Wisdom Tooth Extraction

I thought I would add my tuppence worth to this review and hopefully dispel some of the myths that surround wisdom teeth! I have had all of mine taken out (done whilst I was a dental student) under local anaesthetic but by an oral surgeon as the lower two were impacted. Wisdom teeth, third molars or 8's as they are known usually erupt between 18-23years, they often arrive later but not usually earlier. They are the last tooth in the arch (although some people have 9's!) and are the most commonly congenitally missing tooth. They start to develop in the jaw at around 9-10years In the olden days, when our diet consisted of bread with ...  Read the complete review

This review was originally written on Ciao in February 2007, two days after having my wisdom teeth out. -----The Background to my teeth------ I was 19 when I first started noticing my wisdom teeth coming through. I joked that I wanted them to come through by the time I had my exams at Uni that year - thought the extra wisdom might be useful! My teeth didn't really seem to do a lot - and didn't really come through. There were a few aches and pains, but nothing that would really constitute toothache, and couldn't be solved with a couple of paracetomol. My teeth have always been pretty much perfect. The dentist always told me so anyway - ...  Read the complete review