When it comes to the question whether to extract an impacted wisdom tooth or not, most people prefer to relieve inflammation and pain instead of extracting it. Except for inflammation, it is also difficult to thoroughly clean the wisdom tooth because of its backward position even though it has fully erupted. Over time, there will be small cavities developing on the wisdom tooth, i.e. the tooth decay. What’s worse, there is a likeliness that the decay may spread to the adjacent teeth.

After eating food, there will be food debris trapped between the wisdom tooth and the second molars. The bacteria in the mouth are able to digest the sugar inside the food debris and get nutrients for their own reproduction, turning into acids which will erode the tooth enamel. The combination of food debris, acids and bacteria causes the formation of dental plaque on the wisdom tooth, even on the adjacent molar. When you are sleeping, there is little secretion of saliva, and the oral environment turns out to be a hotbed for bacterial reproduction. It will definitely speed up the erosion of teeth. That’s why brushing before bedtime makes a difference.

Is it necessary to extract a slightly decayed wisdom tooth with a full eruption?

It’s truly a hard decision to make whether to extract it or not? Generally speaking, there are two ways recommended to deal with it. One is to conduct dental filling, while the other one is to conduct extraction. We should be attentive that dental filling cannot deal with it once and for all. Without effective cleaning, the wisdom tooth will continue to trap food. As a result, shedding filling or caries of other parts of the wisdom tooth will be seen. Therefore, it would be an advisable option to extract it, once and for all.

Now that the wisdom tooth has been eroded, why not take a root canal treatment?

Indeed, root canal treatment can be an option. However, which one would be a good bargain in terms of fees? It takes much more time as well as money for a root canal treatment. The fees of it can be a few times higher than that of a dental extraction. The extraction is about to cost you less than 1000 Yuan if the wisdom tooth doesn’t grow closely connecting to nerves. If your wisdom tooth grows in a tricky position, it may need an extracting surgery of an hour or so. Of course, the more difficult the surgery is to conduct, the more fees it will take.

Why are some canker sores caused by the wisdom tooth?

Not all the growth of maxillary and mandibular wisdom teeth will definitely take place. There may be just one erupting or they may grow into a wrong position. Then it is easy to hurt oral mucous when chewing, leading to canker sores and red swollen gums. It is necessary to take Galculus Bovis and Metronidazole Capsules for relieving inflammation promptly, otherwise it may trigger canceration of oral mucous.

Saving an impacted wisdom tooth will bring you an array of troubles in the future. No matter how serious of the dental caries is, no matter a root canal treatment is needed or not, in order to prevent lesion of adjacent teeth, it is recommended to extract the wisdom tooth if there is any discomfort. If your are suffering from any dental problem, feel free to contact me.