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Originally posted by davidc209
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Ok... i'm 26 years old... Still got all of my wisdom teeth. All 4 are deeply impacted (ie. completely and totally under the gumline... can only be seen with exrays). I've never had braces and I have nearly perfectlt straight teeth.
My dentist recommends getting the wisdom teeth taken out soon. The longer they stay, the harder it will be to remove them later.
My question is... WHY will I want to get them removed later??? They aren't causing any problems now. Can they become a problem later down the road??? THANKS!
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It's tough to say without seeing the x-rays but impacted wisdom teeth can definitely become a problem later on. They can cause havoc with the teeth directly in front of them, possibly making you lose those teeth. Cysts can also develop around them, requiring you to have trhe cysts removed. Not fun.
At 26, I'd probably recommend the same. If you were 36 (or even 30), I'd say leave them alone because it gets much tougher to remove them from mid-20's on. You're really at the point where it's either take them out now or leave them in until they become a problem, when it'll be much more difficult to take them out.
Ask for a referral to an oral surgeon and see what he recommends.