Does everyone have to get their wisdom teeth removed?

Question

My dentist said that my wisdom teeth are impacted and may never develop. And I'm not feeling any pain at all. Do I still need to get them removed?

Answer 1

No, not everyone.(It's just that our jaws don't develop the way they did a very long time ago.) The usual problem is not enough space in your mouth for them, so they come in crooked;sideways, etc., or like yours (and mine, darn it!) they can't cut through all the way. They are crowded, and very hard to clean, so they decay. Yours don't hurt now; they may never hurt. (Mine used to try to come in; then the gum got sore around them. Then the teeth would give up, and receed, and -voila!, no more pain for awhile, 'til the next push). But they will decay. And if it's as crowded inside your mouth as it was in mine, they will eventually push your other teeth out of line. Your dentist, in all probability, is right! Sorry, I don't love going to the dentist, or the cost, either! Um, the "impacted" actually means they are still under the gum. There isn't always an issue of pain/illness...your dentist will probably put you to sleep, but mine didn't, just deadened my gums. (Two of mine were partially out, though, so he could grasp them, or at least part of them.) Your dentist will cut the gum to extract them, you may need a couple of TINY stitches, really not a big deal. Be brave! He/she will explain the plan in detail to you. If all four of yours are under the gum, and "he" plans to remove all four at once, you may be ill for a couple of days, or so-again; there will be a detailed explaination. You don't want to wait on this if your dentist says you don't. My husband waited 'til he was in the Air Force, had all four pulled in the same operation, and was really not too well, for about 10 days, poor baby! So it all depends (as always), on the individual. Probably your dentist will do this in two proceedures, if you prefer. I wish you good luck, and a speedy recovery! Just don't wait until the teeth have a chance to be a real problem.

Answer 2

No, not everyone will have to have their wisdom teeth removed but I had to because mine caused me a lot of problems when it came to room in my mouth and two of the 4 were impacted.

I had all my wisdom teeth out by the time I was 20.

I had to have the impacted teeth removed because of the pain that they caused and also the other potential problems they could have caused.

When you do get them removed get some tea bags to put in the area because the tea bags will help with the bleeding as well as help it heal, in addition to ice and pain medication.

The ice goes on the outside part of the cheek (just wanted to make sure there was no confusion).

Answer 3

If your wisdom teeth are impacted, that means that they are growing in at angle because there is not enough room in your mouth for them and they are pushing against the other teeth in your mouth (primarily the 2nd molars) You should have them removed before they cause your other teeth to move and you will need braces to fix it.

Answer 4

You don't HAVE to, but if your wisdom teeth are impacted, it's only a matter of time until they create a problem. I would urge you to go ahead and have them removed before they have a chance to give you trouble. It's definitely preferable to having to get them out in a hurry because they HAVE started to hurt.

Answer 5

If your dentist says no, then no.
People normally get them extracted when they began causing issues.
Either cramming all the other teeth together or causing jaw problems.
I could barely open my jaw for awhile and had to have them removed, now it's back to normal.
If they do need to be taken out, he'll out you to sleep, you won't feel it, will throw up some blood (sorry but true), hurt for two or three days, but luckily you get pain killers.

Answer 6

Not everyone has to have them removed. I still have mine. I believe it is only if they are growing badly and then they give you pain. Also the root of the wisdom tooth can often grow around the jaw bone which again causes discomfort.