Do wisdom teeth have to be removed? In this case, it is necessary to remove them

It is said that 75% of people will grow wisdom teeth, and I believe many people have also been troubled by wisdom teeth.

Although it is small, it often likes to cause trouble. When it attacks, it hurts so much that people want to explode on the spot, but it just lies there lazily. If you want to get it out of your body, you have to suffer a lot...

Counting the multiple crimes of wisdom teeth: very easy to get inflamed, easy to cause tooth decay, easy to cause uneven teeth, easy to cause temporomandibular joint disease...

Today we will give you some basic knowledge about wisdom teeth.

What are wisdom teeth?

The full name of wisdom teeth is the third molar. It refers to the third molar on the innermost alveolar bone in the human mouth, and is exactly the eighth tooth from the central front tooth.

Because it erupts very late, generally between the ages of 16 and 25, when a person's physical and psychological development are close to maturity, it is a symbol of the "arrival of wisdom", so it is commonly called "wisdom tooth". In fact, it has nothing to do with wisdom.

The growth of wisdom teeth varies greatly from person to person. Normally, there should be 4 teeth that are symmetrical, but some people have less than 4 or even none, and very few people have more than 4. The age of eruption also varies greatly, with some people erupting before the age of 20, others not until the age of 40 or 50, or never erupting, which is normal.

Modern medicine generally believes that wisdom teeth are the remnants of human evolution . Since wisdom teeth grow at the end of the alveolar bone, the alveolar bone of modern humans has degenerated to varying degrees in length, width, and strength due to the increasingly refined diet, resulting in insufficient space for wisdom teeth to erupt. As a result, wisdom teeth often erupt ectopically or are impacted due to insufficient space. This is the main reason why wisdom teeth cause pain.

The harm of wisdom teeth

In most cases, the wisdom tooth grows forward and crowds out its brother in front, the second molar. This second molar is in a very bad state.

When we brush our teeth, it is difficult to brush the squeezed parts. Over time, the second molars will be squeezed out of the caries.

Not only that, because wisdom teeth grow in a crowded manner and cannot fully erupt, a "pocket" is formed between them and the surrounding gums.

The food residues from our daily meals can easily fall into the "pockets" and are difficult to clean out. Over time, they ferment under the action of bacteria and induce pericoronitis of wisdom teeth.

Due to the special location of wisdom teeth, cleaning and treatment can cause many problems. They are difficult to clean with daily brushing, which can easily lead to tooth decay, pain and infection.

Moreover, wisdom teeth often have insufficient space to erupt, which can easily invade adjacent teeth and cause severe pain. Some wisdom teeth may over-erupt and elongate, which may affect facial occlusion; some wisdom teeth may not erupt enough and become impacted teeth, causing malocclusion, pericoronal infection, and difficulty opening the mouth.

Wisdom tooth pericoronitis can cause pain, which is commonly referred to as wisdom tooth inflammation. Moreover, wisdom tooth inflammation occurs from time to time, and it can be so painful that people cannot close their mouths.

Because wisdom teeth are located far back and grow crookedly, they are difficult to clean with brushing. They can also become decayed teeth , causing pain and even pulpitis.

Things to note before wisdom tooth extraction

Since tooth extraction requires wound healing, patients with severe blood diseases and diabetes are not suitable for tooth extraction.

If you have other diseases, please inform your dentist in advance before removing your wisdom teeth. The dentist will make the most professional judgment from a doctor's perspective.

The general population should pay attention to the following before removing wisdom teeth:

1. Avoid the time when you have a cold, fever, or pericoronitis;

2. Perform blood routine test and coagulation function test. Patients with systemic diseases should also undergo relevant index tests;

3. X-rays or CT scans should be performed before surgery so that the doctor can have a sufficient understanding of the tooth shape, position, relationship between adjacent teeth, and relationship with important anatomical structures;

4. Try to choose to extract wisdom teeth in the morning, at the latest before 3 pm. The right time can save a lot of unnecessary trouble and discomfort;

5. The extraction of complex wisdom teeth takes a long time, causes great trauma and a lot of bleeding, so patients need to be mentally prepared;

6. Women are not suitable for surgery during menstruation, and tooth extraction surgery is also not suitable, so it should be postponed.

If wisdom teeth do not affect your life, they do not need to be removed.

However, if wisdom teeth cause pain or other discomfort, or if the doctor strongly recommends removing them, you should not be afraid to seek medical treatment but go for the removal bravely. The sooner the removal, the sooner the rebirth.