About Wisdom Teeth
Contrary to popular belief, wisdom teeth are not automatically extracted. It is common, though, because often wisdom teeth will cause problems if they are allowed to stay.
One of the main reasons why we decide that your wisdom teeth need to be removed is because they will crowd the other teeth in your jaw. This will lead to bite problems and can also be quite painful. Your teeth are all already set in your jaw by the time your wisdom teeth show up, and the new teeth will change how everything fits. That is one of the main reasons why they might need to be removed.
Another common reason why your wisdom teeth might need to be extracted is because they are not coming in straight. When your other adult teeth do not come in correctly, we will fix them with braces, but if the rest of your teeth are straight, there is no reason to change everything because of your wisdom teeth.
We will usually take out all four wisdom teeth at the same time. If we determine that not all four teeth need to be removed, we will still take out the ones that are to be extracted all in the same day. This will cut down on the time that you will need to heal.
Often we will need to section a wisdom tooth to extract it. When we do this, we will cut it into pieces and then remove each piece. This gives us better control.