Is it necessary to remove wisdom teeth? 5 myths about the “eights”


Going to the dentist itself is a thrill, and here, and four tooth, which may (gasp!) will have to remove. Relax: not so scary. Now we will debunk the most popular horror stories and myths about wisdom teeth.

1. Wisdom teeth need to be removed immediately, we need them at all

It is really a vestigial organ. Due to the fact that our ancestors were consuming less solid food, we no longer needed it. In recent years, often children are born, in which there are no rudiments of eights.

But, if the teeth are cut correctly, they do you will not hurt. On the contrary: the eight will participate in chewing process. And even with their help it will be possible to fix the dentures, if they ever need to be.

Another thing is that, according to the American dentists, 85% eights as time grow properly. This is the most “unpredictable” teeth: they can erupt inside the gums or under the adjacent tooth. So for them the “suffering” of the mouth: cheek mucosa is damaged, inflamed and infected gums, remaining teeth shift. The latter will especially hurt if you just got your braces off.

2. You need to endure discomfort when they erupt


Eights have no predecessors in the milk teeth. Therefore, their growth almost always brings a lot of discomfort: pain, swelling, fever, enlarged lymph nodes, discomfort during chewing. As soon as you have these symptoms, visit a doctor, he will determine whether teeth erupt. At this stage the roots have not fully formed, so the risk of complications during the removal will be lower.

Be especially wary when you have the following symptoms: acute pain, pus, blood, hearing problems, severe swelling of the cheeks. If they appeared, then teeth is likely to grow with abnormalities.

3. If you remove them, the face shape may change

Eight are located inside the jaw. They do not affect the shape of the face.

4. Wisdom teeth do not need to be treated only to remove

If the tooth is treatable and nothing you do not interfere, do not have to remove it. Especially if, as expected, go to the dentist every six months: then the doctor in time to detect the disease, and the tooth can be saved.

5. Tooth removal is painful, long and scary


Before removing the doctor makes a painkilling injection – and this is perhaps the most unpleasant part of the procedure. All the rest may take less than a minute, during which you practically won’t feel a thing.

But the next 5-7 days will be held not really very comfortable with many after the removal of fever, swollen cheeks, can barely open my mouth. At this stage it is important to follow all recommendations of the doctor and time to take pain pills.

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