Is it necessary to get your wisdom teeth pulled out?
971015
Why remove a wisdom tooth?  This is a lower, but the same thing can happen on the upper if you don't have room for the tooth.\n\nhttp://www.members.aol.com/swf08302/wizdk.jpg shows one reason.  This is what can happen by the time you are 40 or 50 if you leave a wisdom tooth in place when it is impacted.  The red arrows on the x-ray show the grey area that has decayed due to the wisdom tooth being present under the gum.  The tooth shown is the exact same tooth shown in the x-ray, but turned so you can see the cavity.  Food and bacteria can get down there and you can't clean it out.  Eventually, it makes a cavity in the tooth next to the wisdom tooth and makes it so you have to have BOTH teeth removed.
40835
If you are eligible for medicaid, and the way your teeth are affect your ability to speak or eat, I think that having them fixed would be covered.  I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled out and medicaid covered it because they were causing my teeth to croud and become crooked.  Call your local clinic.  There is usually a clinic for low income people in most cities.  Quite possibly, if they cause you to be depressed and you can get a diagnosis of depression, insurance may cover it for that reason too... I think you should look into it.
921955
Your doctor will know the best because he has seen the tooth.\n\nSometimes putting people on antibiotics if the tooth is causing an infection is done so that it will be easier to get numb.    \n\nHowever some of the answers that were posted were not correct.  \n\nFrom one of the main oral surgery books by Peterson: "The perils of tooth extraction in the presence of swelling is a myth that has been passed from one generation of dentists to another."  He goes on to list the studies and results that show that taking a tooth out at the time it is infected actually had less problems than waiting.  "The patients who had recieved the early treatment recovered more rapidly and required subsequent incision and drainage (of an infection) less frequently than in those patients in whom the treatment was delayed.  In addition, those with later extractions had a greatly increased incidence of extraoral drainage."\n\nHowever, I would trust your doctor and as I said there are times when it is ok to wait, especially if the problem is not that serious and to make it easier to numb you up.
710283
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.
699933
no i think you have been told porky pies. although they are very difficult teeth to remove, i doubt you need any bone removal at all. usually you only need bone removed on wisdom teeth becasue they may be impacted, just go to your dentist for a consult and have a talk and get quotes first.\ngood luck
894780
Try an oral surgeon.  They regurarly use IV sedation to assist patients in extraction - expect it to be costly.
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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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no it will actually be a little more difficult to get them out but you may get away without stitches if there is no incision necessary.  either way it sucks but you shouldn't know anything about it since you'll be knocked out.  personally, i prefer to take out erupted third molars just cause i don't have to wonder where they are.
776263
Probably.  The case must be approved by Invisalign before they even make it.  If you have wisdom teeth that caused your problem in the first place, why try to fix the problem without addressing the cause.  They probably would not even make the case.
1143618
Getting your wisdom teeth out is NOTHING compared to the pain of them growing and crowding your other teeth!!   Bring something to clench that fits into the palm of your hands like a rolled up newspaper or a beanie baby...it helps to squeeze it when you feel anxious..I'm not kidding, it works!  You'll see!  Besides, it's gonna be a peice of cake, cuz I already said a little prayer 4 u.......
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If you are going to an Oral Surgeon, he may be very involved and thorough with the exam.  He'll do through your medical history, dental exam, do an occlusal analysis, maybe manipulate your jaw, palpate your muscles and maybe use a Doppler.  If your are in pain right now, it may be uncomfortable when you see him/her.  But then again, pain depends on your personal threshold. Set aside maybe an hour of sitting on the dental chair.
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An impacted tooth, by definition, is one that is likely never to come through the gum at all.  If they're not causing trouble, I'd leave it be.  When I was 22, I had impacted wisdom teeth and the dentist was just eager as all heck to get them surgically removed, before they caused infections and all manner of terrible problems.  At 24, they were partially impacted, and I was still getting the speech, although the list of terrible problems changed some.  They began to push my front teeth out of alignment, which spazzed the dentist out further.\n\nAt 27, my jaw has grown enough to accomodate 32 teeth, they are completely emerged, my teeth have drifted back into alignment, and I'm now getting the "we need to remove those in case you stop being able to floss behind them" speech.  I've talked to friends, and found out that I'm the only person among several large groups, who kept my wisdom teeth beyond age 21.  I've come to the conclusion that they were so gung-ho to remove them because so many patients have them removed, that dentists these days are unfamiliar with caring for wisdom teeth at all.\n\nDo what makes the most sense to you.  If you want to wait for a problem before deciding on a solution, feel free.  If you'd rather get it done now, for any reason, including just because you'd be more comfortable with your choice, by all means, go for it.  But don't feel like you have to do something now, just because.
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YES IT DOES. YOUR BONE STRUCTURE IN YOUR JAW CHANGES SO THE SHAPE OF YOUR CHEEK WILL ALSO CHANGE. YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE, BUT WHEN WISDOM TEETH ARE PULLED  YOUR JAW-LINE USUALLY GOES IN OR SHALL I SAY CAVE IN CAUSE THOSE TEETH ARE GONE. I TOOK DENTAL TECHNICIAN FOR 1YR AND THAT'S WHAT I LEARNED WHILE STUDYING.
983616
You will have to get your wisdom teeth removed. Due to evolution, our jaws have become smaller and we don't need as many molars as our ancestors. The meat/food we chew is not as tough. Since there is no room in most of our mouthes for our wisdom teeth, they need to be removed. Many people are being born nowadays without any wisdom teeth at all.
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Most adults don't have room in their mouths for them, causing the other teeth to crowd.  \nMore importantly though, the wisdom teeth roots will grow into your jawbone eventually and your jaw will have to be broken to have the teeth removed.
776935
If I understand your description correctly, it will probably be less recovery and less surgery than taking a tooth out.   Usually it is a few minutes which involves pushing the gums to the side and uncovering the sharp edges of the bone.
936935
If you can't buy an over the counter tooth pain reliever (ambesol or other topical to put on the tooth and gums), I would put ice on it.  It's only going to be temporary.  In the old days, people without medical care pulled the tooth - but that's not something I'd advocate if you can go to a free clinic.