For those who have them, wisdom teeth tend to cause problems

Dr. Universe: What happens when you remove your wisdom teeth? – Lucy, 9, Rhode Island

Dear Lucy,

Not everyone gets wisdom teeth.

I asked my friend David Carsten for that. He studied biochemistry at the University of Washington. He is now a dentist who teaches for dental repression and anesthesia at Oregon’s Health & Science University.

Carsten told me that people can get three sets of permanent molars. The molares are the big grinding teeth on the back of your mouth. The third set – also called wisdom teeth – usually come when you are between 17 and 21 years old. If you get them at all.

Wisdom teeth are more prone to issues than other molars.

“The overwhelming majority of people will have a problem with their wisdom teeth at some point in their lives,” Carsten said.

It is difficult to keep wisdom teeth clean and healthy because it is difficult to reach. In addition, many people have no room for them anyway. It is likely that the previous people had larger jaws. They didn’t eat processed foods, so they probably had to chew more – and all these chewing would have made their jaws bigger.

Now, many people take out their wisdom teeth.

Some wisdom teeth are completely exploding to get out of the gums completely. But more than 90% of people taking third parties have at least one wisdom tooth. Is stuck under the gums or under the bone. Sometimes a wisdom tooth affected can be overturned or completely sideways.

The dentist will take an X -ray to see the place of the tooth and how close it is to the nerve descending from your brain and runs along your jaw. They will use this information – and how nervous you are – to understand if you need to see a dentist or dentist.

They will understand what to feel comfortable while taking your wisdom teeth out. This could be numbness drug called local anesthetic. It could be a medicine to relax you like gas laughter – also called nitrogen oxide. Could be a medicine through a small needle called IV. This can make you sleep or make you ignore what’s going on.

If the wisdom tooth is fully exploded, the dentist will move it until it slips out. If affected, it is removed from surgery.

While you are confused and you cannot feel it, the dentist will make a small cut in the gums. Sometimes cut the tooth or bone slightly. This helps them to keep the tooth, especially if it is overturned or sideways. Then shakes it and relaxed until it is ready to slip out.

After that, the dentist will rub any sharp edges and clean the area. May put some medicine or material in the opening. They can use soluble or silk seams to close it.

“Then you let it heal on its own,” Carsten said. “In the mouth, skin cells begin to grow on the edges and along the bone.

The tooth will be said, you will be just as wise, no matter how many molars you have.

Sincerely,

Dr. Universe

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