Best dental in india The last tooth in our mouth is known as third molar/ wisdom tooth. When this tooth fails to erupt it is then termes as IMPACTED TOOTH. Generally third molar is the last tooth to erupt in our oral cavity that is at or after age of 18 years. It is very common to have an impacted teeth in every individual’s because in every nine out of ten people have at least one impacted teeth.
IS WISDOM TOOTH A PROBLEM? Best dental in India
If there is enough space in oral cavity wisdom tooth erupts normally, but if there is lack of space then wisdom tooth tries to create it’s own space by pushing or tilting the adjacent tooth, this might also create cavity in that area as it is the most difficult area to clean. In some cases wisdom tooth grows only partially or remain completely trapped inside the gums and jaw bone. Sometimes the wisdom tooth remains inside the jaw and grows inside a sac which gets filled with fluid ultimately becomes a cyst that may grow and damage the jaw bone and adjacent nerves.
INDICATIONS OF IMPACTED WISDOM TOOTH:-
Generally most of the wisdom tooth are painless it only causes you harm if that area gets infected also known as Pericoronitis. As this area is more prone to cavities and decay due to improper and difficult cleaning. When any kind of infection starts you might see these kinds of symptoms which are as follows;
- Pain and swelling in that particular area and jaw bone
- Difficulty in opening mouth
- Unable to eat due to pain while chewing and biting
- Bad odour also known as Halitosis
- Bad taste in mouth
- Referred pain in head, ears, neck etc
- Swollen lymph nodes in neck region
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are best for the removal of wisdom tooth and also to identify any problems related to wisdom tooth. In most of the cases it is advised to extract wisdom tooth and it requires experienced oral and maxillofacial surgeon.