So you’ve been through the problems of your secondary teeth coming through- fine. You’ve undergone a few fillings- fine. You’ve even managed to come through the wearing of braces and survived unscathed- brilliant. So now you’re free of any other problems, right? Sadly not, for there is one more hurdle to jump before you can announce to central Leeds that you are proper grown up- wisdom teeth: these will start to come through from around 17 years of age. Now for some people, they will do so without any complications barring a few teething problems, sit perfectly at the back of the mouth and will be with you for life. But wisdom teeth don’t always follow these rules and in some people, they will grow impacted in all directions if there is not enough room to erupt into. The only alternative is to have them removed. Now some dentists will advise you have them all done in one go and get it over with, which will mean you have to go to hospital to have it done because the removal of wisdom teeth is a serious procedure. There is a lot of force required to pull these teeth out and it may involve stitches afterwards. The recovery is also delicate for you are very vulnerable to infection: oral hygiene is very important here and you must be careful how you eat, clean your teeth and ensure you use medicated mouthwashes until the stitches have been removed.
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