Do they ever pull other teeth and let the wisdom teeth grow in?!
Question: I was told I'll have to have surgery to remove my wisdom teeth eventually. I guess my existing teeth are too tightly packed, so the wisdom teeth wouldn't grow in all the way and would create an abscess. (I think, it was a while ago, just after being told I had narrowly avoided a root canal, so I was a little distracted).
So, basically, since the only reason I was given for needing surgery was I had too many teeth, I want to know if there's a method that just involves pulling one of the already-cut teeth to allow the wisdom teeth the room to grow in. Thanks!
Answers: I was told I'll have to have surgery to remove my wisdom teeth eventually. I guess my existing teeth are too tightly packed, so the wisdom teeth wouldn't grow in all the way and would create an abscess. (I think, it was a while ago, just after being told I had narrowly avoided a root canal, so I was a little distracted).
So, basically, since the only reason I was given for needing surgery was I had too many teeth, I want to know if there's a method that just involves pulling one of the already-cut teeth to allow the wisdom teeth the room to grow in. Thanks!
It is possible but it's not recommended and you'll probably only find a shady dentist willing to do it. Very few dentists are willing to extract healthy teeth. There is also no guarantee that your wisdom teeth will shift into place correctly. They can become tilted and leave a huge gap toward the gum line which will end up becoming a food trap and cause gum problems. Or they won't shift enough leaving a gap and again becoming a food trap. It's nearly impossible to tell which way teeth will move. If you get other teeth pulled out you'll more than likely end up needing braces to get the wisdom teeth in the right postion. Once you take out healthy permanent teeth you're risking alot going wrong with your smile. ( unless recommended by an orthodontist)
It's just easier to get your wisdom teeth out . That surgery isn't as scary as it seems you won't even know what happened
I don't know, but it is a question I have often pondered as it would be easier to remove the other teeth, rather than the Wisdom teeth.
I'm going to keep my eye on this and find out!
I had 4 molars pulled to make room for my wisdom teeth and haven't had any complications yet. They took X rays before hand to check the position of the wisdom teeth to make sure that they were positioned properly to come in straight.
Yes it can be an option.
Usually it is an option if either the first or second molar is badly damaged by accident or decay.
But you have to remember that the root structure of a first or second molar is usually are more spread out and therefore better able to take the stress of your biting forces than are the roots of most wisdom teeth which are usually more conical.
Also, teeth move forward, not backwards. So if you create a space by removing the first or second molar, you had better hope that the wisdom tooth "drifts" into place the way you want it to, or else you may need braces to help you get it into place.