Wisdom teeth. When they are emerging (or trying to), would removing another tooth to make room be a good idea?

When my wisdom teeth were coming through, I had years of intermittant pain and sore red hot gums. I had three removed when I was 25, under general anaesthetic in hospital, and a grizzly time it was, loss of sensation in my face and tongue for months. BUT, the FOURTH wisdom tooth had a tooth missing next to it, and it came through fine, and filled the gap. So now, all my sons are going through the same thing, so would it be a solution for them to have the teeth next to the wisdom teeth removed, and would a dentist agree to this? especially as these teeth have fillings anyway?

Wisdom teeth. When they are emerging (or trying to), would removing another tooth to make room be a good idea?
Hi. I%26#039;m 23. My two bottom wisdom teeth were impacted against my back teeth. As there was already a lot of decay on my molars the dentist decided to take out my back teeth. I had my last one taken out nearly 3 weeks ago. The wisdom teeth should now replace the back teeth and I should have two new pearly whites soon as there is now nothing holding them back. She said that they will come through at an angle, however, teeth are very good at positioning themselves in the right position. If not, I could always have it corrected. I was against having them out at first, but after further thought (especially about the amount of money it would cost me to keep restoring my old back teeth), I can see that it was the best idea. See what your dentist thinks.
Reply:No... Cuz when it grows, the wisdom tooth will curve when filling in
Reply:Most people have to get them extracted so you might want to get them removed before another tooth.
Reply:The best thing to do is go to a dentist, pay for the exam and x-rays, get the professional opinion, then make your decision. We can%26#039;t answer without seeing x-rays, and I doubt there are too many people here who could give you the right answer AFTER seeing your x-rays.
Reply:No, the wisdom teeth are in the back of the mouth and are hard to clean. That means they will develop cavities fairly quickly so it%26#039;s better to have them removed. Last Monday I had 2 of my wisdom teeth removed and there is nothing to it, dental procedures have evolved throughout the years and although many said I will experience a great deal of pain, bleeding, none of this happened. All I ended up was some swelling which has started to recede. Don%26#039;t remove the teeth next to the wisdom teeth, no dentist would recommend that.
Reply:Remove the wisdom teeth as they tend to rot quickly. I had mine out and had no problems.
Reply:I am not a dentist, but this is what my dentist (not orthodontist) told me. I%26#039;m 29 and have all 4 of my wisdom teeth intact. both of my brothers, and many of my friends all had theirs removed. My older brother%26#039;s were all coming in sideways, and had not broken the surface of his gums when he had his surgury. two were broken into 2 pieces to remove them, and the other two into 4 pieces. he was up and running the next day, with very minimal swelling.





when mine started coming in, i noticed %26#039;crowding%26#039; in what had otherwise been a perfect set of teeth. (no braces, lots of compliments.) I asked my dentist about having them pulled, even though they were coming in straight. he told me that their concern was that they were not coming in diagonal or sideways toward the other teeth, and that they were not causing infection. since mine were not - they remained. the crowding has stopped, but my teeth, while MOSTLY still very striaght, are not as perfect as they once were.





In your case, I would look at having their wisdom teeth removed, unless a dentist advises having the adjacent teeth pulled. I don%26#039;t figure many dentists would do this even at your request, possibly due to insurance co%26#039;s not paying for this type of prodedure? I figure a skilled surgeon should be able to do this with minimal down-time / side effects. i don%26#039;t know if this is possible, but maybe get referals from people in your area who have had good results from their operation.
Reply:From what my dentist tells me, they don%26#039;t remove wisdom teeth now, apart from when absolutely required. He told me that if there is room, the teeth will come through, if there isn%26#039;t, they wont. If the area where the tooth is trying to come through gets sore from the tooth above, they are more likely to file the tooth above down than remove it.


He may agree to remove the teeth next to the wisdom if he feels it will make a difference. Cant harm to ask?


I sympathise, because 1 of my teeth had been causing me some bother!
Reply:Isn%26#039;t this a question for your dentist. He knows the best solution.
Reply:It sound reasonable in theory but...


1. Xray the unerupted wisdom teeth - do they have long roots that will support the teeth well? At what angulation are the crowns facing? We would want them to come up quite straight. Are the roots fairly straight? Will they have large crowns , but short roots?


2. If the wisdom teeth do not come upright, then how tilted will they be? Any tilting causes a change in the eating surface, and a more likely accumulation of plaque between the tilted teeth. If they are not upright, are you prepared to have orthodontic uprighting?


It%26#039;s a bit of a risk to do it your way. You would be potentially upsetting the bite between the existing back teeth, in the hope of re-establishing a new bite using the wisdoms.


Personally, I would rather have the wisdoms removed and maintain my 2nd molars instead, unless the have been HEAVILY damaged.
Reply:Hi ya.





My name is Dee and to be honest had similar problem,had tooth beside wisdom out and now wisdom tooth coming up, was only at dentist today for other work and he said once it finally comes through he can then work with it. best of luck to ye.


I hope you have a good dentist. you can e-mail me if you like



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