S/O wisdom teeth

[zookeeper]

Anyone still have their wisdom teeth? My oldest ds's are coming in and don't seem to be causing any problems other than the normal teething stuff but everyone is saying "oh, he needs to have those out". :confused: The dentist hasn't said anything about them so I'm thinking it's kinda crazy to just assume they need to come out cause they're coming......in.

[happypamama]

I still have all of mine, and they need to come out. Two of them are all the way through, and the other two are mostly through. I wish I had had them out earlier, so I wouldn't need to deal with them while caring for little kids (and when I didn't need to work anesthesia and pain meds around pregnancy/nursing), but I didn't even have them appear until well into my twenties.

[The Girls' Mom]

I had mine well into my twenties as well. Mine came most of the way through, but stalled out. It left deep gum pockets over part of the teeth that would get food stuck in them.

 

However, they were a breeze to have removed, and I had very little pain. (which I know isn't always the case)

 

If they aren't causing any issues, I would leave the decision up to him.

[Jeannie in NJ]

I am in my late 50's and still have 3 of my wisdom teeth. THose 3 have never come in. The 4th one had come in and about 15 years ago, it started hurting just a little, my regular dentist pulled it and there were no problems at all. My remaining 3 have never caused any problems. My dh's cousin is 60 and still has all 4 of hers, never have come in and have caused her no problems. I just reread your post and saw that your child's wisdom teeth are coming in. In regards to that, my 4th tooth that did come in, cracked (but very little pain) that is why my regular dentist pulled it, no problems with pain other than the shots to numb the area.

[Amira]

I have mine, but I had the next set of molars pulled when I was about 13. They left enough room after my braces came off for my wisdom teeth to come in nicely.

[abbeyej]

I had mine 'til I was 30. They all came in, but at odd angles, so over the years they weren't able to be cleaned well and eventually began to decay. My understanding is that that's quite common.

[mommyto4]

I have all mine, and they are in straight and seem fine (I'm 36). They do require extra work brushing, but they are okay so far.

[Kathryn]

I have three in my head, but none in my mouth (the other never formed).

[zookeeper]

Makes you wonder why we even have those teeth if the majority of people have so many problems with them and need them removed. :confused: Guess I'll ask the dentist about it the next time we go.

 

I only ever had 3 of them. My brother had 6. :blink: Two on the both sides on top.

[kathymuggle]

I have 2 that never erupted, and one I needed to remove. I have another one that is very partially erupted - it is a bit of a pain to clean, but until it causes me pain or infection, it can stay.

[Farrar]

Mine are in. They finished in my early 20's. They're fine. My mouth is "crowded" and it makes flossing a bit hard, but I hardly think that's a reason for oral surgery.