Wisdom teeth
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:12 pm
Hey guys! Is it wise to have wisdom teeth extracted while having braces? Do such extractions cause misalignments? Thanks!
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Exactly my thoughts, agrace90. Well, all my wisdom teeth are fully erupted already so my only concern is whether will these extractions damage my 13+ month progress and mess up my fairly aligned arches?!agrace90 wrote:I think it's smart step to take because you paid so much to have straight teeth and then the wisdom teeth come through and can change your bite and results. Just my personal opinion. I would go through with it.
What do you think could possibly happen to my remaining teeth after the removal? Malocclusion? Spacing?ThroughTheWire wrote:As far as misalignment goes, I think it may make a difference because my ortho strongly urged I get them removed as soon as possible for that reason. It probably varies case by case though.
I wouldn't worry about this at all. I got mine out years ago, but my ortho makes all of his younger patients get them out when they're 19-20 and for many of them, this is after treatment is finished. You're currently in braces so even on the off chance it does anything (which I really think it won't), you'll get it fixed now.Matilda wrote:What do you think could possibly happen to my remaining teeth after the removal? Malocclusion? Spacing?ThroughTheWire wrote:As far as misalignment goes, I think it may make a difference because my ortho strongly urged I get them removed as soon as possible for that reason. It probably varies case by case though.
chichi wrote:I wouldn't worry about this at all. I got mine out years ago, but my ortho makes all of his younger patients get them out when they're 19-20 and for many of them, this is after treatment is finished. You're currently in braces so even on the off chance it does anything (which I really think it won't), you'll get it fixed now.
Thanks for your advice and positivity, guys! One of my upper wisdom teeth is actually broken therefore I'd truly like to pull them all out before my orthodontic treatment ends. I can't wait to discuss this more in-depth with my orthodontist!Gypsyphd wrote:Hi there. I would get them out now rather than later if at all possible. I am in braces for the second time partly because of issues with my wisdom teeth. I wish I had gotten mine out earlier. Best of luck to you and keep us posted on your decision!
Thank you very much for the good luck, ScouseMan.ScouseMan wrote:Good Luck on the extraction! Im pretty lucky to not have my wisdom teeth grow was told at my age its unlikely too.
Congrats! It's such a relief when it's over, isn't it? How are you doing with eating? I had all 4 of mine out years ago and I remember spending several days living on protein drinks (without a straw of course) and jello.Matilda wrote:Another quick update. All 4 of my wisdom teeth were finally removed on Monday. The procedure was relatively rapid and slightly painful.
Hey chichi! I'm doing pretty good, thanks! Yes, I'm unexplainably relieved those enormous teeth are lastly out of my mouth! All my remaining teeth seem pretty happy as well. I feel they want to party but they can't because they're still behind bars. As for the food, I'm surviving on soups, puddings and ice creams. Btw, dark chocolate Jell-Os are delicious!chichi wrote:Congrats! It's such a relief when it's over, isn't it? How are you doing with eating? I had all 4 of mine out years ago and I remember spending several days living on protein drinks (without a straw of course) and jello.Matilda wrote:Another quick update. All 4 of my wisdom teeth were finally removed on Monday. The procedure was relatively rapid and slightly painful.