Wisdom Teeth?

If you've had braces and your teeth are in perfect condition, is it wise to make sure your wisdom teeth are pulled out when they're bout ready to come in? Do they ALWAYS mess up your teeth?

Wisdom Teeth?
They dont ALWAYS mess up your teeth but it is a good idea to get them X-rayed by the dentist when you feel them starting to come through and see if they are growing in the wrong way and if they are...its best to get them out asap and just be done with it
Reply:No, they don't. The consensus on whether or not wisdom teeth have the power to mess up ALL your dentition isn't out yet. Different schools of thought exist to whether or not one single tooth in the back has that much force to make that much difference
Reply:I worked for years in an ortho office and saw tons of peeps who never got their wisdoms looked at... who had the rest of their teeth crowd forward when the back teeth tried to come in.





I also saw lots of people who had their wisdom teeth come in with no problem. (Not as many as in the first category tho').





So the answer is: go to your dentist and ask for a panoramic xray to have the position of your wisdom teeth checked.





S/he will be able to tell if there's room for them. If there's not, get em removed. And do it sooner than later, since the roots get longer every year for a while and they're easier to get out when they aren't as fully developed.





(Wisdom teeth are also called "eights", 3rd molars, or 21-year molars)
Reply:My dentist made me get braces when I was really young so I assume he would have said something if my wisdom teeth were going to mess things up. I had 4 teeth removed in order to get braces so I may have had more room for wisdom teeth. I went back to my orthodontist years after having braces because I was worried about my bottom teeth starting to move. He said that although my wisdom teeth probably weren't helping, "teeth move", so basically if you've had braces your teeth will move over the years after you get them off regardless of whether you get wisdom teeth or not. I just had space for my wisdom teeth cut out of my clear retainer that I was given to use after I had my braces removed and I've taken to wearing that again.



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