Oral Surgery Gadsden A isdom Teeth, Sedation ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL, Rainbow City AL, Attalla AL Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT You are a Dentist in Gadsden AL. Tell me something. Do wisdom teeth make a person have more wisdom? ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL This is a joke, right? Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT More like a wish. I’ll do anything to be smarter. DENTIST Gadsden AL Talking to me will make you smarter. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT Nice one. ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL Wisdom teeth don’t make you smarter. But knowing about wisdom teeth will. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT Okay, I’ll go with that. ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL Wisdom teeth usually appear during somebody’s later teens or early twenties. They are the last set of molars to come in. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT So they saved the best for last? ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL Not always. There’s often a problem with wisdom teeth. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT I knew it. There is such a thing as too much wisdom. ORAL SURGEON Gadsden 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. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT That’s really nervy of them. ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL If they lean toward the adjacent teeth, they can cause decay since there isn’t enough room to keep the area clean. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT Not good. ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL All of this may also lead to periodontal disease and also can make your existing teeth crooked. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT Really not good. ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL Of course, sometimes the wisdom teeth never fully come out, usually because of inadequate space. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT That’s good, right? ORAL SURGEON Gadsden 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. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT Impacted doesn’t sound like something I want. ORAL SURGEON Gadsden 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. Gadsden 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 Gadsden 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. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT Oral surgeon. I don’t like the sound of that. Sometimes they take out wisdom teeth, right? ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL It’s actually fairly common. They might choose to remove the wisdom teeth even before they fully become a problem. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT Aren’t we getting a little ahead of ourselves if we remove the wisdom teeth before they become a problem? ORAL SURGEON Gadsden 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. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT It still sounds a little scary. ORAL SURGEON Gadsden 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. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT And today -- removing teeth is not as scary? ORAL SURGEON Gadsden 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. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT That’s great news. But if the wisdom tooth isn’t out yet? ORAL SURGEON Gadsden 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. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT How fast can someone be back at work or school after such a surgery?. ORAL SURGEON Gadsden 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 Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT So bottom line. Keeping the wisdom tooth doesn’t make me smarter. ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL No. You are smarter to remove the wisdom tooth if it is a problem. Gadsden DENTAL PATIENT That was clever turning of words. ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL I do what I can. Gadsden 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 Gadsden AL and get your teeth examination. Prevention is always better and cheaper than cure. Oral Surgery Gadsden AL, ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL, Oral Surgeon Gadsden AL, Sedation ORAL SURGEON Gadsden AL, Wisdom Tooth Gadsden AL, Wisdom teeth Gadsden AL, Sedation Dentist Rainbow City AL, Sedation Dentist Attalla AL, Oral Surgery Rainbow City AL, Oral Surgery Attalla AL, Oral Surgery 35902 AL, Oral Surgery 35903 AL