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Wisdom teeth are molars that usually come in when you are in your late teens or early twenties. They are your last four teeth to erupt. Wisdom... more »
Many of us will have to have our wisdom teeth extracted during our late teens or early twenties. This is often because the teeth can grow in... more »
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While it's a fairly common operation, wisdom tooth removal comes with a significant recovery process. Here are ways to make it as painless as... more »
When having a wisdom tooth extracted, it is important to know what to do after the procedure. What to eat and what to avoid eating should be... more »
Impacted wisdom teeth are dangerous to keep in the mouth because they will continue to grow into the jaw, causing the jaw to become misaligned, or... more »
Dental extractions, including wisdom teeth, would be a lot more painful without the use of anesthetics designed to reduce and/or eliminate pain.... more »
Wisdom teeth--your third molars, as they are commonly called---usually erupt when you are between the ages of 17 and 25 years. According to the... more »
Oral surgery is never at the top of anyone's to-do list, but unfortunately it becomes necessary at one point or another. Wisdom teeth do more harm... more »
Garlic has long been used for many kinds of home remedies. It has antibacterial properties and can help reduce the pain of wisdom teeth as they... more »
Your child has just had his braces removed and is wearing retainers. The retainers won't do any good if the wisdom teeth erupt and move his teeth... more »
A wisdom tooth is in humans any of the usually four third molars, including mandibular third molar and maxillary third molar. Wisdom teeth usually appear between the ages of 17 and 25."aaoms"> Most adults have four wisdom teeth, but it is possible to have more—in which case they are called supernumerary teeth—or fewer—a condition called hypodontia. Wisdom teeth commonly affect other teeth as they develop, becoming impacted or "coming in sideways"."umanitoba">, hosted on the University of Manitoba: School of Dental Hygiene website. Page accessed January 17, 2007. They are often extracted when this occurs.
Impaction
Impacted wisdom teeth fall into one of several categories. Mesioangular impaction is the most common form (44%), and means the tooth is angled forward, towards the front of the mouth. Vertical impaction (38%) occurs when the formed tooth does not erupt fully through the gum line. Distoangular impaction (6%) means the tooth is angled backward, towards the rear of the mouth. And finally, Horizontal impaction (3%) is the least common form, which occurs when the tooth is angled fully ninety degrees sideways, growing into the roots of the second molar.
Typically distoangular impactions are the easiest to extract in the maxilla and most difficult to extract in the mandible, while mesioangular impactions are the most difficult to extract in the maxilla and easiest to extract in the mandible. Frequently, a fully erupted upper wisdom tooth requires bone removal if the tooth does not yield easily to forceps or elevators. Failure to remove distal or buccal bone while removing one of these teeth can cause the entire maxillary tuberosity to be fractured off and thereby the tearing out the floor of the maxillary sinus.
Impacted wisdom teeth may also be categorized on whether they are still completely encased in the jawbone. If it is completely encased in the jawbone, it is a bony impaction. If the wisdom tooth has erupted out of the jawbon read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom+tooth
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