{"id":224,"date":"2019-12-07T11:44:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T16:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/?p=224"},"modified":"2019-12-07T11:44:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T16:44:55","slug":"wisdom-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/wisdom-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"WISDOM TEETH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Wisdom teeth are the last molars in the back of the mouth. They typically enter the mouth between the ages of 17 &amp; 21. When they enter correctly, they will help you chew. Sometimes, there can be discomfort when they&#8217;re coming in, a sort of young adult &#8220;teething&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often, there may not be enough room for them to grow into the mouth. In other words, they are &#8220;impacted&#8221;. Impacted wisdom teeth frequently have no symptoms but sometimes they can become infected &amp; painful &amp; must be removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Removing wisdom teeth is a routine procedure, usually performed by an Oral Surgeon. Sometimes patients prefer to be put asleep with sedation, but often they can comfortably be removed using only a local anesthetic (Novocaine). There might be some swelling &amp; soreness, but usually only for a couple of days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If wisdom teeth need to come out, the best time to do it is as a young adult. This is because as we age through adulthood the jawbone around them gets more solid making them more difficult to remove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, if there is room for them, wisdom teeth can be a healthy, extra area to chew food. If not, especially when they are causing problems, then removal as a young adult by an Oral Surgeon is generally best. See your Dentist to help you make the best choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/493ss_medical_images_rm_mouth_xray_highlighting_wisdom_teeth.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" width=\"253\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/493ss_medical_images_rm_mouth_xray_highlighting_wisdom_teeth.jpg 493w, https:\/\/longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/493ss_medical_images_rm_mouth_xray_highlighting_wisdom_teeth-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisdom teeth are the last molars in the back of the mouth. They typically enter the mouth between the ages of 17 &amp; 21. When&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224\/revisions\/235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}