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by anonymous on February 23rd, 2005

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I have unpaired wisdom teeth (none on top), but my dentist wants to remove the two lower wisdom teeth anyway. They're not bothering me. Why should I have them removed?

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  • by Relsqui on June 7th, 2005

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    Ask your dentist, not us!

    There are a lot of possible reasons for wisdom teeth to come out. Sometimes they can rot, as another answer suggested; they can poke out just enough to attract cavities and other bad stuff without being useful; they can come in sideways (this was what mine did) and cram your other teeth together.

    So ask your dentist why he wants to remove them. Look at the x-rays yourself, if possible. If he can't come up with a clear reason or just wants to remove them because they're wisdom teeth, and you still don't agree, by all means keep them in. There's no reason you should go through the pain of oral surgery, much less the pain of paying for it, if you don't have to.

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