NE Calgary Oral Surgery

Wisdom teeth are usually the last teeth that erupt, usually around the age of 18. Wisdom tooth removal is necessary for many people, but it is a myth that wisdom teeth always need to be removed.

Wisdom teeth are usually removed for one of the following reasons:

• They are erupting tilted, sideways or twisted
• The wisdom teeth are “impacted,” or don’t have enough space to erupt
• An infection has occurred
• Tooth decay is occurring because the teeth are hard to reach for proper care

With Sedation Dentistry available, there is no need to fear wisdom tooth extraction. Both anxiety and discomfort are minimized significantly using modern Sedation Dentistry techniques. Read more about Sedation Dentistry at Memorial Square Dental Clinic.

Recovering from wisdom tooth removal is also not as difficult as it might seem. By closely following the instructions given to you before and after your wisdom tooth removal, you’ll be surprised at how quickly you recover.

At Memorial Square Dental Clinic, Calgary NE, our dentists believe in doing everything possible to save your tooth or teeth. However, when treatment options are exhausted due to tooth decay or fracturing of the tooth, the final option may be tooth extraction.

After the tooth extraction site has healed up, we’ll begin the next step in your full recovery which includes replacing the missing tooth. Replacing the tooth is unnecessary if the extracted tooth is the last molar – or wisdom tooth. Read more about the importance of replacing a missing tooth to your oral health.

Sometimes when a child is losing their baby teeth, there is not enough space in the mouth for the newly emerging permanent teeth. The permanent tooth, in this scenario, may not come in right up under the baby tooth. A new permanent tooth coming up behind the baby tooth often causes parents some alarm. Although it’s not a dental emergency, it is a good idea to bring the child in to see a dentist.

The baby tooth and possibly even the adjacent baby teeth may need to be removed. Fortunately, the permanent tooth or teeth will often move forward into the right position once space is available.

It can be very difficult for a patient to understand that teeth may need to be extracted to make room for other teeth to move into their proper positions. The reality is that if there is not enough space for teeth to move into the correct position, no orthodontic treatment can succeed.

Although it may be hard for the patient to envision, their smile will look better with straight, uncrowded teeth and no one will notice the missing teeth at all! With a long-term vision and careful answering of all of your questions, we hope to help you understand your situation and move confidently toward your goals of straight teeth and a healthy, beautiful smile. Read more about our Invisalign and Orthodontic Services in NE Calgary.