Why Should Impacted Teeth be Removed if They Have Not Caused any Trouble?
While it is true that not all impacted teeth cause the problems that have been described, no one can tell by an x-ray picture which ones are going to have problems or when. Trouble usually comes at unexpected and inconvenient times. Also, if a patient with an impacted tooth waits until it causes trouble, he will first have to be treated for the infection or other complication before the operation for removal of the tooth can be done. This means additional loss of time, expense and discomfort, as well as some added risk. Younger individuals tolerate the surgery for removal of impacted teeth better than older people, and heal more quickly. For these reasons, it is best to have impacted teeth removed before trouble begins. The only exceptions are people with certain serious medical illnesses. What is it Like to Have an Impacted Tooth Removed? Many ordinary teeth can be removed simply by grasping them with an instrument and carefully removing them from the mouth. This is, of course, not po
