Why don't they fill wisdom teeth?
450982
You need your molars, wisdom teeth are questionable.  Many dentists will in fact restore wisdom teeth, I for one had wisdom teeth filled when I was in hygiene school as I did not have time to have them pulled.  The problem with wisdom teeth is that they are so far back in the mouth that it is hard to restore them.  Also when they are this far back it is very hard to keep them clean, hence you have cavities in them.  Many dentists would just rather go ahead and extract them as long as you have all of your other teeth because it is easier then trying to fill them being so far back.  Also they really don't know how deep the decay is until they get into drilling the tooth to see the inside.  If the decay is deep, close to the pulp (nerve) then they would prob. just extract it anyway.  Why go through all of this work, when they could just extract in the first place?  Again as long as you have all of your other adult teeth intact, then your doc has a good reason why he wants to extract.  I  would have had my two wisdom teeth with decay in them extracted in the first place, but I could not miss the time from school.  So I just had them filled as a temporary measure until I could get them out.  Well five years after hygiene school, I finally had them out.  No problems at all.  I don't miss them at all.  It is too hard trying to get floss that far back. You do have the right to have your opinion heard though, if for some reason you want to keep your wisdom teeth, then let your dentist know.  He then will tell you why or why not you should keep or extract them.  Make sure you know all of the pros and cons.  Be an informed consumer.
983435
If it's a baby tooth, it's just the way they fall out.\n\nIf it's not a baby tooth, it doesn't have room in the arch.  This is most common with lower premolars (bicuspids) and it is due to taking out a baby tooth too early instead of doing the children's version of root canal treatment.  The tooth usually grows out towards your tongue.  This needs to be evaluated by your dentist to see if it can be corrected or if it should just be removed.\n~
1162611
First of all TEETH ARE NOT BONES.\n\n\nTeeth are depositions of enamel and dentin formed inside a tiny bud that grows(it's called a  tooth bud).  Each bud is formed like a sprout off a chain of sprouts, like leaves on a plant.  You are NOT born with all your teeth already started, but with most of them already started.   Your wisdom teeth are the last to start forming well after birth (I think 6 or 7 years) . \n\nAs part of the eruption process the new tooth (adult tooth) start to eat away the roots of the baby tooth in a controlled manner. as it takes away more and more of the baby tooth root,  the baby tooth becomes looser and falls out.   So what pushes the tooth out? The ligaments that attach the root to the bone provide the eruption force necessary for the tooth to move.
921955
Your doctor will know the best because he has seen the tooth.\n\nSometimes putting people on antibiotics if the tooth is causing an infection is done so that it will be easier to get numb.    \n\nHowever some of the answers that were posted were not correct.  \n\nFrom one of the main oral surgery books by Peterson: "The perils of tooth extraction in the presence of swelling is a myth that has been passed from one generation of dentists to another."  He goes on to list the studies and results that show that taking a tooth out at the time it is infected actually had less problems than waiting.  "The patients who had recieved the early treatment recovered more rapidly and required subsequent incision and drainage (of an infection) less frequently than in those patients in whom the treatment was delayed.  In addition, those with later extractions had a greatly increased incidence of extraoral drainage."\n\nHowever, I would trust your doctor and as I said there are times when it is ok to wait, especially if the problem is not that serious and to make it easier to numb you up.
855644
no, the gaps you see are normal, I had my wisdom teeth pulled a few months ago and I remember seeing that as well. They will start to feel more normal again when it starts healing, regarding the tightness you feel when you smile.\n\nThose stitches will fall out when they are not needed any more, soon it won't even hurt, because I pulled a few of mine out by myself when they were sicking out like that. But wait until some fall out by themselves, or it really doesn't hurt at all. I would just be patient for right now.\n\nI've never had dry socket, but this is what everyone else told me, "There's no thinking you have dry socket, IF YOU HAVE DRY SOCKET, YOU WILL KNOW IT!"\n\nLol. Well, good luck!
896458
Wisdom teeth that are "Partially in" or what we call "Partially Impacted" usually will not be able to come in on their own.  When they are positioned like this, there are more prone to getting infected.  If there is a pocket surrounding them (a flap of tissue or communication with the pocket from the surrounding tooth) bacteria or food debris can get trapped and cause a localized soft tissue infection.  If you are saying that they hurt you "a heap" now, then most likely they will continue to hurt; maybe even get worse.  Sometimes the pain might go away temporarily; however, it is sure to return sometime in the future.  I would recommend getting them out before they get worse.  It may be possible for your dentist to clean out the area around them and place you on antibiotics to TEMPORARILY resolve the pain until it is convenient for you to get them out; however, this is not a long term solution!
673396
Getting your wisdom teeth taken out will be easy!  You won't even be there very long.  Just take it easy for a few days after.
715846
Some people are just born without them... my mother was born with wisdom teeth on the top, but not on the bottom.  A friend of mine was born with none at all.  You must just be a biological anomaly.  Congratulations.
219151
It is not terribly uncommon for adults to still maintain one or more of their baby teeth.  This could be because the adult tooth never developed to push the baby tooth out and replace it or it could be that the adult tooth is impacted below the gums.  Definitely don't ignore the problem... get in to see your dentist as soon as possible for an exam so he or she can recommend the necessary treatment to you.
82093
i don't have one but u can check www.dentistry.com but i can make u a short case wisdom teeth are nasty teeth which we don't even study cuz they are removed once they errupt cuz they cuz teeth crowdeneing and pain sometimes and non-cosmetic shape of the expretion of the face cuz of the croudeneing the canince is the last to errupt and then the canine will find it hard to get out cuzing a non-beloved expresion to the face cuz cinines holds the facial expresion of the face at the cosmetoic value so it's better to remove it once it starts to errupt meaning teenage.
947205
most often the oral surgeon that removes the wisdom teeth put you under general anesthesia.\nYou don't feel anything.\nWhen you wake up later you will feel some discomfort, but the oral surgeon will give you pain pills and an anti-biotic for the infection...impacted or erupted wisdom teeth or bony impacted teeth have to be cut out and need stitches\nThe top ones are a piece of cake, but the bottom ones stay sore longer, or on me they did..
797435
You can't keep them from falling out. If there are no permanent teeth to push them out you could keep them for many years.Primary teeth typically get root resorption so that there ultimately isn't any root in the bone to hold them in. Dental insurance usually won't cover congenital problems so that really won't help you. When you do get insurance you could look into implants or a bridge to replace them. Don't worry about it there isn't much you can do.
232925
Wisdom teeth used to serve a useful purpose, but are now considered vestigial organs. A vestige is a degenerative or imperfectly formed organ or structure having little or no utility, but in the earlier stage of development of a species performed a useful function. The reasons that wisdom teeth are now "outdated" are many. Until quite recently, our diet included mostly very coarse food, as well as impurities such as dirt and sand. This coarseness would abrade teeth so significantly that they would take up less space in the jaw. Permanent teeth were also frequently lost at an early age, which would create more space in the jaw. Because the diet was so coarse and hard to chew, the jaw itself would develop into a larger bone because of this constant workout. All of these factors would create more space for the wisdom teeth when they came in.\n\nThe heavily processed diet of today does not produce the tooth abrasion or jaw development that we used to see. Modern dentistry has pretty much eliminated significant loss of permanent teeth at an early age. This leaves us with too many teeth and not enough jaw. The wisdom teeth still develop as they always have, but they have no where to go.
535651
They do not offer any dental services in the ER. You would be lucky to get anything for pain, as they don't give out pain meds for something that is considered non emergent.
319180
My family has a history of missing teeth. And a friends daughter had the same thing happen. All her top teeth were "missing." They actually moved to one spot under her gums and won't come in. Yes, when they give her braces they will have enough space to add an artificial set of teeth in with her regular teeth. And she can get bridgework done to complete the look after braces come off, or like me, she can have an implant. Hard thing for her to go through at this age.
1143618
Getting your wisdom teeth out is NOTHING compared to the pain of them growing and crowding your other teeth!!   Bring something to clench that fits into the palm of your hands like a rolled up newspaper or a beanie baby...it helps to squeeze it when you feel anxious..I'm not kidding, it works!  You'll see!  Besides, it's gonna be a peice of cake, cuz I already said a little prayer 4 u.......
806167
Dentists won't do it.  They will refer you to an oral surgeon.