What to do if wisdom teeth are left with root residue

When removing wisdom teeth, if there are any tooth roots left, you should pay attention to it. When this happens, it may cause trauma and bleeding. Doctors generally will not recommend continuing, which means that the tooth roots may be retained. Such roots remain in the gums and generally do not cause harm to the teeth. Of course, if the health of the gums is affected, surgery will be required to remove the remaining tooth roots.

What to do if wisdom teeth are left with root residue

What to do if the tooth root is broken when extracting wisdom teeth? Some people have their wisdom teeth roots not completely extracted. In order to reduce trauma and bleeding, doctors recommend not to extract them again. The national regulations stipulate that there is no harm in leaving tooth roots within 5 mm in the press, so as long as the tooth roots do not exceed 5 mm, there is no need to worry too much. The roots of wisdom teeth will never reach the maxillary sinus. If the roots do affect the health of the gums, it is recommended to perform oral surgery to remove the remaining roots. However, when removing wisdom teeth, you must pay attention to the following points: First, pay attention to the disinfection conditions, and do not go to places that have not been thoroughly disinfected to avoid cross infection. Secondly, do not extract teeth when your mouth is inflamed or your body's resistance is reduced due to other reasons. Because the tooth extraction wound heals slowly and is prone to infection. After tooth extraction, pay attention to rest and take medicine as prescribed by the doctor.

Some people think that as long as the tooth doesn't hurt, it does not need to be treated or extracted. This view is incorrect. If it hurts, it means that damage has been done to normal teeth and even the body. If it continues for a long time, it may cause irreversible damage, and it may be too late to extract it at this time. Although many people know the harm of wisdom teeth and that they must be removed, they are afraid of the pain and delay having them removed. In fact, tooth extraction only requires local anesthesia, and the effect of anesthetics is very good now, so tooth extraction is almost painless. However, not all wisdom teeth need to be removed. If the position of the wisdom teeth is relatively correct, there is no history of inflammation and pain in the soft tissue around the wisdom teeth, there is no caries on the wisdom teeth, and the blind pocket can be eliminated through gingival flap resection, you can consider retaining the wisdom teeth, but you should pay attention to oral care on a regular basis.

What are the dangers of wisdom tooth extraction?

Wisdom teeth usually grow when people are around 20 years old. Some people think that wisdom teeth do not play any role, and that they will cause symptoms such as toothache and gingivitis, which seriously affect daily life. Therefore, many people have their wisdom teeth removed. However, many people are worried that extracting wisdom teeth may be harmful. If wisdom teeth are extracted improperly, it may induce some dental diseases. The main harm of wisdom tooth extraction is that it causes pericoronitis of wisdom teeth. Some people may develop pulpitis or loosen adjacent teeth after having their wisdom teeth extracted. The dangers of wisdom tooth extraction include: 1. Inducing pericoronitis of wisdom teeth: Because wisdom tooth extraction will cause local trauma (such as bite injury to the opposing teeth), these traumas can induce pericoronitis of wisdom teeth. Because the eruption of the mandibular third molar (i.e. wisdom tooth) often lacks sufficient space and is easily impacted, this situation is more common in wisdom teeth. Common impaction conditions in clinical practice include mesial impaction, horizontal impaction and vertical impaction. Therefore, if there is no care after wisdom tooth extraction, it is easy to induce pericoronitis. 2. Induce pulpitis: The biggest harm of wisdom teeth is that it can easily cause food impaction. This is because if a person's wisdom teeth cannot grow completely to their normal position, it is easy for food residues, bacteria, etc. to be retained in the gap between the wisdom teeth and the adjacent teeth in front of them. This can easily cause caries of the adjacent teeth in front of the wisdom teeth, and may slowly develop into pulpitis. 3. Cause adjacent teeth to loosen: The alveolar bone at the wisdom tooth position is also easily absorbed, causing the teeth in front of the wisdom tooth to loosen. Wisdom teeth that fail to fully erupt are very prone to pericoronitis, which is more likely to occur when one is tired or has low body resistance. Pericoronitis may recur, and if not treated actively, it may lead to infection in the oral and maxillofacial space, causing the adjacent teeth to loosen.

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