The pros and cons of wisdom tooth extraction

Sometimes when wisdom teeth are extremely painful, there is no choice but to remove them. There are advantages and disadvantages to removing wisdom teeth, and it depends on the specific situation. Sometimes it may cause swollen and painful gums and cause inflammation. At this time, you have to remove the wisdom teeth because it may cause pericoronitis of the wisdom teeth, pulpitis, and loosen the adjacent teeth. At this time, try to remove the teeth.

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 risks of wisdom tooth extraction include:

1. Induce 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 that wisdom teeth cause to people is that they 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 in the wisdom tooth area is also easily absorbed, causing the teeth in front of the wisdom teeth 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.

The growth of wisdom teeth can easily cause pain and oral inflammation, and may also cause swollen cheeks, or induce tooth decay, jaw pain, etc. However, for some people, the symptoms do not affect the growth of wisdom teeth. Therefore, if you observe through X-rays that the position of wisdom teeth is not growing well, then removing the wisdom teeth is the right choice, otherwise it will affect oral health.

Do wisdom teeth need to be removed?

Do wisdom teeth have to be removed? Wisdom teeth do not have to be removed. Generally speaking, if there are no adverse symptoms when wisdom teeth grow, and if the wisdom teeth grow in the correct position, you can choose not to extract them. However, if the wisdom teeth have cavities, or there is obvious pain, or the wisdom teeth and other teeth are too close together, you can usually choose to extract the wisdom teeth based on the doctor's advice after taking an X-ray.