WISDOM TEETH: SHOULD YOU EXTRACT? WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY ARE NOT CARRIED?
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DO YOU NEED TO EXTRACT WISDOM TEETH?
During growing ages, our jaws do not grow enough, so there is not enough room in our mouth for wisdom teeth. Lack of sufficient space in our mouth causes the last teeth, the wisdom teeth, to come out in a crooked way or not to come out completely. This also causes problems in the rest of the mouth.
Wisdom teeth, also called third molars, damage the second molars adjacent to them. Dentists recommend removing wisdom teeth before they cause problems in the mouth and reach the stage where more difficult surgical interventions are required. Obviously, almost everyone needs to have their wisdom teeth removed.
WHY IS THERE NO PLACE FOR WISDOM TEETH IN OUR MOUTH?
Our jaws are now much smaller than they used to be. Because in our modern diet, there are no nutrients that are important for the proper development of the chin.
Especially vitamin K2 plays a role in jaw development by ensuring that calcium is absorbed by the body and transferred to the bones. Most people do not consume foods containing vitamin K2 (liver, organ meats, and products from grass-eating animals instead of cereals or corn) while they are growing. The low-fat food craze and factory farming of the 90s have virtually eliminated vitamin K2 from our diet.
That is why the deficiency in jaw development has become so common that it began to be considered normal. The mouths of our ancestors were large enough to fit 32 teeth without any problems. The mouths of people in small tribes that are not fed on a modern diet today show a development that can carry 32 teeth.
So how do you know if your chin is fully developed? Your jaw development depends on your childhood. Consuming raw and crunchy foods that contain nutrients found in organ meats and grass-fed animal fat ensures proper jaw development. Today, children’s diets are mainly composed of soft and non-nutrient-rich foods. The use of feeding bottles and training cups in babies can also prevent proper chin development. In short, because our diets consist mainly of soft foods, our jaws that we do not use enough do not fully develop.
WHERE DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR TWENTY TEETH SHOULD BE EXTRACTED?
You can try this right now: Take a mirror and look at the teeth in your lower jaw. First, count how many large teeth are in the back of your mouth. These teeth are called big molars. From the age of 12, there are 2 molar teeth on both sides of your lower jaw. Wisdom teeth are the “third molars” that come from behind these two teeth.
To see if there is room for wisdom teeth in your mouth, place your finger behind your second molar on the left or right. If you feel a flat tissue surface, you may have enough room for wisdom teeth! If the tissue under your finger is bending upward, you probably don’t have enough room for your wisdom teeth to come out properly. Of course, these are rough estimates. You should make an appointment with your maxillofacial surgeon to measure the size of this area. The sole purpose of this quick method is to give you some insight into what your dentist will do to measure the affected area.
WHAT YOU CAN ASK YOUR DENTIST
Do all my wisdom teeth need to be removed?
What are my options for anesthesia?
What are the complications that may occur during the procedure? What could be the worst?
What is the difficulty level of my operation compared to the operations you have performed before?
What are the risks of this operation?
Will my face be swollen? How long will it take for my appearance to return to normal and to return to school or work?
What if I don’t have my wisdom teeth removed?
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR TEETH REMOVED?
The reason why wisdom teeth are receded is to prevent them from damaging other healthy teeth. Wisdom teeth usually grow perpendicular to the adjacent teeth (second molars). When the wisdom teeth come out horizontally like this, they cannot perform the bite function and create areas where food can be trapped. This can lead to decay of both teeth and even painful infections. So passing wisdom tooth surgery today will probably lead to bigger problems in the future.
So what if your wisdom teeth never come out? If your wisdom teeth do not come out and you do not have them removed, there is a possibility that the tissue around them will become cancerous. For many reasons including these, removing wisdom teeth as early as possible is the best solution.
Of course, if you were born without wisdom teeth, you don’t need to read the rest of our article, because you won’t have any problems. This situation should not be confused with wisdom teeth that have not yet begun to emerge from the bone. A small proportion of the human population is born without wisdom teeth, so they never need surgical intervention.
