Impacted Wisdom Teeth
What Are Wisdom Teeth?
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Wisdom Teeth Presentation
To provide you with a better understanding of wisdom teeth, we have provided the following multimedia presentation. Many common questions pertaining to wisdom teeth are discussed.
What Is An Impacted Tooth?
Although most people develop and grow 32 permanent adult teeth, many times their jaws are too small to accommodate the four wisdom teeth. When inadequate space prevents the teeth from erupting they are called impacted. This indicates their inability to erupt into the proper position for chewing and cleaning.
Types Of Impactions
We will need to see you for a consultation to determine if you will benefit from wisdom tooth removal. A special x-ray of your mouth and jaws (panorex) will be taken to determine if your wisdom teeth are impacted, if there is room for them to erupt, and how difficult it will be to have them removed.
- Soft Tissue Impaction: There is not enough room to allow the gum tissue to retract for adequate cleaning of the tooth.
- Partial Bony Impaction: There is enough space to allow the wisdom tooth to partially erupt. However, the tooth cannot function properly in the chewing process, and creates cleaning problems, among others.
- Complete Bony Impaction: There is NO space for the tooth to erupt. It remains embedded in the jaw bone or if even partially visible requires complex surgical techniques for removal.The impacted wisdom tooth may also be in an unusual position and difficult to remove. This situation can also arise when the shape or size of the jaw bone and other facial structures make removal of this tooth significantly more complex.
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Patient Review By Scott P
Had the pleasure of being a patient of Dr. Fuentes for my wisdom tooth extraction. I am 32 and have put this off due to my fear of dental procedures. The procedure went great, from the initial visit and consultation, through the actual surgery. The staff was great and very informative. Dr. Fuentes is top notch and made my experience as painless as possible. If you are looking for an oral surgeon, look no further. Thank you to all the amazing people of Spring Cypress Oral Surgery for making my procedure a great one.
- Scott P
Patient Review By Michelle T
Dr Fuentes fixed my daughter after she was in a terrible car accident. She had 4 broken bones in her face and he fixed all the broken bones and sewed up all her deep cuts. She just went back to him to have her wisdom teeth taken out. Dr Fuentes is a great surgeon who you can tell truly cares about his patients and his work. I highly recommend him to you if you need any type of facial or dental surgery. We are so thankful we met him that scary night in the hospital emergency room. My family and I will be eternally grateful for him!
- Michelle T
Patient Review By Steven M
great experience! I can't thank you enough for the care and compassion you showed me and my family. You and your staff made me feel so welcomed and cared for. My recovery from my wisdom teeth removal was simple and painless. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
- Steven M
Patient Review By Brady W
Easiest dental experience ever. I was sedated to take out my wisdom teeth. I don't remember a thing and didn't have any problems. No pain. Dr. F. ROCKS. Great sense of humor and caring. And a shout out to the staff, especially Joy for making it easy!
- Brady W
Patient Review By Suzanne S
Dr. Fuentes was terrific with my son. He has a great bedside manner and made us both feel so comfortable about him getting his wisdom teeth removed. My son did amazing, no pain afterward and was playing basketball the next day. I highly recommend this office.
- Suzanne S