What happens if you ignore the wisdom tooth.?
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and do i need to get the rest of them removed? they're not bothering me.
and i know leaving them in can make them crooked, but that doesn't bother me...bc my teeth are already crooked (not really bad, but still crooked)
so yeah, what if i were to just...ignore the tooth? lol
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Trust me, you will get to a point where there is no ingoring the tooth! Bite the bullet and get them all taken out at once (no pun intended). Why put yourself through that kind of pain and discomfort knowing full well that the others are going to get to that point too? Get them cut out, heal up, and get on with life!
Nothing I guess. I never felt mine come in, other than the annoying feel of broken gum tissue until they were all the way in.
is just a way to find out...
no.take care of the situation as soon as possible.I waited for to long ,later I regret it because it only got worst for me( very painful). and am always afraid of dentist too...dont worry. but ones you take care of it ,you will be much happier. you are going to be allright trought the procidure,just let them know you are really nervous about it and to please be very gentle with you.they will understand. I think is still more painful keeping a bad teeth than having it remove at the end. Just do the right thing!good luck and best wishes. if you wait much longer it can become infected ,it happened to me.Is not a good feeling bealive me.
wisdom tooth awes give you troubles you better Poul them out,
Some people never get them removed. So its not a problem to keep them in there. But the problem comes during a situation like you are having with the pain.
My guess is that it is comming in at an awkward angle instead of straight up and down. So its going to push against your rear molars and push them towards the front of your mouth. That will put pressure onto all the teeth and start making them really tight feeling. It can lead to constant pain, or even your teeth chipping away eachother at the points of contact.
Let your oral surgeon know that you are afraid, I am sure they can knock you out completely instead of just doing a local oral anestetic. Maybe that will help you cope with it if you are asleep during the procedure. If I were you I'd start out with getting an x-ray of your mouth and asking to look at it to see the wisdom teeth's growth. That will give you a feeling of how good or bad a situation you are in.
All in all, its your choice though. Dont be afraid to ask your dentist questions though. They will be happy to answer them.
Your wisdom teeth can become impacted and you will go through an infection. Like you, I dread the dentist. I have to be put under every time I go. They put me to sleep and wake me up after the procedure is over. This is the only way I will allow a dentist to work on me. They normally put you to sleep when you have your wisdom teeth extracted anyway.
If your wisom teeth erupt like normal molars there's no problem. The trouble starts when the teeth are impacted. Most likely, since you are already experiencing pain, your tooth is either impacted or infected.
There's no benefit to keeping a tooth that doesn't erupt. Cysts and tumors can develop in the tissues surrounding impacted wisdom teeth. Like you mentioned, tooth crowding can occur and cause your other teeth to be misaligned. You can damage neighboring teeth, namely the molar next to your wisom tooth which could cause that tooth the be removed too.
Your best bet is to find a dentist that will sedate you and get it taken care of before it gets worse. You'll be glad you did when there's no more pain!
Your teeth go through growth phases - sometimes they grow, then sometimes they stop. That's why your pain is not constant. I ignored my wisdom tooth that was doing just that for years as I was too scared to go to the dentist. Eventually, I started getting infections in it, ended up with an abscess the size of my entire cheek, and got blood poisoning, ending up in hospital (all this about 7 years down the track). I had the teeth pulled, and no more trouble - and believe me, the removal was no-where near as painful as the infections were!! If they take one tooth, they will take all as chances are they will all play up eventually. It also keeps the teeth aligned as taking out only one tooth while the other is pushing the others forward while it's still under the gum, can cause your teeth to get more crooked, and cause issues with your molars.
Just get them taken out. The younger you are, the quicker you recover, and I can tell you from experience, that even if you try to ignore them, eventually, you will have to get it done whether you want to or not, and it's not worth risking your health!
I tried the ignore it route a couple of years back, and ended up with an abscess under the tooth.
The process of taking care of an infected tooth is a lot more expensive and painful then if you were to take care of it before it got *really bad*.
I had another start to go bad recently, and when they x-rayed it, the root was almost exposed. I had it removed by an oral surgeon, and I paid extra for them to gas me this time instead of just relying on the shots.
(oh, and if you wait until it is all infected and inflamed, the shots don't work well)
So, by saving up so I could get it done asap, I had a much more pleasant experience, I saved money, and I was back to work in two days as opposed to being layed out for a week on two types of antibiotics.
Get it looked at and x-rayed, at least. I went into a dentist (after calling to find out how much I needed for a visit and an x-ray) and had him look and lay out my options. It really helps to know what your options are and what the dentist thinks about your case.
The oral surgeon was needed in my case not because it was impacted, but because my roots were all crooked. My mother insists on getting extractions done at the oral surgeon becuase they have more practice at it, but its up to you.
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