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Do you have wisdom tooth pain? Our highly trained dentist removes wisdom teeth in Port St. Lucie. We can help you get out of pain or discomfort in a comfortable, caring and relaxing environment. At your appointment, we will take a panoramic x- ray to determine if you need a wisdom tooth extraction(s) and provide you with an individualized plan.
Wisdom teeth extractions are a fairly common procedure due to a variety of issues they cause as they try to protrude through the gums.
Wisdom teeth usually begin to erupt around ages 16-25.
Wisdom teeth can erupt fully, partially erupt (which often cause issues with cleaning and decay), or stay fully impacted (under the gums).
Impacted wisdom teeth means the tooth is coming in at an angle and not straight through the gum line. This can cause pain, the tooth can come in unevenly, or the tooth may only emerge partially.
When a wisdom tooth only partially erupts, a flap of skin, may form over the tooth. This generally makes the tooth hard to clean because small pieces of food can get caught under the flap leading to infection, swelling or pain.
When a tooth remains impacted it may start to push the teeth in front causing pain, bleeding, and extreme discomfort.
It is important that a blood clot forms on the extraction site to stop bleeding, reduce pain, and speed healing. To protect the clot and avoid the pain of dry socket:
Bite on gauze with constant pressure for one hour, changing as needed when gauze is saturated. If bleeding continues replace gauze and hold with constant pressure. The site could ooze for as long as 24 hours. Saliva may have a pinkish tinge for a couple of days, this is normal.
If bleeding persists, you may also try biting on a tea bag, keep your head elevated and try not to move around much.
Swelling: some swelling around the cheeks, face, and eyes is normal after surgery. It is a common reaction of the body and will typically reach its maximum a few days after surgery. It is a good idea to put ice over the areas outside of where surgery was performed.
1.) Dry Socket: a dry socket can be extremely painful. The cause of a dry socket is when blood clot fails to develop in the tooth socket or is dislodged. Dry sockets typically occur 3-5 days after surgery.
Your are more at risk for developing a dry socket if you:
2.) Nerve Damage: in rare cases numbness can occur. Typically even when it does occur, it is temporary, however, permanent problems, such as tingling or numbness has occurred. During exam with doctor, they will advise you if your teeth are close to the nerves and your risk of nerve damage will be higher.
3.) Infection: symptoms of may include temperature, yellow or white discharge where tooth was removed, or persistent pain and swelling.
4.) Sinus Communication: opening between your tooth and the sinus. This is rare and additional procedure may be required if this occurs.
Not everyone needs to remove their wisdom teeth. The main reason dentists recommend removal is when they become painful or when they are causing damage is due to the inability to clean the wisdom tooth and back molar properly.
The main reason doctors recommend getting wisdom teeth out at a young adult is because there tend to be less complications and faster healing. As you age tooth roots become longer and bone more dense. Since we see so many cases that wisdom teeth causes issues they are often recommended to be removed before preventatively before any issues arise and recovery is as easy as possible.
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