From adolescence into early adulthood, visiting your dentist regularly allows us to track the arrival of your wisdom teeth. While some people may never grow this third set of molars, preparing for their eruption can prevent potential harm to the rest of your smile. We could predict if they risk crowding your existing molars or becoming impacted. Simply put, there is often not enough space in your mouth for another set of teeth. We could then plan an extraction to remove these teeth before they have a chance to damage your bite.
At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we guide your oral health at each stage of development. This means creating a dental record with regular checkups and letting you know about any potential harm to your smile. When third molars risk pain and complication, we can remove them before they break the gumline. If you would like to learn more about this service, speak with us at your next general checkup.
Disrupting The Alignment Of Your Smile
As you exit childhood and begin adolescence, you can expect a third pair of molars to eventually grow behind your adult teeth. Consisting of four teeth, two on each row, many people do not have enough space in their jaw to hold them comfortably. If this is the case, the arrival process can cause pain as they crowd into existing molars and cause chips and cracking to occur. The shifting of your existing smile can bring your smile out of alignment. This can increase the odds of tooth decay, gum disease, and infection when not prevented. But by extracting your wisdom teeth, we can stop crowding or impaction before they even start!
Tracking Your Third Molars
Modern advancements in dental technology make tracking your wisdom teeth easier than ever. Using digital radiography, we can measure their presence and alignment. This allows us to predict if they will cause any harm upon eruption. When we decide to move forward with an extraction, we can provide anesthetics and sedation to help you handle the procedure.
Removing The Teeth
We will employ special tools to locate, access, and remove your wisdom teeth by rocking them back and forth from the socket. We will suture your gums to help speed up the healing process and give you instructions on caring for your recovery. By sticking to a soft food diet and avoiding any suction activities, you can heal safely over the following days.
SPEAK WITH YOUR DENTIST AT SUNNY SMILES ABOUT EXTRACTING THIRD MOLARS
To protect your smile in adolescence, speak to your dentist about tracking your third molars. To find out more about how we can safely and gently remove these teeth, please contact our Sunny Smiles location on N Zaragoza Rd in El Paso, TX at (915) 849-9000.