One single wisdom tooth not bothering me, dentist says it needs to come out during a typical checkup , WHY?

besides the generic (its more susceptible to tooth decay)

One single wisdom tooth not bothering me, dentist says it needs to come out during a typical checkup , WHY?
The main reason your dentist is suggesting it comes out now is because of decay. Secondly, it can cause a mal-occlusion (where your bite is off...it is very painful and can cause horrible headaches among other things). Also, when you are younger, your bone is 'softer' which makes it easier to remove. If you wait until it does give you problems, the bone will be harder and the removal would be more invasive. Plus, when you are young, you bounce back quicker. I hope this helps yoU!
Reply:I thought the same thing with mine, but then that single tooth began to move my other teeth an caused a HUGE mess with my bite! I say get it out before you have problems.
Reply:If it's an impacted wisdom tooth - which means that it's becoming fused with the bone of your cheek, it MUST come out. And if it isn't, and you have a full set of teeth already, then the new tooth can push forward your front teeth, and then you'd have buck teeth, and it can also misalign a lot of them and force you to pay for braces. Better to have it taken out than pay thousands for braces if you leave it in for too long.
Reply:Trust me it will cause more pain and trouble LATER, so go ahead and get it out....I thought the same thing, then mine started pushing my other tooth, cracking it!
Reply:Most likely because it is not growing in straight. It is probably impacted and or growing at an angle that will eventually cause your other teeth to move. Another possibility is that your jaw is not large enough to accommodate the tooth if it does come down which could lead to jaw problems as well as crooked teeth.
Reply:They'd rather have them out than take the chance on anything going wrong later. You don't need your wisdom teeth but there is nothing that says they must come out either. I had mine pulled two at a time, since the area was going to be numb anyway and had an abscess on one.
Reply:Could be impacted - that's why all mine had to come out.
Reply:Well, why not? I had all 4 taken out @ once when I was 20. They are bound to cause you trouble sooner or later. Why wait for the inconveniece? Schedule something that fits in your day(s) and "git r done".
Reply:Most of the time they suggest it to come out even if nothing is wrong because usually it is virtually impossible for your toothbrush to reach all the way back there. Eventaully it could get infected and you don't want that to happen. I had all four infected at the same time and had to spend my New Years in the ER in pain. Couldn't eat for 2 weeks! Getting them pulled felt better than them being infected so you can imagine the pain I was going through. A friend of mine didn't have any problem with hers but one of them wasn't fully out yet. Dentist did x-rays during a normal check up and come to find out that it was about to push up against a major nerve connect to her jaw. If it hit it then she could loose the ability to open and close her mouth. Scary huh? Do what the dentist suggests. They didn't go through years and years of schooling for nothing.

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