Removal of one wisdom tooth at age 37 will my teeth space and gap?!
Question:
Removal of one wisdom tooth at age 37 will my teeth space and gap?
Will removal of one wisdom tooth cause my perfectly aligned teeth to shift and space at age 37? I had four molars removed for braces at age 12 and was told to keep the wisdom teeth to prevent spacing. I do use them to chew and have never had any problems. This top wisdom tooth does have contact with the wisdom tooth below. I now need a root canal ($3000) or tooth removal ($1200). Suggestions?
Answers:
If your wisdom tooth is difficult to reach and keep clean, it will continue to rot no matter how much money you throw at it. If that's the case, just have it extracted.
BTW, that's a pretty hefty fee to extract what I presume is a normally erupted (i.e. not impacted) tooth.