Do I HAVE to get my wisdom teeth pulled out?

Your dentist will monitor the process of your wisdom teeth whenever x-rays are taken. These (and if you start to feel pain), will indicate whether or not they need to be taken out.

Some people are lucky and don't have wisdom teeth (I know a woman who was in this situation). Some have wisdom teeth and their mouths are big enough (and the teeth have grown in normally), that they don't have to get them pulled.

Majority of people do have to get them out because the teeth don't grow in normally, their mouths aren't big enough, infection, and other problems. I had three impacted (still under the gum) wisdom teeth that didn't cause me any pain, but the roots were a problem. If I had left them in, the roots would've eventually hit the nerves of my cheeks and nasal cavity. Only one was partially showing in my mouth, which hurt. I had to get all four taken out...two weeks ago.

Having braces doesn't affect the process, since wisdom teeth are way in the back of the mouth, where braces are not put. A friend of mine had braces when he had his wisdoms pulled, and everything was fine.

I had my wisdom teeth pulled as a teen and all 4 teeth were impacted (under the gum). The issue with wisdom teeth is that they sometimes grow, and grow forward. My wisdom teeth were doing this and pushing on my teeth, which were newly straightened by very expensive braces. So this was in fact helping my teeth from going crooked. The surgery was quick and I remembered nothing. I quickly learned what I could eat and drank many liquids and therefore had a very fast recovery.

As long as your wisdom teeth come in correctly, and do not get impacted or infected, they can stay right there in your mouth. If, on the other hand, yours do not come in properly or they crowd other teeth in your mouth- the sooner they come out the better and easier it is. When teeth first come in, they are not rooted in the jaw bone. Removal is fairly easy, and you only have damage to the gum. You don't have to have complicated oral surgery to remove them, and it can be done with a local anesthetic. If you wait too long, they do root in the bone and removal leaves a toothsize hole in the spot. That puts you at risk for the dreaded dry socket you read about so much. It also is a lot more damage to the mouth, which is harder to recover from. I would say common sense applies here. As long as it isn't broke, and the teeth don't cause trouble- leave them in peace. As soon as there is trouble though, get the suckers out, the sooner the better. It's not one of those things that improve with age. For the record, my two oldest parted with two wisdom teeth each. In both cases they crowded teeth. As soon as they broke through the gums, we had them removed. It was done in the dentist's office, using a local anesthetic, and done in about half an hour. Both kids went out with friends that night, and did just fine. So it's not all a horror show. That is, if you don't let a problem get out of hand. Keep an eye on things, and go with the dentist's recommendations.

I'm no expert, but I just got mine out 8 days ago (I'm still in pain a bit xp). Your teeth are still impacted (that means they havent grown in & are still completely under the bone), but when they start growing in it will hurt because they have to break through all the above stuff. Plus, when they fully grow in they'll push all your other teeth forward, screwing up your teeth & pushing them together. That will hurt too.

Basically, it hurts whatever you do, but this is prime time to get them out and you should definately do it. Almost everyone has to get them pulled except for the .5% of people with space for them in the back of their mouth. I'd just get it over with as soon as possible - they put you under for it usually, & then its just a couple days of vicadin and smoothies :D

A dentist will advise you to get your wisdom teeth extracted if your mouth is out of room for new teeth. It can make your teeth crowd and get crooked if you leave them in and let them grow.

The surgery takes 10 minutes and is painless, it's the recovery is the unpleasant part, though to me, keeping my straight teeth is worth 3 to 4 days of achy gums and bed-rest.

I was told i didn't need to have to get mine pulled becuase I had enough room in the back of my mouth for them to come in without damaging the other teeth. So it probably depends on your mouth and the room. Also wisdom teeth are perferabbly removed because it is easy for food to get stuck down underneath them causing infections, bad breathe etc... I got mine pulled anyways becuase I wanted to do it while I was young and was on my parents health insurance so it could be paid for. I didn't want to risk the infections, or waiting longer giving the roots more time to burry themselves deep in your gums(making them harder to remove and more painful.) it didn't hurt at all, i was awake for the whole thing and they just numbed the area. I did wait for them to be out all the way though, this helped the surgery become easy and less painful. i recommend doing it then rather then letting them do surgery and digging in your gums.

Well you would have to talk to your dentist about that, to see if they're impacted or have any other issues. You can have them and they can grow in normally, but if they aren't its a good thing to take them out as early as possible. The roots don't grow until your older, in your early 20's so its less painful to get them taken out in your teens.

http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/wisdom-teet...

it's a gamble..

they could grow in fine..

or they could eventually crash into your other teeth, or squeeze them so your teeth become crooked.

it's easier to get them out as a teen, the recovery time is less... if you wait and need them taken out later, it's going to be very painful, and you're going to need a week or longer to recooperate

Ask ur dentist to take an xray to see if the teeth are impacted. If the yare impacted,t hne mostlikely they will need to be removed.

If they grow in fine, you don't need them taken out unless you want to. If they get impacted, or going in crooked, then you have to get them taken out.