What you need to know about removing your wisdom teeth in Utah

What are wisdom teeth?

Wisdom teeth are the third and final set of molars. They will come in at the very back of the mouth. Most people don't get these teeth until their late teens or in some cases their early twenties. If you are unsure if you have these teeth and if they need to be dealt with your family dentist can look or perform x-rays. Getting checked regularly to make sure there aren't potential problems with wisdom teeth can save pain and money down the road. Using a dentist that does both family dental procedures as well as works with wisdom teeth removal in Park City such as Mountain High Dental, can help make sure everything goes smoothly.

How to tell if your wisdom teeth have to be extracted?

It's common for wisdom teeth to come in misaligned or impacted. When they come in misaligned they are aren't in a row with the other teeth. They will come in at an angle away from the second molars. When the teeth come in with improperly aligned it can damage the teeth they are next to or even cause major problems in the jaw and nerves. When impacted, they are wrapped in the soft tissue or the jawbone. Once they are impacted, the teeth will partially break through the gums. Since the teeth can grow and fill in the opening bacteria is easily able to penetrate the gums. As a result infections are common which lead to pain, swelling, and other illnesses. The partial opening increases the chance of tooth decay and gum disease as well. The hard to reach location makes brushing and other common tooth care ineffective against impacted wisdom teeth.

How are wisdom teeth removed?

The difficulty and pain involved to remove a wisdom tooth will depend completely on the position and how developed they are. When they are through the gums and more accessible their extraction will be very similar to having any other tooth removed. If the teeth are under the gums or impacted in the jaw then the procedure gets much more intense. To get them out in these situations requires incisions to be made in the gums to get them out. Many times it's easier to break each tooth into small pieces to extract them. By breaking them up it makes the incisions smaller and will also limit the impact on the jawbone. Mountain High Dental in Park City has the knowledge and experience to make sure any wisdom tooth extraction is done with as little impact as possible.

If you are looking for wisdom teeth removal Utah or wisdom teeth extraction in the Park City area contact Mountain High Dental today to schedule an appointment.