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Hi everyone,
I was recently told that I need to have the 2 wisdom teeth in my lower jaw removed. These teeth are impacted and partially erupted: the one in the lower left of the jaw is impacted horizontally, and the one in the lower right of the jaw is impacted at an angle pointing forward (mesial impaction). The prospect of having to undergo surgery to remove the wisdom teeth has been causing quite a bit of distress in me because it seems that the recovery post-surgery is rather long and troublesome.
One of my main concerns is that I’ll end up with large open holes that fail to heal and refill with gum tissue, and I’m also worried that the gums on the teeth near the extraction sites will suffer irreparable damage from the surgical procedure (for example, the gums on the second molars next to the extraction sites may become detached or recede). And to add to the possible complications, I’m 33 years old, which is a little old and makes recovery from surgical extraction of wisdom teeth more difficult. Are my concerns warranted?
Advice and answers to my concerns would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
I was recently told that I need to have the 2 wisdom teeth in my lower jaw removed. These teeth are impacted and partially erupted: the one in the lower left of the jaw is impacted horizontally, and the one in the lower right of the jaw is impacted at an angle pointing forward (mesial impaction). The prospect of having to undergo surgery to remove the wisdom teeth has been causing quite a bit of distress in me because it seems that the recovery post-surgery is rather long and troublesome.
One of my main concerns is that I’ll end up with large open holes that fail to heal and refill with gum tissue, and I’m also worried that the gums on the teeth near the extraction sites will suffer irreparable damage from the surgical procedure (for example, the gums on the second molars next to the extraction sites may become detached or recede). And to add to the possible complications, I’m 33 years old, which is a little old and makes recovery from surgical extraction of wisdom teeth more difficult. Are my concerns warranted?
Advice and answers to my concerns would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!