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Wisdom tooth Pain – what is a Wisdom and why does it cause pain?

Wisdom teeth have one of the worst reputations in dentistry today, mainly due to the pain they cause before and after they are removed. Wisdom teeth need to be tended too early as they can result in serious consequences

Your wisdom tooth is similarly called your third molar, and grows in the corner of your mouth at the back. They start to erupt or grow around 18 years of age sometimes or sooner. Some people will grow 4 single wisdom teeth one in each quadrant or corner of the mouth.  Some people will grow extra and some fortunate enough don’t grow any at all and won’t have to suffer from Wisdom tooth pain.

Identifying issues

If you want to know if you or your children have Wisdom teeth you need to ask your dentist and he or she will take a special kind of xray called a “Panorex”. A “Panorex” will show the development of wisdom teeth and their position in the mouth.

This Xray will show three main things:
The most important thing they will show is whether they are in growing straight;
If there is enough room for them in the mouth.  If there is enough room, chances are you will not need to have them removed;
The xray will also show if they appear to be slightly impacted this means that they are tilted towards the teeth in the front of them and need to be removed;
Or if the wisdom teeth are fully impacted.
The above four factors will determine if you will have to suffer from wisdom tooth pain.

If you’ve previously had orthodontic work done i.e. braces etc you are wise to have your wisdom teeth removed early as they will interfere with the orthodontic work that you have just completed. The way that wisdom teeth grow will cause crowding and make your teeth crooked again. If this occurs you will have to repeat the orthodontic treatment to re-correct your crooked teeth. This is most likely to require that you’ll need to wear braces again.

One of the worst things an xray can identify is if your teeth are fully impacted meaning they are lying horizontally in the bone on your jaw.  If this occurs it can generate much pain as the tooth grows and pushes onto the jaw bone. This is serious and is typically seen with the lower wisdom teeth. You can run into the same problem with the slightly impacted wisdom teeth.

Prevention

Unfortunately there is no real preventions for wisdom teeth. Your teeth style are genetically keyed into your cell structure memory in the early weeks of your mother’s pregnancy.

How to Resolve wisdom tooth pain?
The best person to see for the removal of wisdom teeth is a Maxillofacial surgeon. This is a kind of dentist whose ”bread and butter” is wisdom teeth. Frequently the only dental surgery this type of dentist does is Wisdom teeth. Unlike a family dentist a MFS can also offer you IV sedation which can be essential if you’re extremely nervous and don’t really want to go through with the procedure.

The IV sedation will allow help relax you and reduce the stress of the operation this could relax you so much that some fall asleep. It acts in reducing your pain threshold and allows the dentist to perform the procedure.

The MFS will still anesthetize the area where the tooth is being removed to control bleeding but the benefit of the IV sedation is that the patient does not really care what is going on either way.

It is often recommended as the best option for such an operation. Due to the nature of aesthetics you shouldn’t drive after the operation and it is highly suggested that you have a loved one or a taxi to drive you home after. Many patients claim to feel out of it or a bit loopy after.

It is extremely important that you follow all home care instructions given to you by your doctor.

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