Do you really need to have your wisdom teeth removed if you are not in any pain?

Question

My two bottom wisdom teeth are beginning to surface, but they're causing me no pain. My mom says they will and I need to hae them out now, but I'm terrified of the procedure to remove them. Is it really worth it? And if so, how much pain will I be in afterward? And yes, I hold comfort over safety ^^;

Answer 1

I've had one wisdom tooth removed so far. It didn't hurt at all. They say you may feel pressure and hear popping while it's being pulled out, but I didn't hear or feel neither. In fact, I didn't even know she had pulled the tooth out until I saw it laying on the tray!! The only pain medication I had was the numbing swab in preparation for the needle and then the needle injection into my gums with the numbing fluid. I was so scared to begin with and after wards I was like, I was scared of THAT?? It didn't bother me the following days either. I need to get the rest of mine removed, too, because there isn't room for them to come in. They have pushed all my other teeth together and now they are slightly crooked. I'm the only one who can tell, but that's not the point. I also used to have a small gap between my two bottom teeth.....not anymore!! They are also hard to get to to clean. I couldn't believe the cavity in the tooth that I had pulled!! I asked the dentist how such a new tooth could get such a bad cavity so quickly and she told me because they are harder to clean. So, I would say get them removed, you're better off without them!

Answer 2

Your dentist would be the best person to talk to about this. Most people do have their wisdom teeth removed at some point, but not everyone needs to. These teeth will often surface and then retreat, sometimes trapping food or plaque under the gums and causing an impaction. Sometimes the wisdom teeth push the other teeth closer together, which is fine if you have any gaps, but not if your teeth are already straight. I had mine removed at 16. Only 1 was bothering me, but I opted to have all 4 surgically removed at once. Healing took about a week, during which time I could only take fluids and soft foods.

Answer 3

Ask your dentist. If the wisdom teeth come in straight, and not at an angle as mine did, you should be fine. Mouth size depends a lot with this as well, as long as your mouth has room for the teeth. Sometimes wisdom teeth come in crooked (pushing away from the teeth into the jaw or into the teeth). When the wisdom teeth push against your teeth it can cause your teeth to become crooked and may need braces to correct in the future. See your dentist in order to get x-rays and determine your needs. Best of luck!

Answer 4

If you have enough room in your mouth for the wisdom teeth to grow in, then you are ok, but if you don't have enough room, and you don't get them removed, your teeth will move and get crooked, so it really is in your best interest to get them taken out if you like to have nice teeth. As with any minor surgery, there is a little pain involved afterward. But nothing you can't handle, and they give you medicine to take away the pain. Good luck.

Answer 5

That's a really good question. When I entered nursing school, I was required to get a dental exam and was asked why I still had all my wisdom teeth. I told the dentist why should I get perfectly good teeth pulled? The dentist answered that I don't unless a)they become problematic or b) My teeth begin to crowd.

Answer 6

In all honesty, they might not be painful now but they might be damaging by crowding your mouth and putting unnecessary pressure on the teeth next to them. The best way to find out is to go to a dentist and have him/her make the diagnosis.

As to whether or not it hurts, the answer is yes. It hurts. Especially badly if they need to be impacted. But in the long run it will save you lots of pain if they need to be removed.

Answer 7

I had all 5 of mine removed 2 months ago. Luckily I received many diff types of pain meds. After they were gone I took Ibuprofen every 6 hours and Acetaminophen every 4. As far as eating goes; applesauce, soup, yogurt, Popsicles, mashed potatoes are the best. Stay away from things like rice and ANYTHING with seeds as this can get stuck in the wound. Hope this helps!

Answer 8

It is better to remove them, even if they aren´t causing you any discomfort. Most of the time third molars (wisdom teeth) do not erupt correctly, so they become impacted, and that can be cause of pain, swelling, periodontitis, and even cause of decay of the neighbouring molar. There is a largely divided opinion, why extract them if they haven´t erupted and not causing any trouble, well, there´s a VERY SMALL chance that they can cause a cyst.

Answer 9

If your wisdom teeth don't come in fully or become impacted, yes you need to have them extracted. If you can't get to them to clean them properly they will decay and cause the teeth beside them to decay. Better to remove them before problems arise. It will be less painful to have the wisdom teeth extracted before they cause decay then to have them decay and still have to have them removed and have root canals and crowns on the teeth next to them. Besides dental infection and decay can cause everything from bad breath to heart disease. It's an unnecessary health risk.

Answer 10

my wisdom teeth are almost fully in and i haven't been in any pain. a dentist, about two years ago, told me they would need to be pulled but they have come in just fine. i guess it depends on how much room you have for them. if you don't have enough room and you just leave them that could really mess up the rest of your teeth and end up being just as painful. good luck.