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The lower teeth, and in particular the lower wisdom teeth, can therefore be in close proximity to this nerve. Damage to the inferior alveolar nerve is a risk of lower wisdom tooth removal (and other surgical procedures in the mandible). [20]
Impacted wisdom teeth are classified by the direction and depth of impaction, the amount of available space for tooth eruption and the amount of soft tissue or bone that covers them. The classification structure allows clinicians to estimate the probabilities of impaction, infections and complications associated with wisdom teeth removal. [31]
A treatment controversy exists about the need for and timing of the removal of disease-free impacted wisdom teeth. Supporters of early removal cite the increasing risks for extraction over time and the costs of monitoring the wisdom teeth. Supporters for retaining wisdom teeth cite the risk and cost of unnecessary surgery.
Since I’m trying to avoid getting my wisdom teeth removed at all costs — again, not a fan of dentists — I’m extra careful about keeping that area well brushed and thoroughly flossed.
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The most common location of dry socket: in the socket of an extracted mandibular third molar (wisdom tooth). Since alveolar osteitis is not primarily an infection, there is not usually any pyrexia (fever) or cervical lymphadenitis (swollen glands in the neck), and only minimal edema (swelling) and erythema (redness) is present in the soft tissues surrounding the socket.
Teeth whitening strips are easy-to-use, peel-and-stick strips that you wear on your teeth for 15 to 30 minutes each day. "Most kits come with a 30-day supply and are relatively easy to use," says ...
Pericoronitis is often associated with partially erupted and impacted mandibular third molars (lower wisdom teeth), [4] often occurring at the age of wisdom tooth eruption (15-26). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Other common causes of similar pain from the third molar region are food impaction causing periodontal pain, pulpitis from dental caries (tooth decay ...