What is the reason for long terminal teeth

If you do not pay attention to oral hygiene, it is easy to cause oral diseases, such as toothache, swollen gums, and sometimes sudden tooth growth. The main reason for these diseases is problems with the nerves inside the teeth. It is easy for bacteria and viruses to breed in the tooth area. If not treated in time, periodontitis will occur. Therefore, you must brush your teeth in time after each meal, at least twice a day, to reduce the presence of bacteria. Let me tell you the specific reasons below.

Wisdom teeth, scientifically known as the third molar, commonly known as wisdom teeth, establishment teeth, and terminal teeth, are the teeth closest to the throat in the mouth. If all grow out, there will be a total of 4 teeth, two in the upper and lower jaws. They usually grow out at the age of 16 or later. There are great individual differences in the growth of wisdom teeth. Some people have them before the age of 20, some at the age of 40 or 50, and some never grow them in their entire lives. This is all normal. Moreover, not all four wisdom teeth will necessarily grow fully. Some people may only grow 1 to 2 wisdom teeth, and some wisdom teeth may even stop growing halfway. This situation is called impacted wisdom teeth. When wisdom teeth cannot grow out and instead grow horizontally, it is called horizontally impacted wisdom teeth. They usually crowd the outer teeth, making them extremely crowded and prone to toothache. If horizontal impaction occurs, it will cause toothache. The incidence of impacted wisdom teeth is relatively high, and its hazards are mainly manifested in the following aspects.

(1) Recurrent pericoronitis. A blind pocket is formed between the soft tissue around the crown of the impacted wisdom tooth and the tooth, causing the accumulation of food and bacteria. When the resistance is reduced, pericoronitis is inevitable. General anti-inflammatory treatment only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, so pericoronitis will recur.

(2) Tooth decay. Food debris easily accumulates between the mispositioned wisdom teeth and the second molars, and it is difficult to clean. Generally, caries can form within a few months, directly destroying the tooth tissue.

(3) Impacted wisdom teeth often cannot establish a normal occlusal relationship with the opposing teeth. Over time, this can lead to symptoms such as clicking of the temporomandibular joint, pain when opening the mouth, and bruxism, which have a significant impact on the physical and mental health of young and middle-aged people.

(4) There is evidence that some impacted wisdom teeth are the lesions of some cases of trigeminal neuralgia. The jawbone that accommodates the teeth continues to degenerate and become smaller, so impacted wisdom teeth are an inevitable result. The removal of impacted wisdom teeth has no adverse effects on chewing, language and other functions. In addition, removal is the most effective way to treat impacted wisdom teeth. Therefore, it is recommended to remove impacted wisdom teeth that cause the above-mentioned hazards as early as possible and decisively.