional guidance according to the film results.