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FOCUS-MARCH20159ManypatientswhovisitPortPerryDentalAssociatesaskwhywisdomteethshouldberemovedifthereisnopainorinfectionpresent.TheanswerisPreventativeMedicine.Firstofallwisdomteethorthirdmolarsarethethirdsetofmolarswhichgrowatthefarupperandlowercornersofthejaw.Wisdomteethoftenmaketheirdebutwhenapersonisapproximately15to25-years-old.Bythetimetheyeruptthepatientsmouthisusuallyalreadyfullofteethleavingnoclearspaceforthemtogrowintothemouth.Oftentheresultisthatallorpartofthecrownofthewisdomtoothandallofitsrootsremainsubmergedbelowthegumlineandoftengrowonacrookedangle.Thiscancauseunpleasantfutureoralhealthissues.Ifwisdomteetharenotremovedtheycanbecomeimpactedwhichbasicallymeansstayingtrappedbelowthegumline.Ifawisdomtoothisunabletofullyerupttobecomeahealthyfunctioningtoothseveralproblemsmayoccur.Thepressurethatimpactedwisdomteethcanputonneighbouringteethisunhealthy.Ifnotextractedwisdomteethcanleadtoperiodontalgumdisease.Ifthecrownofawisdomtoothremainstrappedunderneaththegumsnastyinfectionsandcystformationcanresult.Apartiallyeruptedwisdomtoothcancausetheformationofaskinapwhichbecomesredswollenandpainful.Incaseswherewisdomteethdogrowthroughtheyoftencausecrowdingandanimproperbitebyeruptingtooclosetoexistingmolars.Submergedwisdomteethcanalsocausedamagebyputtingpressureontherootsofotherteeth.NobodywantsthistohappenThebesttimetoremovewisdomteethisbeforeanyproblemsemergeusuallybetweentheageof16and22accordingtotheexperiencedDentistsatPortPerryDentalAssociates.Theidealcandidateforwisdomtoothextractionisayounghealthypatientwhohasnotyetexperiencedanypainatthesitesofthewisdomteethwhichisaredagthatthereareproblemsbrewing.Dependingontheindividualpatienttheprocedureofwisdomtoothremovalisroutinelydoneintheofceandwecanprovidethatserviceforyou.AtPortPerryDentalAssociatestheprocedureisdoneunderIVsedation.Recoveringfromoralsurgerytoremoveoneormorewisdomteethcanbeexpectedtotakeafewdays.Analegesicsaremadeavailableandmostpatientscanexpectaspeedyanduneventfulrecovery.Thepatientsdietshouldconsistofsoftfoodsordrinksandnothingtoohotorcold.Thinkroomtemperaturepuddingyogurtdrinksandbrothsoup.Thengraduallystarttoenjoyscrambledeggsandmashedpotatoes.InaweekorsoyoucanlookforwardtoaniceT-bonesteak.Thebestthingaboutgettingallfourofyourwisdomteethoutisthatitonlyhappensonceandthenyoucanbeworryfreefortherestofyourlife.Anothersilverliningisthattheremovalofwisdomteethinnowayimpedesapersonsabilitytoeatorspeakorbiteproperly.ThebottomlineisItisaverywisedecisiontohaveyourwisdomteethremoved.VisitthecaringprofessionalDentistsreadytoserveyouatPortPerryDentalAssociatestodetermineifnowistherighttimetoremoveyourwisdomteeth.Towisdomornotthatisthequestion.462PaxtonStreetPortPerryLocatedacrossfromthehospitalintheMedicalAssociatesbuilding905-985-8459www.dentistportperry.comEVENINGAPPOINTMENTSAVAILABLE2014BESTDENTALOFFICE