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Oral Surgery Bentonville AR: Wisdom Teeth, Sedation ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR, Centerton
AR, Rogers AR
Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT You are a Dentist in Bentonville AR. Tell me something. Do wisdom
teeth make a person have more wisdom? ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR This is a joke,
right? Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT More like a wish.
I’ll do anything to be smarter. DENTIST Bentonville AR Talking to me will make you
smarter. Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT Nice one.
ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR Wisdom teeth don’t make you smarter. But knowing about wisdom
teeth will. Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT Okay, I’ll go with that.
ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR Wisdom teeth usually appear during somebody’s later teens or
early twenties. They are the last set of molars to come in.
Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT So they saved the best for last?
ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR Not always. There’s often a problem with wisdom teeth.
Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT I knew it. There is such a thing as too much wisdom.
ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR Actually - the problem is too little space. There often just
isn’t enough room for these teeth. They come in misaligned. They might be angled inwardly
or outwardly. Or lean toward or away from the adjacent set of molars. They can be crowding
the other teeth, and end up damaging those teeth, the jawbone, and even the nerves.
Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT That’s really nervy of them.
ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR If they lean toward the adjacent teeth, they can cause decay since
there isn’t enough room to keep the area clean.
Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT Not good. ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR All of this may
also lead to periodontal disease and also can make your existing teeth crooked.
Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT Really not good. ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR Of course, sometimes
the wisdom teeth never fully come out, usually because of inadequate space.
Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT That’s good, right?
ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR Not good. This creates a different problem. They stay trapped
in the soft tissue. Teeth partly or fully trapped in this soft tissue or jawbone are
called impacted. Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT Impacted doesn’t
sound like something I want. ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR I would think
not. For one thing, if partly exposed, it allows for bacteria to enter around the tooth
and cause an infection. Those teeth are also more likely to suffer tooth decay because
they’re harder to keep clean. Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT But if you can’t
really see the wisdom teeth - for example they may not be out or fully out - how do
you know there’s a problem? ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR Your dentist will
likely take X-rays to make sure you have wisdom teeth, and determine how the alignment is
looking. The dentist might also have you examined by an oral surgeon.
Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT Oral surgeon. I don’t like the sound of that. Sometimes
they take out wisdom teeth, right? ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR It’s actually
fairly common. They might choose to remove the wisdom teeth even before they fully become
a problem. Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT Aren’t we getting
a little ahead of ourselves if we remove the wisdom teeth before they become a problem?
ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR Not really. Wisdom teeth are actually easier to remove when someone
is young, since the teeth roots are not fully formed and the bone isn’t as dense.
Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT It still sounds a little scary.
ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR Some people feel scared because the teeth are all the way in
the back. But really most fear about removing wisdom teeth comes from years ago when I admit,
methods to remove teeth were pretty primitive. Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT And today -- removing
teeth is not as scary? ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR Dental technology
has advanced tremendously over the years. With modern techniques and anesthetics, along
with sedation therapy, a fully erupted wisdom tooth can be removed as easily as any other
tooth. Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT That’s great
news. But if the wisdom tooth isn’t out yet?
ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR It will be a bit more involved. In that case, the tooth may
be removed in small sections. In the hands of a good dentist, removing a wisdom tooth
is not a problem. If you’re still worried, the dentist can offer you some sedation to
deal with the anxiety. Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT How fast can someone
be back at work or school after such a surgery?. ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR We usually suggest
the person to take the rest of the day off ,sometimes the next day as well. But with
proper treatment, there is no major down time, or discomfort after the operation
Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT So bottom line. Keeping the wisdom tooth doesn’t make me
smarter. ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR No. You are smarter
to remove the wisdom tooth if it is a problem. Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT That was clever
turning of words. ORAL SURGEON Bentonville AR I do what I can.
Bentonville DENTAL PATIENT I like to keep my visit to the dentist regular so that I
stay informed about my oral health. If you have not visited your Dentist for a while,
call your local dentist in Bentonville AR and get your teeth examination. Prevention
is always better and cheaper than cure.
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