Wisdom Teeth Extraction

As you may have gathered, wisdom teeth can cause a vast amount of pain, triggering various problems in your mouth. This can occur if your wisdom teeth partially erupt through the gums, creating flaps of skin around the tooth which can get red, swollen, and possibly infected. Because wisdom teeth can be difficult to clean around, gum disease and tooth decay are common issues. This difficulty in cleaning can also put the adjacent teeth at risk for cavities, leading to additional tooth loss.

Sometimes wisdom teeth cannot erupt through the gums at all due to insufficient room in your jaw, or, they are crooked and crowd the other teeth in your mouth – ouch!  We generally recommend that you have impacted or obstructed wisdom teeth extracted shortly after they come in, or, if they’ve started harming other teeth as they erupt in your mouth.