wisdoom tooth?

Question

my wisdom tooth is growing inside my skin sideways (pointing toward my other teeth) its inside and will never come out bevause its growing inside sideways, i found out about it beacsue of an xray, what i wanted to know what will it grow to a point where it will just keep pushing my other teeth and make them crooked? its been more than a year since ive found out about it because i saw my xray but my teeth havent moved?? what should i do.. how long does it take for a fully grown widsom tooth to grow? i want to know to make sure it wont grow any bigger sideways and push against other teeth.. plz help

i cant really go to a dentist cuz i cant afford one

Answer 1

You can have the impacted wisdom tooth removed surgically. It is a very common problem with wisdom teeth.

Check with your local dental schools. They may give you the best rates for this type of dental work. Otherwise see if you can get a payment plan from a dentist. Shop around to see what different dentist charge also. You will often find some charge much more then others.
It is important to get this taken care of. You don't want it to effect your other teeth.

Answer 2

When your wisdom tooth is growing sideways against your other teeth it can push them out of alignment. It can sit there for years and never bother you, or it can grow sideways and that's called an 'impacted wisdom tooth'. It's a fairly common thing. Apparently wisdom teeth are not very -wise-.

You probably should have it taken out.

When I was 18 I applied to get into the Navy. They xrayed my teeth and found I had two wisdom teeth like that. They told me I had to get it fixed myself, before I got into the Navy. Thats how I know about it.

Answer 3

i'm not a dentist just telling you my experience. I have 5 wisdom teeth the xtra one which is growing sideways. My dentist told me..."You need to have these out right now otherwise they will move and make the rest of your teeth all terrible" and blah. I never got it done because he also told me I needed braces when i was 20. I ended up getting a different dentist who said my wisdom teeth were fine. And my old dentist actually ended up getting arrested for molesting little boys. Yea. Like I said, everyones teeth are different. Get a second opinion and see what they think.

Answer 4

My dentist told me "I have good news and bad news. The good news is you have enough room in the back of your jaw that your wisdom teeth could come in sideways with no problems. The bad news is, they ARE coming in sideways, which means they have to come out."

I spent a day in the chair, and a day sedated, and was fine after that.

** I'm sorry, but I'm not buying this "I can't afford a dentist" routine. You can't afford NOT to have them professionally removed. We're not talking "elective surgery" here. Go work out a payment plan or something, this is not a choice.

Answer 5

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i am sooo sorry....you will need to get it out....i work with an oral sergeon....if you dont get it out it will eventually make your teeth crooked cause it will keep pushing your teeth and make you have crooked teeth...sorry the old fart couldnt explain it more to tell this info...but you dont want it to get worse...try also looking into a dental plan where you pay for the month to get it cheaper to take it out

Answer 6

I didn't have my wisdom teeth pulled because my family didn't have dental insurance when i was growing up and 15 years later my once straight teeth are now crowded and crooked. Having them pulled is a common procedure and most people I know had them pulled when they first started coming in...but garima s is right talk to your dentist.

Answer 7

Your dentist will be able to tell you whether your wisdom teeth need to come out or not. Sometimes they continue growing to the point where they start to push your teeth together, other times, they just sit there for the rest of your life.

Answer 8

You should call your local
Public Health Dept. and ask if there are any lo-cost dental
clinics OR call a reputable
Oral surgeon and get payments, or on credit. Talk
to him directly and he will
work something out for you.
The kind of tooth you are
describing happens often.
there simply is not enough
room usually for the tooth
to grow straight up (like the
others.) this tooth will cause
you nothing but problems and
should come out.
I would suspect your other
wisdom teeth are the same,
but you may have some time
before they need to come out.

Answer 9

Get all your wisdom teeth out as soon as possible. I just had all four of mine removed only after years of painful infections. My wisdom teeth were impacted on the bottom and grown in toward my cheeks on the top. All four of them pushed on my other teeth and made them crooked over the years. I should have had them removed as a teen, but my parents couldn't afford it. My teeth would get infected and stay infected through multiple rounds of antibiotics after a while. Trust me, get them removed if at all possible. My healing process was slow, but nothing compared to the years of pain in my mouth, ears and head. Good luck.

Answer 10

Go see your dentist and ask him or her the question you are posting here. Wisdom teeth are almost always going to get pulled anyway because they are weak, crack easily and can impact and abcess...not good.

However, if you're not experiencing any pain and your other teeth have not yet started to move, then you have time, and only your dentist should recommend "when" you get them pulled (yours "will" have to be pulled, but the "when" is a question only your dentist should answer).

Please, regardless of how many answers you receive on this one, SEE YOUR DENTIST and follow the dentist's recommendation. This is a medical issue and only a dentist is qualified to give you the right advice.