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WISDOM TEETH, OR THIRD MOLARS,

ARE THE LAST TEETH TO DEVELOP AND ENTER YOUR MOUTH.

IF WISDOM TEETH COME INTO THE MOUTH IN A PROPER POSITION

AND MEET CERTAIN CONDITIONS,

IT'S GENERALLY ACCEPTED THAT YOU CAN KEEP THEM.

HOWEVER, THEY ARE STILL PRONE TO DISEASE,

EVEN IF YOU EXPERIENCE NO PAIN AND HAVE NO SYMPTOMS.

THIS IS WHY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS

STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT THIRD MOLARS BE EVALUATED ANNUALLY

FROM THE TIME A PATIENT IS A YOUNG ADULT.

STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT ABOUT 9 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE

HAVE AT LEAST ONE WISDOM TOOTH

THAT CAN'T BREAK THROUGH THE GUMS

IN AN UPRIGHT, FUNCTIONAL POSITION.

AS WE SAY, IT BECOMES IMPACTED.

IF LEFT ALONE, AN IMPACTED TOOTH CAN BECOME INFECTED

OR DAMAGE NEIGHBORING TEETH.

THAT CAN LEAD TO GUM DISEASE,

AND EVEN THE FORMATION OF CYSTS OR TUMORS.

BY THE TIME YOU FEEL PAIN OR NOTICE THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG,

IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM.

IF A TOOTH DOES HAVE TO BE REMOVED,

IT'S BETTER TO DO IT WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG

AND THE ROOTS HAVEN'T FULLY FORMED.

THERE'S LESS CHANCE THAT THE ROOTS OF THE TEETH

WILL DAMAGE NEARBY NERVES OR OTHER STRUCTURES.

ORAL AND FACIAL SURGEONS ARE THE RECOGNIZED SPECIALISTS

IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THIRD-MOLAR TEETH.

USUALLY THE SURGICAL CARE CAN BE PROVIDED

IN THE ORAL AND FACIAL SURGEON'S OFFICE.

THE SURGEON'S SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE OF ANESTHESIA CARE

ASSURE YOU OF A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE SURGICAL EXPERIENCE.

IF, AFTER CONSULTING WITH YOUR FAMILY DENTIST

AND ORAL AND FACIAL SURGEON,

YOU DECIDE TO KEEP YOUR WISDOM TEETH,

THEY DO REQUIRE PROPER MANAGEMENT.

THAT INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL CLEANING ON A REGULAR BASIS,

ANNUAL CHECKUPS, AND PERIODIC X-RAYS TO MONITOR FOR CHANGES.

THIS WILL ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE ORAL HEALTH

AS IT RELATES TO YOUR WISDOM TEETH.

Mark: HI. MY NAME IS MARK.

Phyllis: HI. I'M PHYLLIS.

Roger: HI, MY NAME IS ROGER,

AND MY STORY IS, I WENT TO THE DENTIST

BECAUSE I WAS HAVING A LOT OF PAIN IN MY BACK TEETH,

AND I HAD WISDOM TEETH IMPACTED.

IT SEEMED TO HIM THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF BONE LOSS.

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I WAS HAVING SOME PAIN WITH MY WISDOM TEETH,

AND I WENT TO THE DENTIST TO HAVE THEM EVALUATE

AND SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.

ALONG WITH THAT EXAMINATION,

THEY DETERMINED THAT I HAD A TOOTH THAT HAD NEVER DESCENDED

AND WAS ACTUALLY FULLY GROWN AND IMPACTED IN MY NASAL CAVITY.

I HAD A SWELLING ON THE SIDE OF MY FACE,

AND I WENT TO THE DENTIST.

AND HE IMMEDIATELY WALKED ME DOWN THE HALL

TO AN ORAL SURGEON.

I HAD A HUGE CYST.

IT HAD WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE NERVES TO MY FACE,

AND IT WAS LARGER THAN A GOLF BALL.

AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT I SEE AN ORAL SURGEON,

AND HE AGREED THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR SOMEONE IN THEIR 30s

TO HAVE THIS AMOUNT OF BONE LOSS.

AND HE SUGGESTED STRONGLY THAT I TAKE AN HIV TEST.

AND SO I DID.

AND IT TURNS OUT I WAS HIV POSITIVE,

AND THE RESULT WAS SHOWING UP IN BONE LOSS IN MY MOUTH,

SEVERE BONE LOSS.

AFTER, MY GENERAL DENTIST

REFERRED ME TO THIS MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON

TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY EXTRACTING THIS TOOTH.

I HAD NEVER EVEN HEARD

OF A MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON BEFORE THIS,

SO I WAS QUITE INTIMIDATED.

HE SEEMED PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT HE KNEW

WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT, AND THAT PUT ME AT EASE.

THE ORAL SURGEON HAD EQUIPMENT THAT THE DENTIST DID NOT HAVE.

HE TOLD ME WHAT HAD CAUSED THE CYST,

THAT IT WAS CAUSED FROM THE IMPACTED WISDOM TOOTH.

HE TOLD ME THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM.

SO HE RECOMMENDED THAT WE DO SURGERY IMMEDIATELY,

WHICH WE DID, WITHIN -- I BELIEVE IT WAS A FEW DAYS.

THERE WAS A LOT OF SADNESS AROUND LOSING MY TEETH

AND FEELING HIV -- KNOWING THAT I WAS HIV POSITIVE.

AND THEN TO HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE

WITH THIS ORAL SURGEON --

NOT ONLY JUST THE WORK THAT HE DID ON MY MOUTH,

BUT THE UNDERSTANDING THAT I COULD BE HEALTHY AGAIN,

THAT HE WAS ENCOURAGING ME.

I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

IF I HAD NEVER GONE TO THE ORAL SURGEON THAT DAY.

BASICALLY, HE SAVED MY FACE.

Mark: I THINK THE SURGERY WENT WELL.

I HAVE A SMILE THAT I'M PROUD OF.

Richard: IN MY CASE, IT WAS REALLY ABOUT SAVING MY LIFE.

I WOULD SAY TO THAT ORAL SURGEON TODAY, "THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME UNDERSTAND

ABOUT MY OWN PERSONAL HEALTH AND SELF-CARE.

THANK YOU."

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