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Horizontally oriented wisdom tooth
My lower wisdom tooth is coming and it is horizontally oriented due to which there is a gap between it and the adjacent molar in which food gets stuck. Should i get the wisdom tooth extracted?
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If there is no caries then it's ok...keep it clean....but if you can't clean or having irritated with this...then removal is best for you
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Pls share IOPA Xray of that tooth.
In this kind of cases, for a general idea, it's best to get the wisdom tooth extracted.
However your tooth Xray will confirm the treatment plan.
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till maintain oral hygiene
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Yes . Better to get it removed else it will spoil the neighboring tooth.
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Get a full mouth xray done to know the condition.
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until then maintain good oral hygiene.
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Yes ... its time to get your wisdom removal ..
If you ignore this condition than food lodgment may cause adjust teeth decay which teeth is helpfull for chewing so better you go for x-ray first and according to teeth position, you may plan to get exctraction.
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Yes...it would be better if you get an x-ray done and assess the situation...it would be better to get the wisdom teeth removed early so that your adjacent teeth dosent get affected
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