11 Nov Don’t Let Your Wisdom Teeth Harm Your Smile
When you or a member of your family is nearing the late teens or early 20s, then consider an appointment for an exam with our team. At this age, up to four new wisdom teeth could erupt, and lack of attention could mean negative changes to your smile. With our team at Charlottesville Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Centers, we can preserve your smile with a tooth extraction!
The Dangers of Wisdom Teeth
As we touched on above, up to four new molars could erupt as we enter adulthood. For many, there is simply no room for these teeth so their arrival means a painful partial eruption known as an impaction, as well as a greater risk of dental misalignment, infection, and damaged teeth. This can alter the appearance of your smile and even undo orthodontic work too. To protect your smile from these complications, we simply need to remove the wisdom teeth before they even arrive.
Planning Your Tooth Extraction
To get started, our team will take detailed digital x-rays of your smile to obtain clear and high-definition images. These enable us to identify the exact position of your third molars, so we can plan the extraction with detail. We want to avoid any contact with blood vessels, sinus cavities, and nerve tissues. We also want to ensure your visit is a comfortable experience, which is why we can administer a local anesthetic to the area where the teeth are being removed. In addition, we have dental sedation to help you enter a deep state of calm, even if you have dental anxiety, and ensure you have little to no memory of the process.
The Extraction and Recovery Process
Once we have planned the procedure in detail and provide anesthesia and sedation to keep you comfortable, our team will open the gums above the wisdom teeth so we can access and remove them gently with a pair or forceps. We then suture the area closed and a friend or family member can bring you home. Our team will provide prescriptions for medications to aid in the healing process, and you just need to rest, avoid solid foods, tobacco products, and straws for the next day or two. We can remove any sutures in a follow-up visit, and make sure a clot has formed and that the area is healing as it should.
Find Out More About Removing Third Molars With The Charlottesville Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Centers
We want to keep your new molars from causing problems for your smile. Set aside some time to meet with our team at Charlottesville Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Centers by calling us at (434) 282-2275 at our Charlottesville-Berkshire location today!