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Subject: Re: impacted wisdom teeth and braces

Author:
Joanne

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Date Posted: 22:52:03 07/11/04 Sun
In reply to: naomi 's message, "impacted wisdom teeth and braces" on 14:53:35 07/09/04 Fri

>I have had the braces on for 12 days now! I don't
>regret getting them on even though they hurt for the
>first few days. The problem I am having now is my
>back right molar really hurts. The bracket on that
>tooth (it has no wire on it yet) is starting to push
>into the side of my cheek, leaving a big dent. All of
>my wisdom teeth are impacted but the right side is the
>worst. The orthodontist said that at this point he
>doesn't feel he needs to remove any teeth. I'm glad I
>don't need any teeth out but I must admit the whole
>idea of keeping impacted wisdom teeth seems strange!
>Part of his plan is to widen the arch in my mouth and
>that's going to make room for all of my teeth
>(somehow, some way! lol). Right now I don't see how
>this is going to work but maybe it's too early for me
>to start determining that. It's not that I don 't
>trust my orthodontists (I have two of them who work
>together so I have both of their opinions!) I am just
>really curious about these wisdom teeth. Plus, my jaw
>and ears are aching and driving me bananas!
>
>~Naomi

I can sorta relate to your problem. i had really impacted wisdom teeth about 5 years ago before i had my braces on and all they did was get WORSE!!!. what i mean by worse is constant headaches and my jaw was so bad that it was hard for me to chew anything with a crunch. my dentist insisted that i had room in my mouth but i knew my wisdoms were the cause of my problems. so i eventually decided to get the opinion of an oral surgeon and he said that i did have room for them but i should have them removed because they could cause problems later in life in my particular case so i had them removed 5 years ago and i have not had a problem since. except for my braces of course but they are nothing compared to the pain of impacted wisdom teeth. so my advice to you is go and talk to other dentists or better yet an oral surgeon and get thier opinions.

good luck!

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: impacted wisdom teeth and braces	naomi	19:33:33 07/12/04 Mon
Re: impacted wisdom teeth and braces -- Joanne (Toronto), 21:07:27 07/14/04 Wed