Wisdom teeth and braces

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#1 Post by **pink77blondie** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:04 am

Can they extract my wisdom teeth while i have my braces??

#2 Post by **kelly J** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:27 am

Yep - I had my final three wisdom teeth out exactly three weeks ago today. This is in preparation for my jaw surgery and I've been wearing my braces for 10 wks!

#3 Post by **loulou123** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:53 am

Yep definately. I had 3 of mine taken out during my jaw surgery, and the other one taken out nearly 3 weeks ago. I dont think the braces make any diference to the removal, and its a matter of the surgeons preference.

#4 Post by **Luella** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:56 pm

We sure can! Only one little tiny issue with the braces! When you have teeth out, you have gauze in your mouth to help control/stop the bleeding. The gauze gets really tangled and caught in all the brackets and wires. Its a problem that you can deal with, but its still a pain in the butt!