7 Signs Your Wisdom Needs to Whisked off — Village Family Dental

Dr. Hung
3 min readApr 16, 2019

Did you feel the pain in the back of your mouth? Then be sure that time has come for the final extraction of your teeth. What you call this as wisdom tooth can grow in your mouth in the early twenties even.

The third set of molars is not always functional in your mouth and can create problems in future. The roots of the wisdom teeth are not fully embedded. So if you start to feel the pain then it is recommended to treat it immediately because as you get older the jawbone hardens up and it becomes very difficult to extract the teeth.

Common intriguing signs to remove wisdom teeth:

  • Pain in the molar region.
  • Damage in a molar.
  • Gum turns red.

Agony with wisdom is common, but here lies the sign to remove:

  1. Wisdom teeth can take in too much of space in the mouth, but unfortunately, these teeth cannot be straightened with braces. So when these teeth start to overcrowd inside the mouth then the only option that remains is to extract.

Generally, mouth gets habituated for adjusting a twenty-eight pair of teeth but an extra pair of teeth if grows then becomes difficult to adjust.

  1. At times these teeth can cause aches and pains; if it is left untreated then it becomes highly difficult. If the pain and irritation happen then extraction is not always the best solution.
  2. While you binge on your food do you feel any kind of pain-triggering in your mouth then clean it properly while brushing.
  3. If you find a sac next to your teeth, which remains filled with fluid turns to be a cyst. If you leave this untreated then it can destroy bones, roots and surrounding structures. The pain turns out to be too severe to handle.
  4. When the teeth start to grow and develop they start to push and rub against the sinuses putting pressure on them.
  5. The position where wisdom teeth generally take place forms a bigger surface where bacteria can breed in, once your teeth are affected by cavities then you have to uproot it under any condition.
  6. If the wisdom teeth start to grow crooked, then they will start to exert pressure on the side teeth too.

Unlike molars, the other teeth in the mouth can cause varied problems; the best notice comes from the professional dentist. You can do X-ray to monitor your teeth and other dental problems.

If the pain in wisdom teeth is not treated well; then not only it will affect daily diet but also will impinge on your bite in future. Like you know peace begins with a smile so avoid pain by plucking off your wisdom teeth, and if you think that in any case, it is affecting your sleep then visit the nearby dentist.

Try to visit dentist in regular basis, to maintain sleep and remain in good health. Visit Village Family Dental to have the best that you owe.

Originally published at dentistinduncanville.com on January 5, 2018.

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Dr. Hung

Hi, I’m a Cosmetic Dentist in Dallas, TX. Here I look forward to share as well as read health related information.