All 4 wisdom teeth?

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  • Emv79
    Emv79 Posts: 245 Member
    I had all 4 removed:
    - The bottom 2 did not have enough space and were starting to have my other teeth squeeze together and so, get crooked.
    - The top 2 had to be removed as the way they came out, they were directly aligned with the bottom two, which means if I had kept them, I'd be chewing something between my top wisdom teeth and bottom gums, which would have caused problems for my gums int he future.
  • gogojodee
    gogojodee Posts: 1,243 Member
    Ugh, stupid thing reposted.
  • gogojodee
    gogojodee Posts: 1,243 Member
    P.S. The older you get, the harder (longer) the healing process is. I had mine done when I was 25...and wished I would've gotten them out when I was 17 like my dentist recommended - BEFORE they were impacted and causing problems.

    I still say if you're getting the two out, might as well get all four. It'll save you healing time in the long run.

    It's super true. I got mine removed at 27 - totally impacted all 4. Ended up having 2 dry sockets, crying at night, in a fetal position and needing my mom to take care of me, lol. I usually have a pretty high threshold but not this time.
  • bluex232
    bluex232 Posts: 135 Member
    As a part-time Dental Assistant I agree with this!
    As a dental hygienist I can tell you that generally the reason to remove the upper ones along with the lowers is that if you
    Have no teeth on the bottom to meet or oppose the upper ones, eventually they will erupt further down into the mouth
    Until they are hitting the gums down below or become loose from lack of bone support and need to be removed anyway.
    Dentists typically recommend wisdom teeth to be removed at a younger age so you can heal better and faster.

    This was my thinking as well
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    The oral surgeon said to let my top 2 finish cutting through they might come in just fine. They came in sort of crooked pointing outward so he wanted to take them out with my bottom 2 which were impacted.

    My biggest problem was the anesthesia. I woke up with the worst headache of my life and I woke up screaming and throwing punches, realizing it was totally unreasonable behavior, but completely unable to control myself that was such a strange sensation.

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