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Wisdom Teeth
Hello,
I've been off this forum for a while due to my struggles with the diet. I have been experimenting though and will update my log in the future.
However, in the meantime, since this forum has so many people with diverse health experiences and opinions, I was wondering if I could get some thoughts on wisdom teeth removal?
Is it necessary? When is it necessary and when is it not? Does removing them change the shape of your face? I've heard some people say it made their face look sunken in (generally older people) but I've also heard people say they liked the cosmetic benefits because it made their jaw look slimmer. Is it better to get them removed younger when you can recover better, and before they cause serious issues? Do we need to have our wisdom teeth removed because we have evolved bigger brains and smaller jaws, or is it some kind of developmental deficiency? Should you remove all of them, and at once? I'd love to hear personal experiences if you're willing to share. I have seen a physical therapist and he suggested that getting my impacted wisdom teeth removed might help with my jaw tension.
Doing palate expansion and keeping them would be best. But expansion is rarely offered as a treatment, find a dentist/ortho that will work with you to keep them.
I think that often wisdom teeth removal is done so that dentists can afford sports cars.
I have a friend who kept her wisdoms, and her face is very nicely shaped now as age is advancing in the two of us. I wish I let mine come down, I followed the dentists idea's without thought back then.
Obviously sometimes they have to go, but I'd let them try their best to come down on their own.
I think high-VA in utero or growth can lead to narrower face development.
Wisdom teeth removal surgery can go wrong (and undetected), creating what is know as a cavitation. In certain forms of medicine, it Is believed that the teeth are connected to other parts of the body and so the cavitation can cause other health issues.
I had problems with one of my wisdom teeth, 10 years ago, since it wasgrowing horizontal pushing on all of the other teeth in that row. Removing that wisdom teeth was a no-brainer. I have also had a childhood history of needing to remove teeth since my jaw was to small for all my teeth. I think that are two important points to consider.
Luckily I could have my first (and subsequent) wisdom teeth removed at a jaw surgery clinic which seems to mainly do teeth related surgeries. That imparted confidence before and after the surgery to the jaw surgery clinic. This made the surgery feel smooth and rather painless, imparted confidence before and after the surgery. I should have removed both of the left wisdom teeth at the first surgery since you can't drink or eat on one side of the mouth for a considerable amount of time. Then I should have removed both of the right wisdom teeth at the same time. So it probably the easiest decide ahead of time if you just remove one teeth, two on the same time or remove all the wisdom teeth.
After the first wisdom teeth removal I got a lecture by the surgeon, that probably only sees problematic wisdom teeth.
A main point from the surgeon I remember is that a wisdom teeth that don't get out right, like my first wisdom teeth I removed, will cause a little hole in the back of the mouth which is ideal for growing potentially harmful bacterias which then will causd a constant bad breath that is impossible to get rid of. Bad mouth health I then think is connected to all kinds of health issues.
It seems that all dentist have the same view on wisdom teeth being only a potential problem with no real use but they probably only ever see the problems with them and never any benefits.
I never really shared that view and I think the wisdom teeth probably has the function as an extra mineral storage of nothing else. I also think that you should think about symmetry in the mouth. I felt it was a bit strange to have only wisdom teeth on the right side of my mouth.
I also heard that if you only remove one of say the left wisdom teeth, the remaining teeth can continue to grow since it has no opposing tooth. This might eventually cause you to bite yourself with the remaining wisdom tooth on one side.
I hope is some help for you to make a decision for your own situation. I don't know how it fits with vitamin A toxicity more than I believe it predisposes someone to have problem with teeth and bones since it is known to be correlated with osteoporosis.
The main issue is to have the extraction done properly so you don't develop a cavitation, which causes all sorts of issues for the body as teeth are linked to other parts of the body. I will have a cavitation fixed by a biological dentist in about a month.
I would say remove only if they get cavities. I think it's easier for wisdom teeth to get cavities cause they're further back and harder to brush properly.
Quote from Orion on June 16, 2021, 5:23 amDoing palate expansion and keeping them would be best. But expansion is rarely offered as a treatment, find a dentist/ortho that will work with you to keep them.
From the preliminary research I've been doing, it seems like some of the methods of palate expansion for adults can be kind of controversial and damaging. Like the AGGA.
Thanks everyone for your responses. I can understand keeping in wisdom teeth that have grown in properly, but what about impacted teeth? Do they always have to go?
I had an impacted tooth on the lower left side and it developed a cyst, so I had to have surgery to remove it, almost 1.5 years ago... the cyst also wore away an area of jawbone, which has now grown back nicely, thankfully! I never had pain, but I could feel where the bone was worn away with my tongue.