How To Identify And Monitor Wisdom Impacted Teeth
Your wisdom teeth should be checked periodically. If wisdom teeth come in properly in required conditions then they are safety key. But if unchecked they can put you at risk for gum disease, tooth decay, and damage to adjacent teeth. Some wisdom teeth grow at such an angle that they break through the gum which may lead to tooth decay, gum disease, cysts, and tumors. These wisdom impacted teeth can only be seen on x-rays. So the damage they may cause goes undetected if unchecked by a dental professional. Some people just don't have enough rows for another tooth in their mouth. So their wisdom teeth impacted can affect other teeth when they come in. This makes them difficult to chew, difficult to keep clean, and misalign your teeth.
1. Wisdom teeth impacted
The tooth which has been blocked from
breaking through gum for some reason is called impacted teeth. The tooth may be
fully impacted or partially impacted, meaning it has started to breakthrough.
Teeth normally cause no symptoms for getting impacted and they are only
discovered during a routine X-ray at the dentist's office.
2. Symptoms of impacted teeth
In some cases, you may not experience any
symptoms for impacted teeth. It other cases, an impacted tooth may cause
symptoms such as bleeding gums, difficulty opening the mouth, pain, a bad taste
in your mouth, bad breath, etc. These symptoms may be period and may come and
go over weeks or months. Not all wisdom teeth need to be removed but they do
need to be monitored by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
3. Wisdom teeth extraction and Pericoronaritis
Pericoronitis is produced when a wisdom
tooth erupts in a malposition. This is an infection of the gums surrounding the
wisdom tooth, and whose symptoms include pain, swelling, bleeding, and bad
breath. The only solution to this problem is the extraction of wisdom teeth.
But if the opposite teeth are not removed, due to having any contact with the
opposite one, it will extrude slowly and it can cause unwanted premature
contacts and again an inflammation of the lower gum.
If the wisdom tooth comes in a horizontal
position, it can get contact with the second molar causing it damage which may
even end with the loss of both pieces. An incision is made and the overlying
bone is removed to remove a wisdom tooth that has not erupted. Then the tooth
is extracted. Different materials like plasma are used to fill the socket as it
is rich in growth factors that accelerate healing. And, finally, the areas
sutured.
4. Eruption aids
Eruption aids are used to get the tooth to
erupt properly when the canine teeth are impacted. Eruption aids include braces,
brackets, or extracting the adult teeth or baby teeth that blocks the canines.
When performed on younger people these methods are most effective. The impacted
tooth may be removed or replaced with a dental implant or bridge if eruption
can't be achieved.
5. Complications
You won't be able to care for or clean the
impacted teeth as they never break through the gums. Partially impacted teeth
are more difficult to clean properly than fully impacted ones. This put
partially impacted teeth at a higher risk for dental problems which include cavities,
infection, decay, gum disease, absorption of bone or adjacent teeth, and
crowding of nearby teeth.
6. Outlook
Impacted wisdom teeth are not always a
problem. There is no need to treat them in some cases. Other times, the teeth
must be removed to prevent damage to safeguards the other teeth or other
complications.
Bottom lines
We, at Holistic Dental, offers experience
and quality treatment at affordable prices. Local anesthesia is injected before
extracting the wisdom teeth impacted and patients will not feel the pain during the procedure.
A sedative is given to anxious patients before the procedure.
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