Wisdom Teeth Extraction - Step by step

Wisdom tooth extraction is a common surgical procedure to remove one or more wisdom teeth, located at the back corners of the mouth. These are found on the top and bottom and usually appear between the ages of 17 and 25. The third molar, better known as wisdom tooth, is the last tooth to appear in humans. In some cases there is not enough room for wisdom teeth to emerge or develop normally. Wisdom teeth do not cause problems, however, if there is not enough space for them to grow, they could push against another tooth causing not only great pain, swelling, bleeding and bad breath, but also teeth crowding to the degree of causing deformation, cavities, cysts, infections and in some cases, even the loss of the teeth closest to them. This is called an impacted wisdom tooth. If one or more wisdom teeth cause problems, the specialist will send the patient for a panoramic, periapical or tomography x-ray to see the proximity to the nerve, size and arrangement of the roots before proceeding with the ext