My dentists says that my wisdom teeth should be coming in soon, and I don't want to get them extracted. Does everyone have to?
2006-12-19 07:51:29 · 15 answers · asked by Heather <33 4 in Health ➔ Dental
No. You only need them extracted if they are causing you pain, decaying from the inability to brush them or if they are causing your other teeth to shift out of position. My dad is 60 years old and has had his wisdom teeth in his entire life with no problems.
2006-12-19 15:31:25 · answer #1 · answered by Citygirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not everyone has their wisdom teeth pulled but your lucky if you don't there's not always enough space in a persons mouth told hold those teeth. i'm going to have mine possibly cut out because i'm only 13 and ALL of my adult teeth have fully grown in. so my mouth is full enough as it is. it happens so it's not a rare thing.and by the way i'm deathly afraid of needles too but i had a pair of my molers pulled the other day if u go to the right people like an oral surgeon pulling the right price, there are no worries of any needles being shoved in your mouth just an IV in your arm and anesthesia. so calm down it's fine :)
2016-05-22 21:44:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it depends on how they are coming in. If they are coming in sideways then you need to get them removed. Usually a dentist will remove them anyway just to make sure no nerve damage is done(there is a nerve right next to where the wisdom teeth come in). So yes, usually you get them taken out.
2006-12-19 07:56:44 · answer #3 · answered by lonely soul 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom teeth only need to be extracted if they become impacted and fail to emerge fully into position.
2006-12-19 07:57:21 · answer #4 · answered by Dan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only reason they need to be removed is if they come in on an angle which would then push on the other teeth. If they come in straight and don't bother the other teeth or cause gum problems, they can stay in.
2006-12-19 07:54:18 · answer #5 · answered by S H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! You only have to have them extracted if they cause a problem, such as becoming impacted. Many people live their entire life with their wisdom teeth intact.
2006-12-19 07:55:34 · answer #6 · answered by Janine E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some dentists prefer to have them pulled because they are harder to keep clean and therefore more prone to decay. I used to have a dentist like that but quickly changed to a dentist who doesn't have that philosophy.
2006-12-19 07:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by cldb730 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if ur dentist said they have to, then im sure they have to come out... i had mine out yesterday. its actually not that bad. i needed mine out because they were growing in sideways and gona push my teeth together and make them crooked. ask to look at ur xrays. if they are growing in strait and there is room in ur mouth then you dont need to have them out...
2006-12-19 07:55:10 · answer #8 · answered by ~luv my pups!.~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not all the time. it runs in my family, where no one needed to get them out.
it just all depends on how much room is left in your mouth!
hope this helped!
2006-12-19 08:57:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No everyone doesn't have to have them pulled.
2006-12-19 07:54:57 · answer #10 · answered by zil28ennov 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋