Wisdom Teeth – Do They Really Need to Come Out?
For some people, it seems like a dental rite of passage that their wisdom teeth will come out. While your dentist may recommend wisdom tooth extraction during a general check-up, the procedure is not always necessary. In fact, extraction should generally only be done when a wisdom tooth has decayed beyond repair or if the tooth causes excessive pain and other symptoms. On the other hand though, wisdom teeth that don’t cause any discomfort aren’t necessarily completely healthy. To determine...