Wisdom teeth are known as „third molars,“ and generally develop in a person between the ages of 17 and 25, although approximately 25% to 35% of the population never develops wisdom teeth. For people who do develop them, there are all sorts of possibilities and complications that may arise. Generally, people with wisdom teeth develop four of them, one in each corner of the mouth. If the four „third molars“ grow in regularly alongside other teeth, they can give a healthy asset to the mouth. Generally, however, wisdom teeth need to be removed due to problems and complications.
Impaction of the Wisdom Teeth
The word „impaction“ is used when discussing teeth in general that has failed to emerge into its expected position. The majority of wisdom teeth fall into this category, mostly because there is not enough room inside your jaw to allow for the teeth. There are a few different types of impaction that dental professionals regularly see with wisdom teeth, and they all can come with their own unique range of problems for the person living with them.
The problems of wisdom teeth impaction may either be mesial, vertical or horizontal, or distal. A horizontal impaction happens when the wisdom tooth grows in sideways, roughly ninety degrees in direction from the rest of the teeth. With a horizontal impaction, the wisdom tooth grows towards the other teeth. A distal impaction takes place when the tooth grows in at approximately a forty-five degree angle, opposite the direction from the other teeth. Mesial impaction is the opposite of distal in which the tooth is growing in towards the others. Finally, vertical impaction takes place when the tooth is growing upright.
Another major distinction of wisdom teeth impaction is whether or not it’s a „bony“ impaction or „soft tissue“ impaction. A soft tissue impaction is the term that indicates your tooth has penetrated the bone but not the gums. A bony impaction, however, is a term that describes wisdom teeth when they are still encased within the jaw’s bone.
Should You Remove Wisdom Teeth?
Apart from impaction, there are many other issues that may result if wisdom teeth are still in your mouth. Although the age-old justification for the elimination of wisdom teeth is the misalignment or shifting of other teeth inside your mouth if wisdom teeth are left to grow, a few of these justifications are debatable and up for interpretation. It’s undoubtedly the truth that not every person’s wisdom teeth need to be extracted. In fact, all wisdom teeth don’t cause problems just by the very nature of developing.
Nonetheless, there are several very real justifications for getting wisdom teeth taken out if you’re prompted to by your dentist. For example, pericoronitis is a condition in which infection occurs in the tissues that surround the crown of the partly erupted wisdom tooth. Infection occurs mainly because of the presence of bacteria, which builds up since it is nearly impossible to clean since the tooth is only partially erupted through the gums. Decreasing a person’s chances of tooth decay or infection is a good idea to help make sure you will not need further dental work or denture implants in the future.
Similar situations can also result if your wisdom tooth is at a heightened risk for tooth decay. Some wisdom teeth are positioned such that, as with the case of pericoronitis, they are hard to clean and get rid of the plaque that forms. Like a regular tooth, the plaque that develops has a chance to become decay if undisturbed. For wisdom teeth, this is often a particularly detrimental problem since a dental filling might not adequately solve the problem.
A few other complications that arise as a result of wisdom teeth being left inside the mouth include problems for neighboring teeth as well as cysts and tumors that may develop. These are both uncommon occurrences, but still are possible with any set of wisdom teeth given the right circumstances.
Both severe and persistent pain may also be reasons for removing your wisdom teeth. Many people experience tremendous pain during the time when the tooth starts to erupt, which is perhaps one of the main reasons you might see the dentist in the first place. Whether your wisdom teeth are erupting or not, they all have the potential to cause pain, whether that pain is caused by the damage the tooth is doing to other teeth in your mouth, its malposition or for some other reason. Actually, a person with an impacted wisdom tooth might not only experience pain, but also bleeding and swelling, lower lip numbness or a persistent sinus opening.
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