Oral Surgery Florence A isdom Teeth, Sedation ORAL SURGEON Florence AL, Muscle Shoals AL, Sheffield AL Florence DENTAL PATIENT You are a Dentist in Florence AL. Tell me something. Do wisdom teeth make a person have more wisdom? ORAL SURGEON Florence AL This is a joke, right? Florence DENTAL PATIENT More like a wish. I’ll do anything to be smarter. DENTIST Florence AL Talking to me will make you smarter. Florence DENTAL PATIENT Nice one. ORAL SURGEON Florence AL Wisdom teeth don’t make you smarter. But knowing about wisdom teeth will. Florence DENTAL PATIENT Okay, I’ll go with that. ORAL SURGEON Florence AL Wisdom teeth usually appear during somebody’s later teens or early twenties. They are the last set of molars to come in. Florence DENTAL PATIENT So they saved the best for last? ORAL SURGEON Florence AL Not always. There’s often a problem with wisdom teeth. Florence DENTAL PATIENT I knew it. There is such a thing as too much wisdom. ORAL SURGEON Florence AL Actually - the problem is too little space. There often just isn’t enough room for these teeth. They come in misaligned. They might be angled inwardly or outwardly. Or lean toward or away from the adjacent set of molars. They can be crowding the other teeth, and end up damaging those teeth, the jawbone, and even the nerves. Florence DENTAL PATIENT That’s really nervy of them. ORAL SURGEON Florence AL If they lean toward the adjacent teeth, they can cause decay since there isn’t enough room to keep the area clean. Florence DENTAL PATIENT Not good. ORAL SURGEON Florence AL All of this may also lead to periodontal disease and also can make your existing teeth crooked. Florence DENTAL PATIENT Really not good. ORAL SURGEON Florence AL Of course, sometimes the wisdom teeth never fully come out, usually because of inadequate space. Florence DENTAL PATIENT That’s good, right? ORAL SURGEON Florence AL Not good. This creates a different problem. They stay trapped in the soft tissue. Teeth partly or fully trapped in this soft tissue or jawbone are called impacted. Florence DENTAL PATIENT Impacted doesn’t sound like something I want. ORAL SURGEON Florence AL I would think not. For one thing, if partly exposed, it allows for bacteria to enter around the tooth and cause an infection. Those teeth are also more likely to suffer tooth decay because they’re harder to keep clean. Florence DENTAL PATIENT But if you can’t really see the wisdom teeth - for example they may not be out or fully out - how do you know there’s a problem? ORAL SURGEON Florence AL Your dentist will likely take X-rays to make sure you have wisdom teeth, and determine how the alignment is looking. The dentist might also have you examined by an oral surgeon. Florence DENTAL PATIENT Oral surgeon. I don’t like the sound of that. Sometimes they take out wisdom teeth, right? ORAL SURGEON Florence AL It’s actually fairly common. They might choose to remove the wisdom teeth even before they fully become a problem. Florence DENTAL PATIENT Aren’t we getting a little ahead of ourselves if we remove the wisdom teeth before they become a problem? ORAL SURGEON Florence AL Not really. Wisdom teeth are actually easier to remove when someone is young, since the teeth roots are not fully formed and the bone isn’t as dense. Florence DENTAL PATIENT It still sounds a little scary. ORAL SURGEON Florence AL Some people feel scared because the teeth are all the way in the back. But really most fear about removing wisdom teeth comes from years ago when I admit, methods to remove teeth were pretty primitive. Florence DENTAL PATIENT And today -- removing teeth is not as scary? ORAL SURGEON Florence AL Dental technology has advanced tremendously over the years. With modern techniques and anesthetics, along with sedation therapy, a fully erupted wisdom tooth can be removed as easily as any other tooth. Florence DENTAL PATIENT That’s great news. But if the wisdom tooth isn’t out yet? ORAL SURGEON Florence AL It will be a bit more involved. In that case, the tooth may be removed in small sections. In the hands of a good dentist, removing a wisdom tooth is not a problem. If you’re still worried, the dentist can offer you some sedation to deal with the anxiety. Florence DENTAL PATIENT How fast can someone be back at work or school after such a surgery?. ORAL SURGEON Florence AL We usually suggest the person to take the rest of the day off ,sometimes the next day as well. But with proper treatment, there is no major down time, or discomfort after the operation Florence DENTAL PATIENT So bottom line. Keeping the wisdom tooth doesn’t make me smarter. ORAL SURGEON Florence AL No. You are smarter to remove the wisdom tooth if it is a problem. Florence DENTAL PATIENT That was clever turning of words. ORAL SURGEON Florence AL I do what I can. Florence DENTAL PATIENT I like to keep my visit to the dentist regular so that I stay informed about my oral health. If you have not visited your Dentist for a while, call your local dentist in Florence AL and get your teeth examination. Prevention is always better and cheaper than cure. Oral Surgery Florence AL, ORAL SURGEON Florence AL, Oral Surgeon Florence AL, Sedation ORAL SURGEON Florence AL, Wisdom Tooth Florence AL, Wisdom teeth Florence AL, Sedation Dentist Muscle Shoals AL, Sedation Dentist Sheffield AL, Oral Surgery Muscle Shoals AL, Oral Surgery Sheffield AL, Oral Surgery 35631 AL, Oral Surgery 35632 AL