My dentist just told me i have both of these but said not to worry as they will prob just die with me...is this so?
2006-10-08 09:26:49 · 3 answers · asked by su2ym 1 in Health ➔ Dental
flippin heck calm down...i was just wondering if any1 had the same thing...geesh!!
2006-10-08 10:00:13 · update #1
Probably, but check this out.
Why remove a wisdom tooth?
http://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.
I have never seen this with an impacted cuspid ("fang"), but I've seen it a lot with wisdom teeth that should have been removed but were not.
2006-10-08 09:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dentist, a trained professional, gave you his opinion, and now you come on this site to ask if HIS advice is so?? What, are you crazy?? People on this site DO NOT know dentistry, nor are they trained to give medical advice. Trust your dentist!! Why would he lie?? Furthermore, if you have questions, ask HIM!!
Chow!!
2006-10-08 09:39:24 · answer #2 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He knows best, to have them out is awful, worse than piles.
2006-10-08 09:34:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋