Wisdom Tooth Pain

For many, their wisdom teeth don’t cause a problem, but unfortunately that’s not always the case as because wisdom teeth are the last to ‘grow in’ there can be a whole range of problem associated. This is because often, they don’t fully develop, or they grow in sideways.

Pain related to one’s wisdom teeth is not normal but it does happen. Ultimately as with any form of tooth related pain, wisdom tooth pain is something that should be investigated by a dentist to assess whether or not the removal of the wisdom teeth will be necessary. When this is the case, he will normally either arrange for the removal at the clinic, or refer you to the nearest hospital where the removal will be performed as an outpatient procedure.

The removal itself is actually pretty painless, but after the surgery there may be some localized wisdom tooth pain where the tooth or teeth once were. Normally, this should ease after a few days, but it’s nothing severe and all symptoms will cease within about a week. Getting them out is not an issue, because wisdom teeth don’t actually serve a purpose at all.

Wisdom teeth can grow in with all sorts of problems, such as not growing to full size, or growing, but remaining underneath the gum leaving space for food to get trapped. When this happens, while it might not be painful, it is a recipe for decayed wisdom teeth and infections that can lead to abscesses due to the fact that the tooth itself can’t be cleaned.

Normally, when diagnosing wisdom tooth pain, a dentist will both inspect your teeth visually and with an X-ray to see exactly what the problem is. Removal is only performed when absolutely necessary. While in the past, many dentists would remove all wisdom teeth when there were problems with one, today, dentists will only extract teeth that really need to be extracted.

Did you know that one in three people’s wisdom teeth don’t even grow?  That just goes to show how useless they are, and prove that their removal is no big deal.  When wisdom teeth grow in, usually in one’s twenties, they should be checked by a dentist for signs of impaction or problems. The main reason for this is that it’s much easier to remove a wisdom tooth when it’s young and your jawbone is more flexible.

Fortunately, the procedure doesn’t have any major risks that would prevent you from wanting the procedure. In very rare cases there can be some bruised nerves and maybe a bit of discomfort due to what’s known as a dry socket, but over time everything will heal and return back to normal. The good news is, the wisdom tooth pain will be gone, and you probably won’t even notice the difference in not having that wisdom tooth.