Mine are all at the placement that you'd expect for them to be once they've come in but most of them are all still covered with gums. My dentist said I need them taken out, they could be the source of my frequent yet mysterious jaw locking and pain.
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Mine are all at the placement that you'd expect for them to be once they've come in but most of them are all still covered with gums. My dentist said I need them taken out, they could be the source of my frequent yet mysterious jaw locking and pain.
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I have all four of mine in and they do cause pain because they came in crooked.
My orthodontist had my 12 year molars pulled convincing my parents that the wisdom teeth would come up in their place. Well they came in crooked and sometimes ache, but my dentist won't pull them, claiming that I have to have SOMETHING back there. :(
Oh that sucks big time!!!!!!!!!! I actually got lucky I never experienced any pain of any kind before mine were taken out, just went in for a regular checkup and the x-rays found that mine were growing into my jaw bone and I needed to have them out immediately! I was 17, my spring break was spent recouping from having all four surgically removed at once. It was not too awful, great pain meds. lol Good luck with yours.
I don't remember ever having back teeth pulled out so I must have them,
I've had x rays taken and the dentist never see's any problems. :)
Mine are gone. I only had the lower ones and they were impacted. They xrayed up to my eye sockets and there were none on top. Good for me! :D I had the surgery when I was 19 (I think). That was a LONG time ago! :p
My daughter, Helen, had hers out at 15. She only had 3, but the orthodontist wanted them out right away because they were headed the wrong way (impacted).
I think they are doing the surgery earlier and earlier these days to avoid problems that pop up later.
Good luck Kelly.
Logan