Get Wiser With Your Wisdom Tooth- Know Why Does It Bother You?

Easy insight to the details in Wisdom Tooth Removal:

Impacted teeth are teeth that become stuck beneath the gum and underlying bone and are thus unable to emerge or erupt properly.

What is Impaction? Why does it happen?
Impaction is usually caused by the over-crowding of teeth, thus leaving insufficient room for a new tooth to emerge.
Impaction can occur when a baby tooth is lost before the new tooth is ready to emerge, which allows the remaining teeth to drift into the space reserved for the new tooth.

However, most teeth that become impacted are wisdom teeth because they are the last permanent teeth to come in and the jaw lacks enough space to accommodate them.

Impacted teeth are likely to become infected, thus they are usually removed.
Often, the removal can be done in the Dentist's office with the person remaining awake, with use of local anesthetic or with sedation to calm the patient.

Sometimes the surgery is performed in a hospital with the person asleep, with the use of general anesthetic.
These procedures are all painless in the Dental office as you are under anesthesia.
However, to avoid post-operative pain one must follow all instructions religiously as the doctor advises.

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