Do wisdom teeth need to be extracted?

  The wisdom tooth is the third molar, commonly known as the “adult tooth,” and is the last tooth in the row of teeth. This tooth erupts between the ages of 18 and 30, so it is called the “adult tooth.  The jaw bone structure does not get sufficient chewing function exercise, gradually degenerate, the amount of teeth is greater than the amount of jaw bone, so when the third molar growth is often not enough position, so that eruption difficulties, which formed the “wisdom teeth obstruction”, wisdom teeth obstruction is a common disease of young adults.  The blocked wisdom teeth can cause tooth misalignment, pericoronal gap infection, difficulty in opening mouth, second molar caries, and serious jaw bone osteomyelitis, etc.  Symptoms of long wisdom teeth: When long wisdom teeth are often due to insufficient eruption position, it can lead to incomplete eruption of wisdom teeth and ectopic or obstructed, the crown is partially exposed outside the gum and partially covered by the gum. A narrow and deep blind pocket is formed between the gum and the tooth body, which is easy to accumulate food debris and bacteria, and is difficult to clean by general brushing and rinsing; in addition, the gum of the crown is easily damaged by chewing food, forming ulcers and other symptoms.  When the systemic resistance decreases and bacterial virulence increases, it can cause inflammation of the tissue around the crown. In the early stages of the onset of pericoronitis, the symptoms are often neglected by the patient and treatment is delayed, resulting in rapid development of inflammation and aggravation of the disease.  If a wisdom tooth is found to be blocked and repeatedly causes inflammation, it should be removed as soon as possible to avoid causing other symptoms or diseases, and if pericoronitis has developed, antibiotic treatment should be given and then removed after the inflammation has been controlled.  If you want to remove wisdom teeth, you must find a professional dentist. You should not drink carbonated beverages such as cola before extraction, otherwise the tooth will be easily broken during extraction, causing difficulties for the extraction of the tooth root.  And, you should pay attention after the extraction: 1. Usually, the longer the extraction, the longer the swelling will be, especially for obstructed teeth.  2. Within one hour, all blood and saliva should be swallowed. Do not rinse your mouth to help blood clotting and wound recovery.  3.After going home, ice packs are needed for the first two days, and hot packs are used if you are uncomfortable again after two days.  4.If you have fever, you can take sick leave to rest the next day.  5. It is not suitable to remove wisdom teeth when the gums are inflamed, you should take anti-inflammatory medicine and wait for the inflammation to be eliminated before removing the teeth.  6. Wisdom teeth cannot be extracted during menstruation.  The principle of extraction: Normally, wisdom teeth of normal growth should be preserved as much as possible and should not be extracted at will. Especially wisdom teeth that have been growing for many years. Only when there are various clinical symptoms of abnormal growth is it necessary to remove them. Before removing wisdom teeth, dental radiographs must be taken to determine if the wisdom teeth are growing abnormally. Inflamed wisdom teeth do not have to be extracted. As long as the inflammation disappears and does not recur, they can be removed.  Extraction advice: Generally speaking, wisdom teeth rarely grow well. What do you mean by not growing well? Either they don’t grow out or they don’t grow right. If it does not grow out, the gums will wrap around the wisdom tooth, causing inflammation of the gums, bad breath, etc. If the wisdom tooth does not grow properly, it is likely to tilt against the normal tooth, with serious consequences. As long as it does not grow properly, it will usually become inflamed every six months or so for a year, and it will last until you have it removed. Usually, people with wisdom teeth consider pulling them when they become inflamed, but when they get better, they forget about it again. So, don’t take a chance. The process of wisdom tooth extraction is very simple, the doctor will inject an anesthetic injection into your mouth, and then your mouth will feel as if you have eaten too much ice cream numbness. Don’t be afraid. But there is one thing to remind you, before the wisdom tooth extraction, if inflammation, the doctor will give you anti-inflammatory, the inflammation disappears before the tooth extraction. In other words, if you go to the hospital when your wisdom tooth is not in pain, you can save the doctor a procedure.