Wisdom teeth

Wisdom teeth are technically called third molars or wisdom teeth. The name of wisdom teeth is closely related to the age of eruption, since they are teeth that usually come out around the age of 20, or even in many cases later, and at these ages it is considered that one already has "more judgment Than when the rest of the teeth erupt.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

• If we do not maintain a good in the area while they erupt there is a risk of inflammation or cavities.
• Today's wisdom teeth generate more discomfort than benefit.
• They are usually removed when they cause or give a lot of symptoms (pain, infections ...)

There are four wisdom teeth. If we divide the mouth into quadrants, there is a tailpiece in each of them. The wisdom tooth position is the last one within the dental arch. They are the last to leave and with the last position. That is why it is very important during your eruption maintain very good oral hygiene, since in itself it is an area that is difficult to keep clean.

Wisdom teeth can take time to erupt, and sometimes remain semi-erupted for long periods, so if they are not we keep especially clean We will have a greater risk of suffering from inflammation problems or that the tailpiece erupts completely with

Its function

Wisdom teeth do not have a very important function. In fact, we could currently say that they are more trouble makers and inconvenience rather than providing us with some benefit.

There are theories about evolution that explain that ancient man needed them because of the type of diet he had. So their jaws were bigger and they had the necessary space for them. According to this theory, with the diet evolution, the size of the jaws was decreasing, but the wisdom tooth continues to appear in most cases.

When to extract them

Wisdom teeth are usually removed when they cause problems or when they are very symptomatic. They can cause repeated infections, misdirection of eruption with possible involvement of adjacent molars or cheek ... A wisdom tooth with a poor eruption trajectory can cause many problems, some quite important.

The extraction of this tooth should never be painful. Of course, depending on the position of the tooth, therefore, depending on the extraction technique, the postoperative period can be more or less annoying.

The upper wisdom teeth tend to be less postoperative than the lower ones. We must think that the mandibular bone is a harder, more compact bone and, in addition, the mandible is the mobile part of the two maxillary bones, so that when we speak or eat we mobilize the part that is healing.

The important thing after a tailpiece extraction, especially if it is surgical, is to follow good postoperative guidelines. The professional who performs the extraction must adequately explain all the steps to follow, both in terms of medication, diet and habits.