Wisdom teeth are the latest teeth to erupt and we can rarely use them when eating, and their eruption often creates a problem for cleaning the teeth. Because wisdom teeth are at the innermost part of the alveolar bone in the mouth, it is difficult for a toothbrush to have enough room to move around to accomplish cleaning. Over time, the food debris that builds up around the teeth often causes oral inflammation, such as wisdom tooth pericoronitis. We usually choose to have our wisdom teeth extracted, but there is a certain age limit for wisdom teeth extraction, did you know that? The best way to treat wisdom teeth is to go to the hospital during the age of 12 to 18 to do a “physical examination” of the teeth to see how the wisdom teeth are developing, so that they can be diagnosed and treated early, when the roots of the wisdom teeth have not yet been formed, and the early surgery is less traumatic, and will benefit you for the rest of your life. In addition, it is best to remove wisdom teeth that may cause disease before pregnancy. The best age for wisdom teeth extraction: 13-30 years old Some people may ask if there is an optimal age for wisdom teeth extraction. 13-30 years old is the best time for wisdom teeth extraction. Generally speaking, it is better to remove wisdom teeth before the age of 30, and the trauma will increase after the age of 40. Many people come to have their wisdom teeth extracted only when they “have to have them extracted”, and some old people even come to have their wisdom teeth extracted when they are over 80 years old, but they are often unable to have them extracted due to unsuitable health conditions, and it is difficult to completely eradicate the problems caused by wisdom teeth at that time, and sometimes even affect the wearing of dentures by the old people, which will seriously jeopardize the quality of their lives. In some cases, the wisdom teeth have already caused the surrounding teeth to break down, and then two or three teeth have to be extracted together, which will cause even more damage. In principle, once the wisdom teeth are found to be underdeveloped, they should be extracted as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble in the future. Since wisdom teeth are basically unused when eating and chewing, and are troublesome to clean and protect, it is recommended that most people have them removed directly to avoid oral diseases caused by wisdom teeth. In addition, in normal life, we should pay attention to protect their oral health, after meals, brushing teeth, rinsing, etc..