Wisdom Teeth?

My friend has to get her%26#039;s pulled and so we were talking about em. I don%26#039;t think mine have grown in yet and i%26#039;m 17. Is that normal? Anywho, she said that when they do the best thing to do is get em pulled. Her sister told her that when Wisdom Teeth are growing they%26#039;re already rotten. And if you leave em it%26#039;ll cause infection and then spread to your other teeth. So the best thing to do is get em pulled. She%26#039;s gonna get all her%26#039;s pulled even though they all don%26#039;t need it because of that.





Is that really true? If it is, I hope mine never come in.

Wisdom Teeth?
One thing to consider, unless there is alot of room for them to come in back there, they will push or crowd your other teeth. You might then have to revisit the whole braces world.
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Reply:Yeah, mine came in in my 20%26#039;s and grew foward puting pressure on the molars forward...hurt badly, so I had them pulled.
Reply:It%26#039;s normal that you may not have them in yet. I do know of a few people who%26#039;s never came in (lucky them). It is not true that you have to get them pulled because they will automatically get infected. I know of some people who%26#039;s never had a problem, so they never got them pulled. I got mine pulled because there was no room for them and it was pushing my other teeth together and out of wack. My husband on the other hand, had to get his pulled because they were starting to rot away and in this case, you need to get them pulled because infections can go to your brain. Anyway, the point is, your dentist will let you know whether or not you really should get them out.
Reply:No. That is not true. Wisdom teeth sometimes become impacted - meaning they are growing in sideways. Most people have them pulled when they are coming in wrong or if they are crowding other teeth. It depends on the size of your mouth as to whether or not your dentist will recommend their removal.
Reply:1. My wisdom teeth didn%26#039;t come in until I was 20, some come in earlier some later (my boyfriends are just coming in, he%26#039;s 23).





2. If your mouth has room and you brush your teeth and keep your mouth clean then there is no problem with not getting them pulled. Most people get them pulled because they aren%26#039;t coming in straight or they don%26#039;t have room for them to grow in. Rotten wisdom teeth aren%26#039;t a common occurance, so if you keep your mouth and teeth clean you shouldn%26#039;t have that problem.
Reply:they usually come in by the time you are in your early twenties, you are not too old yet, they are not always rotten, my son and daughter are in their thirties and they still have theirs and they are fine, get them pulled only if your dds recommends you to, and i doubt if your friend will get hers pulled even if she doesnt need it because there isnt a dds anywhere that will pull teeth that are not needing to be extracted, unless she goes to a quack
Reply:they usually come in by 21. they dont come in rotten, but, they could impact your other teeth... making them crooked.
Reply:Wisdom teeth wont rot your other teeth. People have up to four wisdom teeth, but most have less than that. They grow in behind your last molar in the back, and they should be pulled so that they dont smash against your other teeth, and make them crooked. They also hurt pretty bad, normally, you want to get them pulled before they surface on the gums. Your dentist can tell by doing an x-ray. Having them pulled doesnt hurt that bad, they put you out for the surgery, pull them, give you some pain killers, and your set. Youll be up and around within about four or five hours.
Reply:You are probably growing some; they should show up on dental x-rays. The teeth are normally sound when they first grow, but usually decay easily, so are often pulled at an early age. Mine were removed when I was in college; all four had acquired cavities.
Reply:thats perfectly normal to not have them in yet, everyone%26#039;s teeth comes in at different rates and sometimes not at all... some people never get wisdom teeth. as for the wisdom teeth coming in rotten and infected... not true at all, wisdom teeth are extra teeth that our ancestors used to use but as humans have evolved, our jaws have gotten smaller... some people have small enough jaws where there is not enough room for the wisdom teeth to grow in vertically in your mouth so instead they grow horizontally into the rest of your teeth (impacted) this is where most of the problems come in... too much pressure cause pain on the rest of your teeth, also since the tooth cannot come in properly, infection may result... dentists look for how your wisdom teeth are growing in and usually they go ahead and remove them to avoid these problems but if your wisdom teeth grow in straight, you may not have to worry about anything at all and can just keep your wisdom teeth in...
Reply:Wisdom Teeth are just like any other tooth, they just grow in at a later time. They were important in past times, because by the time you hit your late teens, early twenties, many people had worn down their adult teeth. Since we have better dental care, people today keep their teeth longer and don%26#039;t need the wisdom teeth.





Wisdom teeth can cause problems if when they grow in your jaw does not has room for them, or the roots twist with you radult teeth and they grow in crooked. Also they can alter your other teeth, because they might cause movement to even out in your jaw. They do not grow in rotten, your teeth rot from bad care or dental issues once they have emerged from your jaw. Regular dental care will spot cavities in your wisdom teeth before they spread to your other teeth, and x-rays can spot if they need to be removed before eruption. A bad wisdom tooth can be pulled or removed after erupting too, I%26#039;ve had three of mine pulled when they caused problems.





On the bright side, you might not get wisdom teeth. As humans continue to evolve, more and more people are being born without potential wisdom teeth.
Reply:They aren%26#039;t infected when they come in unless you have an infection that spread to them. People get them removed because they are difficult to clean and become impacted easily.



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