Do we really need to get our wisdom teeth removed? And what takes place after your wisdom teeth are removed? Do they just come back?
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In times past, we used to do a lot of tearing with our mouths, which over time pulled the lower jaw forward – when the moth was closed, the front teeth would have met evenly. Now, because we don’t tear like that anymore, we all have overbites – our top teeth are further forward than the lower.
This means that there is less space in the lower jaw for wisdom teeth – so, often, they don’t fit any more. When the wisdom teeth come up, they don’t have enough room, and often they “impact” against the teeth in front of them – so they end up being slanted at ~45 degrees, with the front under the tooth in front of it and the back above the gum line. This in itself is painful and a problem. On top of that the upper wisdoms then have no lower teeth to press against and end up coming out crooked
This is one scenario, others are possible, but it’s what happened to me. Nothing takes their place – though my gum is a bit higher where they used to be. There really isn’t enough space for anything there because if I move my jaw other things need that space to move – they were very painful. They never come back (thank god)
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