What do you know about wisdom teeth? These are up to four new teeth that could erupt in the rear of your mouth once you reach adulthood. Without removal. These could lead to painful complications, including impaction and misalignment. In today’s blog, your Riverside Dental Group team talks about the risks of wisdom teeth and how we prevent these with an extraction.
The Arrival of Your Third Molars
As we approach our late teens and early 20s, the wisdom could erupt in the rear of your mouth. When this happens, this forces new teeth into an area that simply cannot accommodate them. As a result, this could cause a partial eruption known as an impaction, and could cause teeth to shift to create misalignment. There could be damage to nearby teeth and a greater risk of decay and infection as a result. These teeth can alter the health, function, and overall appearance of your smile. If you have completed orthodontic treatment, this could undo some of your results. To avoid these painful complications, we can extract the teeth before they even erupt!
Planning Your Wisdom Tooth Extraction
To plan the process, we will take a very close look at your wisdom teeth with digital x-rays, which allow us to peer beneath the gums and assess their position, so we can plan extraction with detail. The planning process allows our team to avoid the risk of contact with blood vessels, nerve tissues, and sinus cavities. Our team will discuss ways to ensure you stay comfortable as we remove your third molars. In addition to a local anesthetic to numb the area directly, we could offer sedation with options like nitrous oxide or even oral conscious sedation to ensure you stay comfortable and relaxed, even if you have anxiety or special needs, throughout the procedure.
We will then open the gums above the teeth so that we can access and remove them using a pair of forceps. We suture the area closed, and a friend or family member can take you home, as the sedation may take time to wear off fully. If you have any questions about how we protect your smile by extracting your third molars, or if you are ready to schedule a consultation with our team, then contact our office today!
Riverside Dental Group Offers Wisdom Tooth Extraction
We want to help you avoid the risk of an impacted tooth. To learn more about gentle oral surgery, then please call:
Riverside Dental Group at Magnolia in Riverside, CA at (951) 689-5031.
Dental Associates of Moreno Valley in Moreno Valley, CA at (951) 697-6800.
Riverside Dental Group at Woodcrest (951) 776-9001.
Oasis Family Dental in Temecula, CA at (951) 695-2290.
Dental Associates of Riverside in Riverside, CA at (951) 369-1001.
Dental Associates of Corona in Corona, CA at (951) 273-9580.
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