Not everybody needs to have their wisdom teeth extracted. Indeed, it’s not everybody who develops wisdom teeth at all. If you do develop them, they will generally erupt in early adulthood; if you don’t experience any new tooth eruptions during this period, you’re probably in the clear.
Even if you have wisdom teeth, you may not necessarily need to have them extracted. Some people are able to go their whole lives with a full set of wisdom teeth, never experiencing any special problems for them. Your wisdom teeth only need to be removed if they serve to crowd your other teeth, pushing them out of alignment or bringing about TMD’s. The average mouth is simply not big enough to accommodate wisdom teeth, but the occasional lucky individual has more space than the average person.
If our dentist determines that you require a wisdom tooth extraction, there is no reason to dread. Modern dental technology allows that such extractions are a reasonably simple and painless process. Talk to Sixth Avenue Dentistry for more information.