WISDOM TOOTH SURGERY

By drfarhat

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3D THIRD MOLAR (PINK) WITH ID CANAL(YELLOW LINE)

PELL GREGORY CLASSIFICATION OF 3RD MOLAR

WISDOM TOOTH SURGERY

WHAT IS WISDOM TOOTH?

ITS THE LAST TOOTH OF THE ARCH, BOTH IN MAXILLA AND MANDIBLE.

WHY IS IT EXTRACTED SO OFTEN?

WISDOM TOOTH IN NOWADAYS ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS IN OVER 50% OF THE ADULT POPULATION AT ANY AGE BECAUSE THE NEW GENERATION AS MUCH SMALLER JAWS AND SOFTER DIET AS COMPARED TO OLDEN DAYS

WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE?

IT INVOLVES PLACING AN INCISION ON GUMS NEAR WISDOM TOOTH AND REMOVING SOME BONE TO MAKE SPACE FOR THE DENTAL INSTRUMENT WHICH ACTS ON THE PRINCIPLE OF FULCRUM TO APPLY BALANCED FORCE ON THE TOOTH.

WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS?

MOST COMMON-LINGUAL NERVE INJURY,WHICH MEANS THAT YOUR LINGUAL NERVE MIGHT BE DAMAGED OR TOTALLY CUT OR TORE DOWN BY THE DENTAL INSTRUMENT DURING THE PROCEDURE.

SWELLING
PAIN
LIMITED MOUTH OPENING
CONTINUOUS BLEEDING
DRY SOCKET
JAW FRACTURE
NERVE PARESTHESIA
TRAUMA ON CHEEK

COST:

THE COST OF THIS PROCEDURE IS SIMPLY RELATED TO THE TYPE, DEGREE AND LEVEL OF IMPACTED WISDOM TOOTH YOU HAVE. A MORE COMPLEX WISDOM TOOTH OR MULTIPLE WISDOM TOOTH EXTRACTION MIGHT BE DONE UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA WHICH CONSIDERABLY INCREASES THE COST OF THE PROCEDURE MANY TIMES.

POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NOT GOING SURGERY:

ANKYLOSIS OF TOOTH AT TMJ MIGHT CAUSE SEVERE DEVIATION ON MOUTH OPENING. THE TOOTH RIDES UP ON THE CORONOID PROCESS OF THE JAW AND ANKYLOSED WITH IT CAUSE THE MUSCLES A HINDRANCE IN MOUTH OPENING.

SWELLING-CELLULITIS-DEATH MAY ENSUE ULTIMATELY DUE TO RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY.

WHAT THINGS SHOULD I NOTICE BEFORE GOING FOR 3RD MOLAR SURGERY?

WELL, SIMPLE POINTS YOU MUST KEEP IN MIND

1-THE POSITION OF TOOTH

2-THE DEPTH OF TOOTH

3-THE ANGULATION OF TOOTH

4-THE PAIN CONDITION

5-THE INFLAMMATION OR SWELLING

6-THE EXPERTISE OF DENTIST

7-THE INVESTIGATIONS PERFORMED

8-THE PROPER TREATMENT PLAN

IF ANY OF THE ABOVE THINGS ARE MISSING YOU CAN FACE CONSIDERABLE MORBIDITY AFTER EXTRACTION.