Do you have to have your wisdom pulled in the dentist office if they are already exposed?
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Yes sometimes, because even though they are exposed, they take space from other tooth and that is how your teeth begin to twist.
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No.  Your wisdom teeth can stay in your mouth if they are in the correct postion to fall down next to your other molars.  However, most of the time, they grow in at an angle and will impact the molars around it, thus having to be removed.
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i highly suggest you mention it to the referring dentist and i would also let the director of the oral surgeons office know as well, but know that all offices have their off days:) a good reason for having all the doors open is for their safety! i know you have heard of surgeons groping their patients when they are sedated?! well that's why the doors are open and also if their is a problem the nurses can hear and see.\nnot to mention they should have sent you information ahead of time explain your options and given you a post op instructions explain gauze, ricing exc.
165903
sometimes u don't until you go to the dentist.....
398674
Yes.  It's not as common here in the United States as in other, 3rd world nations. If a tooth becomes infected and left untreated or not treated early enough, the infection can spread to the blood stream-which commonly becomes fatal. It's highly important to practive good hygiene as well as visit your dentist regularly.  Even those who practice good oral hygeine, can still get a cavity.  Some cavities stay small and unnoticed for a while.  Which is why going to the dentist, and getting the exam and x-ray can allow for early detection and prevention.
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I think you need to consult with your dentist.
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WISDOM TEETH: IS IT WISE TO REMOVE THEM?\n\nCommon misunderstandings surround their name origin, removal reasons and pain sources\n\nWisdom teeth, also known as third molars, are the last teeth to grow in the back of\nthe mouth. Common misunderstandings surround their name origin, removal reasons and\npain sources, according to the Academy of General Dentistry, an organization of\ngeneral dentists dedicated to continuing education. \n\n"The name 'wisdom teeth' is age related - third molars don't erupt until teenage\nyears and beyond, when people theoretically are more wise to the world," says Trey\nPetty, DDS, FAGD, spokesperson for the Academy of General Dentistry.\n\nCommon reasons for wisdom teeth removal include impaction, pain and crowding of the\nother teeth, which are typical tooth growth characteristics.\n\n"If wisdom teeth are not visible, they are impacted or unable to erupt due to space\nand size limitations," says Dr. Petty. "Impacted teeth don't have enough room to grow,\nand will lay beneath the gums, which may or may not be a problem." \n\nPain and tooth crowding are also top wisdom teeth problems. "Adults have forgotten\nwhat normal pain from a growing tooth feels like," says Dr. Petty. Complications also\ncan arise when wisdom teeth partially erupt. The broken gum acts as a breeding ground\nfor bacteria and germs. \n\n"When wisdom teeth partially erupt, food gets caught in the gums and may cause an\ninfection, swelling, growth of a tumor or cyst and pain," says Dr. Petty. "If this\nhappens, consult a dentist before problems worsen and affect overall oral health."\n\n"If wisdom teeth have erupted, the key to preserving them is maintaining good oral\nhealth by brushing twice a day and going to see a dentist twice a year," says\nDr. Petty.
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I have to strongly disagree with some of the above opinions.\nThe upper wisdoms usually come out as you say, pointing outwards and backwards because there is no bone at the rear to impinge them. Most people have only a little annoyance from them, and often leave them in place. However, they are impossible to clean on the outside unless you are super-dedicated. Usually they will decay and crumble until you have pain and need to have them removed. They are easy extractions in 95% of cases - I could get my assistant to flick them out.\nThe bottom wisdoms are by far the more troublesome. They tend to get stuck (impacted) under either the gum or against the molars in front. Typically, when they first stick thru, many people have gum infections (pericoronitis) until they give up and have them extracted. Some people don't get gum problems, so they leave them in place. However, this time the decay will often occur where the wisdom touches the molar in front, this causing heaps of damage to the molar in front. So you might lose 2 teeth instead of just 1. Unfortunately, lower wisdoms are harder to remove because of the upward sloping bone behind them, and the molar in front getting in the way.\nIT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO REMOVE THE LOWER WISDOMS. So if you can, remove all 4 if there is ANY sign of impactions. If you wait for pain, you are going to make it harder for both you and the dentist.
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Yes- they can hurt coming in whether they are growing in fine or not.  If your dentist hasn't already, it would be adviseble to have an x-ray done to confirm that they are coming in ok and straight.
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They will begin by sedating you.  You will be out during the procedure.  Then he will make an incision.  He will use several instruments to wiggle the tooth out.  If the tooth is difficult or under bone, he will have to use the drill.  Like I said, you will not know what is going on.  After your teeth come out, your both sides of your mouth will be stuffed with gauze, which you bite down.  Most likely, you will not have stiches.  Then you will go to a recovery room and wait for about 30 minutes.  Then you will be sent home with prescriptions and a blunt-tiped (not sharp) syringe.  You will use that after getting up, after eating, and before bed to irrigate your lower sockets.  You do this because food can get trapped in your sockets.  Also, do not drink from a straw or smoke for at least a week or you may get a dry socket.  If this happens, you will go back to the oral surgeons office to have it packed.  Dry sockets hurt very bad.  you will know if you get one.  It is nothing to be afraid of.  I promise...
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Before I answer your question I just want to state that I am a Dental Technologist not a Dentist. Dental Technologists only make dental prosthesis with a prescription from a Dentist and we do not give out medical advice.  Thus, any comments I make are just personal thoughts and should not be taken as medical advice. So GO TO YOUR DENTIST!!!!!\n\nNow to answer your question, go to a dentist ASPA. It might just be your tooth is impacted and you need your wisdom tooth extracted but it might be something else. For the pain there is not much you can do that is not over the counter other then takes a pain killer
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wisdom teeth are nothing but the 3rd molars , and is the last tooth to be errupted in the mouth , it erupts between the age of 17 - 21 years , not every person needs to to be pulled out , it depends whether the wisdom tooth has got suffiecient space for errupting in the space provided by your jaw , when ever there is insufficient space the wisdom tooth gets impacted and gives u pain and some times sweeling and infection of gums around the partly errupted wisdom tooth which is called pericorinitis . so the persons in which wisdom has got impacted, should get their tooth to be extracted .\n\n it doesn't fall out or exfoliate itself as its not a milk tooth , its a permanent tooth which errupts at age of 17 - 21
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Smarts!  Get it?  Wisdom teeth?  Smarts?  Oh...never mind!\n\nMany people's wisdom teeth don't really "come in", if you have pain--see your dentist.  Did your dentist ever mention whether or not you have room for these teeth?  If you do then that's great....but they will be sore whilst growing in.\n\nGood luck....sorry about my joke earlier.
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Listen to your dentist, or if you don't trust him, get a second opinion from another dentist.
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If he is a smart dentist, he is not going to give you extracted teeth.  They are a biohazard and should be disposed of accordingly.
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Your dentist, when pulling out the wisdom teeth, should have told you want type of stitches they are -- whether they will dissolve or need to be removed.\n\nIn most cases though, especially with this location, the stitches will be the dissolving kind.
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Ask the dentist. If they give you anesthesia then maybe.