Is it healthy to have a wisdom tooth growing at age 14?!


Question: Is it healthy to have a wisdom tooth growing at age 14?
Hi.

I am fourteen years old and after some research I have concluded that I might have a wisdom tooth. I have 7 sets of teeth on the bottom and now there is another tooth growing that is causing some pain. Thanks to the people on my other question. I heard that mostly people get it at age 17-25 but I am 14 and I am growing slower than most people my age including my teeth. Some of my teeth didn't grow until last year. Still yet to get braces, but I was planned to get them soon. So I was wondering if it is healthy to have a wisdom tooth growing early? Especially because my teeth (besides the third molars / wisdom teeth finished later than a lot of people my age. Thanks. Also are there four wisdom teeth that grow or what?

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Yes that's totally normal, I got all my wisdom teeth out this year and I'm fifteen, and the top ones weren't in yet but the bottom ones were growing in a long time ago little by little. They told me that yes you usually get them seventeen to twentyfive but that getting them young was okay. You should really get them out ASAP. I had good teeth because I had dentalwork done and even the little bit of wisdom tooth I had growning in screwed up my bottom ones.
The answerer above me was very wrong. My bottom teeth were not fully grown before I had them out, and the top ones weren't even emerged at all. The dental surgeon cut them out from inside my gums and apparently it's even easier than pulling them. Be sure you get a good dental surgeon and he was very good, I was totally put out while he did it and I only felt woozy for a little while afterwards. The next day I was doing everything I normally would have done, and I had no bruising or pain at all! I only had to take my painkillers the first day. All in all, it was a great experience!
And yes, four wisdom teeth do grow eventually. You may get your bottoms grown before your tops as I did, but if you leave it yes you will get 4.



I worried at first too. I'm sixteen years old and my first one is growing. I thought I was young and worried that it would over crowd my teeth. I have braces in the past for two years and still wear a retainer. Anyways you can't do anything about them until they have fully grown.. I'm waiting for mine to grow so I can have them pulled out. You usually feel pain while their growing but I think it's safe to say that I haven't felt any pain :) .. Yet lol

Going through it



I got three of my wisdom teeth by the time i was 15 so i don't think its unhealthy it might just be early. I got my teeth late and i suppose my wisdom teeth early haha. I have braces now so it doesn't seem to be a problem



I got my wisdom teeth at age 13 and Im only 14 now. Good luck with your braces!




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