If a person suffers from oral health problems that are unbearable, then it’s impacted wisdom teeth. It is difficult to control the wisdom teeth impacted pain as it usually grows improperly. But proper and timely treatment helps to cure the immediate oral problem.
Wisdom teeth are often called the third molar is grown into the jaw which usually doesn’t have ample place to grow at the end of the gums, this causes wisdom teeth impacted as it's’ grown 'with the crowd.
These wisdom teeth have usually grown between the ages of 17-25 years, as it has grown at the end of the jaws at a young age serves no purpose. As this wisdom tooth is grown with improper alignment and it leads to decay and other dental issues which will hamper the overall health of modern-day adults.
It is highly recommended to go for impacted wisdom teeth removal at an early age. The non-removal of impacted wisdom teeth gets trapped between gum tissue and jaw bone causes a major dental problem.
Impacted Wisdom Teeth Symptoms
Usually, wisdom teeth impacted grow unnoticed. The symptoms like swelling, infection, impacted wisdom tooth pain; cavity causes a negative impact on oral health problems.
Swelling and Infection
There is often swelling, infection, and pain that occur with impacted wisdom teeth. This must be treated immediately; in case of failure, it causes severe damages to the neighbor's teeth, gums, and bones.
Wisdom teeth impacted are more difficult to remove; in case of major complications, it may cause permanent damage to the bone, teeth, and nerves. If the pain on wisdom teeth persists for a longer time results in major infection.
Hence it is recommended to consult the dentist without any time delay. If the doctor advises going for impacted wisdom teeth removal, then it is necessary to follow the procedure for safe and fast recovery.
X-ray reveals types of Impaction
Wisdom Teeth X-Rays reveal the infection and impacted part of the gums without any delay. Usually, Wisdom teeth impacted fall into four categories:
Soft-Tissue Impacted: This type of X-ray reveals that the tooth is just stuck under the gum which is less complicated for a tooth removal. It takes less than 30 minutes for a wisdom tooth removal.
Erupted: It is the simplest method, as the tooth has already erupted in the mouth takes less than 20 minutes for removal. The cost of removal for his type is much affordable and the patient gets immediate recovery i.e within 2 days.
Partial-Bony Impacted: Here, the impacted wisdom teeth removal needs a small surgery for the extraction as it is quite a complicated process. General anesthesia is injected for the surgery, as the partial wisdom tooth is grown in the crowd.
Full-Bony Impacted: This type of wisdom teeth impacted removal is more difficult, as the wisdom tooth is completely stuck in the jaw, and the tooth has grown with the crowd. The improper alignment of the tooth which is partially grown causes major risk at the time of removal.
Dentists take clear X-rays and give IV sedation for this type of tooth extraction. Usually, it takes 2 hours for tooth extraction. It is necessary to make the cut in the gum or bone for the extraction, after that the dentist makes stitches that automatically dissolve in two weeks.
Only the wisdom teeth impacted must be removed on time to avoid major damages to the bone, jaws, and teeth.
The wisdom teeth grow completely without disturbing the neighbor teeth so it is not necessary to remove that wisdom tooth. The patient must be able to chew or bite the food without any disturbances. The patient must not feel discomfort with the wisdom tooth.
Impacted wisdom teeth removal must be done at the dental clinic. It is highly recommended to remove the wisdom tooth at the earliest, as it is of no use but causes major problems at an older age. Hence it is advised to remove at a young age.
The dentist will numb the gums to avoid pain during the extraction. Once the tooth is removed, small stitches are made to close the incision and help the gums to heal fast. For more information to contact us.