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Broken Wisdom Tooth Removed
My brother's wisdom tooth broke as he was eating food and my doctor suggested removal of tooth after X-Ray as there was cavity on top of tooth as the gum was covering the tooth.
He had no issues during removal and still in recovery.
He want to ask as his wisdom teeth are still growing now, can he get an implant placed at place of removed tooth to prevent the upper tooth coming down and removed at last.
He is not comfortable in tooth extractions. Also, is it normal for those teeth to be always removed ?
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Wisdom tooth extraction is a surgical procedure to remove one or more wisdom teeth
During the surgery, general anesthesia or local anesthesia, will be used to make it more comfortable, but after it wears off, you can expect some discomfort and pain.
No need of replacing a wisdom teeth
As it don't help in mastication ( chewing) most of the time
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Usually Wisdom teeth are not replaced. If opposing upper teeth comes down,it has to be removed.
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Dr. Nikita Tilekar
Dentist
9 yrs exp
Pune
Wisdom teeth are generally not replaced by an implant, Best to get the opposite wisdom tooth removed instead of replacing it.
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Dr. Dhiraj Kumar
Dental Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Delhi
Normally, we don't replace wisdom tooth.
But if you want replacement, then do visit a local dentist for physical evaluation and treatment.
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