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Oral Surgery Mankato MN: Wisdom Teeth, Sedation ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN, Frost MN, Eagle Lake
MN
Mankato DENTAL PATIENT You are a Dentist in Mankato MN. Tell me something. Do wisdom teeth
make a person have more wisdom? ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN This is a joke, right?
Mankato DENTAL PATIENT More like a wish. I’ll do anything to be smarter. DENTIST Mankato
MN Talking to me will make you smarter. Mankato DENTAL PATIENT Nice one.
ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN Wisdom teeth don’t make you smarter. But knowing about wisdom
teeth will. Mankato DENTAL PATIENT Okay, I’ll go with that.
ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN Wisdom teeth usually appear during somebody’s later teens or
early twenties. They are the last set of molars to come in.
Mankato DENTAL PATIENT So they saved the best for last?
ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN Not always. There’s often a problem with wisdom teeth.
Mankato DENTAL PATIENT I knew it. There is such a thing as too much wisdom.
ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN 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.
Mankato DENTAL PATIENT That’s really nervy of them.
ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN If they lean toward the adjacent teeth, they can cause decay since
there isn’t enough room to keep the area clean.
Mankato DENTAL PATIENT Not good. ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN All of this may also
lead to periodontal disease and also can make your existing teeth crooked.
Mankato DENTAL PATIENT Really not good. ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN Of course, sometimes
the wisdom teeth never fully come out, usually because of inadequate space.
Mankato DENTAL PATIENT That’s good, right? ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN 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.
Mankato DENTAL PATIENT Impacted doesn’t sound like something I want.
ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN 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.
Mankato 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 Mankato MN 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. Mankato DENTAL PATIENT Oral surgeon. I don’t
like the sound of that. Sometimes they take out wisdom teeth, right?
ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN It’s actually fairly common. They might choose to remove the wisdom
teeth even before they fully become a problem. Mankato DENTAL PATIENT Aren’t we getting
a little ahead of ourselves if we remove the wisdom teeth before they become a problem?
ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN 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.
Mankato DENTAL PATIENT It still sounds a little scary.
ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN 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. Mankato DENTAL PATIENT And today -- removing
teeth is not as scary? ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN 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. Mankato DENTAL PATIENT That’s great news.
But if the wisdom tooth isn’t out yet? ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN 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.
Mankato DENTAL PATIENT How fast can someone be back at work or school after such a surgery?.
ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN 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 Mankato DENTAL PATIENT So bottom line. Keeping
the wisdom tooth doesn’t make me smarter. ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN No. You are smarter
to remove the wisdom tooth if it is a problem. Mankato DENTAL PATIENT That was clever turning
of words. ORAL SURGEON Mankato MN I do what I can.
Mankato 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 Mankato MN and get your teeth examination. Prevention is always better and cheaper than
cure.
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