Posted on 03/13/2014 11:13:45 AM PDT by Java4Jay
My daughter is being told the Wisdom Teeth on her lower jaw need to be removed. See thread for pics. I've read there are pros and cons to having them removed. She is 25 and they haven't caused her any problems as of yet. Your input would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Similar story here, dentists want to yank a couple teethies that have not caused any trouble at all for entire life.
(SO far, I’ve chickened out of the procedure....coward as I am...ha! .... my parents used to say, “Don’t fix what ain’t broke” but of course I’m no dental expert, just chicken...)
chicken BIG TIME, ha ha.
I didn’t have them out until I was 30. I should’ve had it done a dozen years earlier. I would urge having them out ASAP.
Thank you!
Wisdom teeth push the rest of your teeth out of alignment. They did a number on mine (and were badly infected by the time I had them out).
I’m 40 & still have mine..I’m a big chicken too :)
If you have Great/Good Dental Ins and thet will pay a good %age of the cost and there is a Possability of them causing her future problems I say PULL “EM!
I had supernumerary wisdom teeth and they used to get infected about every 6 months. Really annoying and painful. Finally had them taken out in my late 20s and haven’t had any problems since - I’m 49 now.
Not that I’m rolling in dough but $$$ is not the concern. I don’t believe my insurance will pay much of anything on the procedure.
One day, she might find herself unemployed with no Dental Insurance....and that’s when they’ll go bad.
Had mine removed because, despite my reputation as a Big Mouth, I had no room in my mouth for these teeth. I had braces as a teen before the wisdom teeth great in, and the dentist wad concerned that these teeth would crowd the others and basically undo the correction effected by the braces.
So I had the teeth removed and I’m happy I did. No problems at all.
Get them done now before you lose any semblance of dental insurance.
Our teeth may not move much after our mid-20s, but getting them removed later in life, esp. if they become impacted or infected, could be life threatening.
It’s a simple procedure with little downtime. I had mine out, local anesthesia, and I was out eating steak the same night.
How old is she?
Count me in as a big chicken as well. I am 52 years old and still have all 4 of mine. I haven’t had any problems aside from cavities in them.
MFO
Gee I “guess” she is 25! I am a Dumba$$ sometimes!
It would appear that at least one is aimed at another tooth, which will likely cause problems later.
My take would be keep a close eye on it and don’t do anything until you need to. However, if you have insurance that will defray costs, I’d consider doing it while you do. Bad outcomes are unlikely.
Each time I’ve had elective surgery it was because the situation would not improve with time (as this one won’t) and I was about to lose my corporate insurance. I have been glad I did it each time.
I am a baby boomer and I had my last wisdom tooth removed two months ago, after all of the others molars were pulled when I was young many moons ago. Still having sinus drainage issues now though through the hole in my gum.
The last time I visited the dentist was about 20 years ago... he had insisted that I go to an oral surgeon for fancy pananamic head x-rays (not a fan), and after I was told that they wanted thousands of dollars for a procedure that I really didn’t need, I asked that I be given the x-ray negative because I paid for it.
Mine was similar to your 25 year-old’s... It was completely obvious to me that I had sufficient room for them to grow in... without making my teeth all crooked. The only “problem” i have is when i eat popcorn the hull fiber can sometimes get wedged between the tooth and gum. Solution? AVOID POPCORN.
I guess I am fortunate as I haven’t had a cavity my entire 40+ year life... I have no use for doctors anymore... not now, no way, no how...
“I was just going in for a routine teeth cleaning and next thing I know I am at home and my door is kicked in and a boot is on my neck as they conficate all my guns from the cabinet”.
No, thanks, I’ll keep my wisdom teeth.
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