Impacted teeth are the most common cases in oral surgery. In the mouth, lower and upper wisdom teeth, maxillary canines and rarely lower-upper jaw premolars may be impacted. Impacted teeth sometimes show no symptoms and do not cause any complaints. Sometimes, they can cause huge complaints. After its presence is determined, impacted teeth must be extracted, whether they cause a complaint or not.
Complaints that may occur due to impacted teeth are as follows:
* Depending on the region they are in, they sometimes cause head, ear and eye pain.
* There will be an area that cannot be cleaned properly, especially in the middle of the gingiva with half-impacted teeth, and in the middle of the impacted tooth and the adjacent tooth in front of it. Microorganisms formed as a result of food residues accumulating here always cause recurrent infections and caries in the adjacent teeth.
* Impacted wisdom teeth apply pressure to the front teeth while trying to erupt (exit) due to lack of space. As a result of this pressure, shifts and displacements occur, especially in the single-base anterior cluster teeth. For this reason, the eruption positions of the wisdom teeth should be followed very strictly, especially in children and young people undergoing Orthodontic Treatment.
* Teeth embedded in the bone are located in a sac. Over time, this vesicle may change and cause a cyst to form. The cysts that form can reach very large sizes over time, weakening the jawbone and even causing jaw fractures.
In which cases is it beneficial to extract impacted wisdom teeth? Embedded 20 dental surgery extraction?
1- Caries: Since the wisdom teeth are far behind in position and they often cannot grow in the right direction, their cleanliness and maintenance is more difficult, and therefore they are easier to decay. After these teeth decay, their treatment is also difficult because they are far behind. Also, root canal treatment cannot be applied in more than one situation due to the root canal structures, which are much different from other teeth. For these reasons, extractions are preferred to prevent conditions such as pain, abscess and bad breath that may occur as a result of caries.
2- Effects on the second molar: Since wisdom teeth usually cannot grow properly, they can cause loss of elements and caries in the adjacent tooth with the accumulation of food residues around them or the pressure they apply to the adjacent molar tooth. In this case, wisdom teeth that have the potential to be damaged should also be extracted.
3- Pericoronitis: (peripheral gingival inflammation) In cases where wisdom teeth remain partially impacted, an infection caused by bacteria accumulating in the middle of the gingiva may develop. In the meantime, conditions such as swelling of the face, difficulty in opening the mouth, pain, bad breath, swelling in the lymph nodes and fever may occur.
4- Crowding in the teeth: When wisdom teeth cannot erupt in their normal condition, it may cause mobility in other teeth due to the pressure applied to the teeth during eruption, and conditions such as crowding of teeth may be encountered.
5- Pain: When wisdom teeth cannot erupt in their usual positions, they can cause pain with the pressure they apply to the side teeth.
6- Cyst formation: In cases where wisdom teeth are fully impacted or partially impacted, they may cause cyst formation in some patients. This condition can be diagnosed with a panoramic x-ray that your doctor will take during the examination.
7- Cheek biting: Although it is not very common, wisdom teeth can not grow in the usual position, so it can cause cheek biting and mucosal injury complaints in patients. In such cases, it is appropriate to remove the wisdom teeth as they do not function normally.
