Wisdom teeth are usually
those on the far end of any set of adult teeth; these are often the
last to be developed. In older times, these were often removed as
some sort of rite of passage for students going off to college.
However, modern dental practices do warrant taking them out for
various reasons.
As wisdom teeth will usually
be the last teeth to be developed, there is a chance that overall
growth will be stunted by the time a person reaches early adulthood.
The result of this is the teeth partially erupting through the gums,
bringing with it potential dangers of infection because a flap of gum
still covers most of the tooth when they should be holding the lower
roots instead. Some general dental practitioners may warn that
keeping the wisdom teeth on raises the danger of cavities or gum
disease, plus hamper any orthodontic treatments you may have in the
future.
The adjacent teeth can be
damaged if the wisdom teeth have grown at certain angles. These may
be either growing towards the mouth, horizontally, or growing
vertically but is impeded by the adjacent tooth. If left untended,
they can trigger caries and endanger teeth.
Wisdom teeth should
be extracted as circumstances warrant. The cost of not doing so may
be worse.
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