As we all know, the wisdom teeth are third molar teeth in our mouth, appearing the last. Wisdom teeth usually appear between the ages of 17-25. The issue of leaving these teeth in the mouth or not is controversial. If they grow in proper position and does not harm the surrounding tissue, it is no harm in leaving them. Considering the possible damages of a tooth with abnormal position, merged into the jawbone with abnormal position (detected by x-ray), it could be determined to take it out. In case of any narrow place behind the teeth, growth of the tooth could be hampered by gingiva, bone and other neighbor tooth.
The saliva, bacteria and food particles accumulate in the hole that the new coming tooth forms and threaten the wisdom tooth and the molar tooth next to it. It is very hard to determine and treat this kind of decays. There could be heavy cases which could result in pain and infection and end up with apsis.
An infection focus where the bacteria and food particles accumulate in the gingiva of a wisdom tooth coming out in part forms. This situation results in bad breath, pain, oedema and trismus (the situation of not being able to open the mouth completely). The infection could be spread by lymphs to the cheeks and neck. This area prone to be infected around the wisdom tooth is open to be infected easily.
In case of any pressure to the neighboring teeth during the growth, there may be some pain felt because of the squeezing. This situation results in abrasion in some cases.
Many young people have orthodontic treatment so as to fix their perplexity on their teeth. Since the growth pressure of the wisdom teeth are reflected to the other teeth, there may be some moves on the other teeths, increase in perplexity.
It is necessary to take into consideration the wisdom teeth in the mouth where the denture plan is made because after taking out the wisdom teeth, it will be necessary to make new denture for the changed mouth structure.
The cystic incidents have been monitored because of an embedded tooth. The cyst results in the bone ruin, chin expansion, replacing or being damaged of the neighboring teeth. The tooth should be taken out and the cyst should be cleaned so as to hamper the bone ruin. This cyst rarely spreads very wide areas and it may be turned into tumour and it may result in self-ruins in the jawbone.
The antibiotics could provide only a short term relief. Since the unconscious use of various antibiotics is widespread in our society, the antibiotics taken may not always affect in the microorganism resulting in the complaints. Even if they are efficient, they cannot remove the actual problem. Namely, even if the antibiotics are taken, the problematic tooth is still in the mouth.
The fact that the tooth has a bad position is enough for infection, in this case, the problems mentioned will always be got thorough. Meanwhile, these kind of problems happen in sudden and unexpected time. The wisdom teeth are hard to find with the toothbrush and dental floss. The bacteria, acids and food paticles resulting in tooth decay in time are available in this area. If the tooth decays and is not restored with the filling, the tooth gets purulent in a short time. Since it is hard to keep these teeth clean, the accumulated bacteria and food particles result in bad breath. An embedded tooth in horizontal (lapsed from vertical) position under the gingiva forms a pressure ending with the moves, squeezing and perplexity of other teeth. The bacteria gathered unthe the gingiva covering the embedded tooth result in infection.
They should be taken out between the ages of 14-22 even if they result in any dental complaint with impact – bad position. The operations in young ages are technically easier and the process of getting better will be sooner. The operations over the age of 40 will be harder. Also, with the increasing age, the side affects increase too and the healing process prolongs.
In general, no, if the infection is intervened, the infection is spread and the healing of the wound will be hard. The infection is taken under control with local oral hygiene, antibiotics and taking out of the wisdom tooth in the other chin.
The hardness degree of the proceeding to be done ranges from the position, shape and size of the wisdom tooth. There may be a light swelling, pain and bleeding after a simple taking out. There may be some complex taking out proceeding necessitating more special processes. Your dentist’s measures and recommendations minimalize the side effects. There may be a healing disorder called dry soket after this taking out. The blood may not accumulate and there may be pain in the hole of taking out. The situation gets better in a few days. Also, if the recommendations of the dentist are conformed this may not happen at all. In the older ages, since the bone structure gets dense and the flexibility diminishes the taking out gets harder and the healing process gets slower.
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