Should I remove a wisdom tooth that is half broken?

Wisdom teeth usually grow at the very end of human teeth. Because they only grow out when a person grows to a certain age, the position of wisdom teeth at this time is relatively strange. Therefore, most people's wisdom teeth will cause inflammation problems. Extracting wisdom teeth is also a dental problem that dentists often encounter. When wisdom teeth often become inflamed and form cavities, they need to be extracted. If a wisdom tooth is broken in half, does it need to be removed?

Retainable wisdom teeth

After talking about the situations in which wisdom teeth should be removed, you may still have questions: If there are no symptoms, do you not need to remove them?

If you are standing in the doctor's position, he will usually recommend removing it to avoid future troubles, so it is painful once but you will be immune for life. However, if you feel that wisdom teeth do not bother you, then you can decide for yourself whether to have them removed.

So, what kind of wisdom teeth are worth keeping?

1. The position is relatively correct and is expected to erupt normally.

2. There is no history of inflammation or pain in the soft tissue around the wisdom teeth, and there is no caries in the wisdom teeth.

3. Wisdom teeth that are opposite to the teeth.

Principles of extraction: Under normal circumstances, normally grown wisdom teeth should be retained as much as possible and should not be extracted at will. Especially wisdom teeth that have grown for many years. Only when various clinical symptoms of abnormal growth appear is it necessary to remove the wisdom tooth! Before removing the wisdom tooth, be sure to take a dental X-ray to determine whether the growth of the wisdom tooth is abnormal. Inflamed wisdom teeth do not necessarily need to be removed. As long as the inflammation disappears and does not recur, the tuberculosis may not be removed.

Dentists usually recommend removing wisdom teeth for the following reasons:

1. Tooth decay: If wisdom teeth are decayed, in addition to a simple bite

Except for those cavities on the wisdom tooth surface that are not deep, which can be filled, we recommend extraction for those cavities on the adjacent surfaces, which require very good technology, and those that are very deep and even require root canal treatment, to prevent future problems.

2. Invasion of adjacent teeth: Usually the patient is unaware of the disease, but the dentist finds it out through X-ray diagnosis. Usually there is not enough space for the wisdom teeth to erupt, and they will fall on the second molars, making it difficult to clean the second molars, or even causing partial absorption of the teeth, causing discomfort or toothache for the patient.

3. Insufficient space: Wisdom teeth have been extinct in the history of human evolution. As a result, the dental arches are getting smaller and smaller, and lack of space is common. The swelling and pain are most noticeable when the tumor breaks out. Many people decide to have their wisdom teeth removed because they cannot tolerate the pain.

4. Difficult to clean: Due to lack of space, wisdom teeth often grow crookedly, making it difficult to clean the teeth and leading to tooth decay.

5. No opposing teeth: As mentioned earlier, not everyone will have all four wisdom teeth grow. Therefore, if there is no competing wisdom tooth opposite the wisdom tooth, the wisdom tooth may over-erupt and affect the bite.

6. Impacted teeth: This is usually the most annoying type. Dentists find it difficult to deal with, but patients may not feel it, so they ignore it. This type of tooth is usually buried in the alveolar bone and needs to be extracted if it hurts or if a lesion is diagnosed.