Widsom Teeth

Most people are predisposed to 32 teeth evenly distributed between the upper and lower jaws. These can be further divided into incisors, canine teeth, small molars (Premolars) and mandibular teeth (molars). There are 3 large molars on each side of the upper and lower jaws, and it is the most rear of these, which are named wisdom teeth ( Third molar teeth).

For many people the wisdom teeth are not properly grown, or lie and disturbs the adjacent tooth. This may in the first case lead to cavities or inflammation around the wisdom tooth, which can be painful, and in the latter case also lead to the disintegration of the adjacent tooth. Therefore it is often sensible to extract the wisdom teeth.

Inflammation of a wisdom tooth can be very painful, but the very act of removing a wisdom tooth is a relatively painless operation. Extraction of wisdom teeth is done under local anaesthesia, through a small surgical procedure.