Surgical Extraction of the Molars
To complete a set of 32 teeth in adults, the molars, or “wisdom teeth”, usually come in around ages 17-21 following the completion of the incisors, canines, and premolars. The molars are in the very back of your mouth and there are two on top and two on the bottom. Molars are the toughest and widest teeth that grind our food, but they are also the most commonly missing from adult mouths. Each year, millions of wisdom teeth are removed in the United States and the most common reason is impaction, the lack of space to come out from the gum. Other causes of wisdom teeth removal are:
- infection or cavities
- damage to nearby teeth, and
- Lesions
These types of molar issues will cause moderate to severe pain, infection, and swelling; therefore, extractions are recommended to resolve further issues from arising due to keeping the problem teeth in place, any …
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