Problem Associated With Wisdom Teeth And Its Management
Gaining Wisdom is painful, especially if it’s a Wisdom tooth
Every year thousands of people are getting their third molars removed which commonly referred as wisdom teeth.
Wisdom tooth normally erupts for an age of 18 to 25 years. These are the last teeth to erupt in the oral cavity. Tooth size jaw size discrepancy many a time lead to insufficient space for these last set of teeth which lead to either mal alignment or impaction of wisdom teeth. Various diagnostic aids are required to assess the condition.
Certain Problems Associated With Eruption Of Third Molars (Wisdom Teeth):
Pericoronitis is one of these where there is infection followed by inflammation of soft tissue surrounding the partially erupted third molar.
In pericoronitis there can be severe pain and inability to open mouth properly. Such infections, if not treated can cause some serious life threatening conditions like Ludwig Angina. It needs immediate evaluation and treatment by a dentist.
Lack of adequate space can cause improper alignment of third molar.
Due to their natural tendency to erupt they can start pushing against adjacent tooth. It can cause root resorption, caries or formation of pathological pocket. If this condition is not addressed on time, it can damage the second molar beyond repair.
Most serious consequence of impacted third molar can be formation of cyst around the tooth. With its growth cyst can even hollow out the jaw bone leading to its fracture. It can damage even more than one adjacent tooth.
It can also cause neurological problems if it compresses the inferior alveolar nerve present in the close vicinity.
Rarely, if not treated it can give rise to a tumor which need even more invasive treatment procedure.
In some of the researches third molars have been indicted for crowding and mal-alignment of teeth.
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How to treat problems associated with third molar teeth:
It is not prudent to wait until the wisdom teeth start causing problem. Their condition need to be assessed beforehand to prevent some serious problem. Regular follow up is very much required to get the best possible treatment.
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