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I have got braces for 2yrs. My lower teeth are in place,why is it necessary for me to extract my lower wisdom teeth?
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Some orthodontists think that wisdom teeth eruption after orthodontic treatment can lead to crowding of lower front teeth but there is no strong evidence about the same. If there is normal alignment, better you avoid removal of these.
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The best person to answer would be your orthodontist.. not always wisdom teeth needs removal.. ask your Orthodontist for best opinion
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It's not a general rule that all wisdom teeth have to be extracted : kindly check with your orthodontist and family dentist
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Its not always necessary to extract wisdom tooth after orthodontic treatment. But since you have been advised to get it extracted the wisdom tooth must be having some problem like partially impacted or caries or some other issue. So ask your dentist your doubts and get it extracted.
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Hello, Your orthodontist must have advised this as there is a school of thought which believes that the wisdom tooth eruption can alter the well aligned anterior teeth after the braces treatment. Regards Dr Sumanmakam
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Hi It's not mandatory for you to remove your lower wisdom teeth if your lower teeth are all Aligned It's a hypothesis that eruption of lower wisdom teeth might change position of your from teeth but it's not proved
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Get rid of braces and leave the third molar if it's not troubling you
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