Which department of dentistry should I go to for wisdom tooth extraction

Wisdom teeth are a dental problem that has plagued humans for thousands of years, because wisdom teeth were very common in ancient times, and people generally grow wisdom teeth in modern times. However, there was no tooth extraction technology in ancient times, so people could only endure the pain from wisdom teeth. But with the development of modern tooth extraction technology, most people choose to have their wisdom teeth removed. So if you want to remove wisdom teeth, which dental department should you go to?

Wisdom tooth refers to the third molar on the innermost alveolar bone in the human mouth, which is exactly the eighth tooth counting from the central incisor. Because it erupts very late, generally between the ages of 16 and 25, when a person's physical and psychological development are close to maturity, it symbolizes the "arrival of wisdom" and is therefore commonly called "wisdom tooth." There are great differences between individuals in the growth of wisdom teeth. Normally, there should be four teeth that are symmetrical in the upper and lower left and right directions. Some people have less than four or even none, and very few people have more than four. The age difference of eruption is also very large. For some people, it erupts before the age of 20, some people erupt at the age of 40 or 50, or never erupt in their lifetime. This is all normal.

Which wisdom teeth need to be removed? Which wisdom teeth do not need to be removed?

If the wisdom teeth can erupt normally and establish an occlusal relationship, or at least do not bring the risk of pain and infection and affect other teeth, they do not need to be extracted.

Extraction should also be carried out in cases of caries (cavities), lesions in adjacent teeth, pericoronal inflammation caused by insufficient space, local difficulty in cleaning, lack of opposing teeth, impacted wisdom teeth, other lesions, orthodontic needs, suspected cause of unexplained neuralgia due to impaction, or suspected lesion teeth.

On the contrary, in oral clinical practice, there are also very strict regulations on the indications for the removal of "wisdom teeth". Only when the following situations occur will the removal of "wisdom teeth" be considered.

Oral and maxillofacial surgery.