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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