“Wisdom Teeth“ is term that we use to refer to someone’s 3rd molars – usually the furthest-back teeth in the mouth on the top and bottom jaws.
“Wisdom Teeth“ is term that we use to refer to someone’s 3rd molars – usually the furthest-back teeth in the mouth on the top and bottom jaws.
The primary reason that many people need their Wisdom Teeth taken out is because there is no room in their mouth for the Wisdom Teeth to erupt. Sometimes a Wisdom Tooth can stay buried under the gum and in the bone and thus never needs to be addressed. However, other Wisdom Teeth can be in a position that is very close to the tooth in front of it (the second molar); and when a 3rd molar is too close to the 2nd molar, it can lead to problems with the 2nd molar, including cavities and gum problems.
For most people, there is not enough space for full eruption of the wisdom teeth, and that can lead to several issues. Sometimes, a wisdom tooth stays trapped under the gum and bone and may not cause any problems. Other times, a wisdom tooth grows too close to the tooth in front of it (the second molar), which can lead to cavities or gum problems in that nearby tooth. A wisdom tooth might also come in only partway, leaving part of the gum covering it. This can make the gum around the tooth inflamed or infected. Do you want to have your wisdom teeth assessed?
Yes. We can sometimes do fillings in erupted Wisdom Teeth, but sometimes it doesn’t make sense to do so. For example, if a patient is missing their upper left Wisdom Tooth, it doesn’t make sense to fill the lower left Wisdom Tooth because the tooth is opposite an empty space! In this situation it makes sense to remove the unopposed Wisdom Tooth if it starts to get decay. But, for a patient that still has all of their Wisdom Teeth erupted in their mouth and in function (that is, the Wisdom Teeth are erupted like the rest of the teeth), we can certainly do fillings if there is decay and we can access the tooth.
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