Wisdom teeth extraction is one of the most common types of surgical interventions performed in the mouth. While in many cases, wisdom teeth extraction does not involve any complication and it goes the same way as the extraction of any other molars, wisdom teeth do have a bad reputation when it comes to removing them surgically. Unfortunately, postponing the extraction or refusing to get the damaged tooth removed has consequences that can be very severe – here are some:
- unbearable pain – toothache is a type of pain that is very hard to endure, with wisdom teeth being even nastier. If the tooth is also infected, the pain will probably not respond to conventional painkillers and will make life unbearable;
- impaction – wisdom tooth that grows underneath the gum surface without correctly erupting tends to push the surrounding teeth, causing pain in the gums as well as in the adjacent teeth. Besides the pain, impaction might also move the teeth adjacent to the wisdom tooth, changing the appearance of the patient’s smile;
- severe infection – untreated wisdom teeth tend to become severely infected and the inflammation poses the risk of spreading to the surrounding tissue making the removal more complicated later. So the quicker you get the wisdom tooth extraction Highland Park surgeons offer the better you will be.
