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OK, I asked the dentist about my wisdom teeth
I know I need to speak to the oral surgeon, but I'd like some input.
A previous dentist said all four wisdom teeth should come out as they are all impacted. This dentist said the bottom ones need to come out for sure, but I should leave the top ones alone because there is room for them to come in.
I would rather just be out once and have them all four taken out and be done with it instead of potentially having issues with the top ones later. I'll be 25 in April....I'm not counting on the top ones to magically come in.
Would you push to have all four taken out or just the two (which are the ones really causing pain)? I see the oral surgeon on Friday, so I'll be asking for his thoughts and opinions, but I'm also a believer in being your own advocate.
Re: OK, I asked the dentist about my wisdom teeth
This exactly. I'd go ahead and do all four!
This. The same thing happened to H. He was having problems with the bottom ones but the dentist took them all out while she was doing the surgery anyway so he wouldn't have to deal with it again in the future.
I was led to believe if they were impacted, that they wouldn't grow in properly??
Either way, I would go for all four. Even if the top ones started coming in, they could create problems and it would be awful to have to go back for a whole other surgery. Just take 'em all at once!
I just had all four of mine taken out. Even though my teeth didn't hurt me, they were impacted trapping derbies that couldn't be brushed or flossed properly. I started to have major gum issues from them being impacted. IMO I'd get them all taken out now, it's harder to recover as you age.
According to my oral surgeon, people who wait to get them all out end up getting cavities in not just the wisdom teeth, but the teeth in front of them too. Which later leads to more teeth needing to be pulled. Something to keep in mind.