How can I tell when I need to get my wisdom teeth pulled out?!
Question:
How can I tell when I need to get my wisdom teeth pulled out?
I'm 16 and my parents never got wisdom teeth or pulled out any of their teeth and I hear people getting their wisdom teeth out these days at my school. I don't know if I have them or not and does everyone get them? How can I tell that I need them pulled out? Is it possible for me not to get them?
Answers:
I got mine removed probably around age 22, 23...my brother late 20s. When I was younger, the dentist didn't think I had any because they weren't showing up on the x-rays and my mouth just didn't seem big enough (hard to believe for those that know me personally). I discovered they were starting to poke through when I went to the dentist after weeks having this pain in one of my upper gums. Through it was a popcorn kernel stuck...it was actually a tooth coming through. Basically, to answer your actual questions...I hope you have a dentist that you have been going to regularly. Not every does get them, and not every needs to have them pulled out...but really, talk to your dentist.