Quick diagnonis anyone? Worth a shot, lol

Just got back from a dental appointent where I had an x-ray for me wisdoms! :biggrin:

This is exactly what the report said:

'No bony pathology, upper wisdom teeth are absent. Lower wisdom teeth are just impacted. Their roots project over the inferior alveolar nerve canals'.

? ? ? :confused:

Soo does this mean I should 1. organise to have my lower wisdoms out ASAP (one of my housemates says don't bother, he's 29 and doesn't have his out - they don't cause him any problems but he's from Germany lol :p:

They do things differently over there), 2. Get them out when you finish uni, see what happens after July (before you go to Europe, woohoo! ^_^ ), 3. Leave them in, they're not really there anyway.

Ah I don't know! Lolz.

Cheers and thankies in advance :tsr2:

XxX

Reply 1

Nix!

11

Basically, I think that means your lower wisdom teeth are growing into your other teeth. If it's not causing you a problem, don't bother having them out, but if they do, you know what needs to be done :smile:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_alveolar_nerve

I'm no dentist, but the fact it mentions the roots are projected over the nerve must be of some importance, perhaps a complication? *shrug*

Reply 2

bunthulhu

14

Surely if there was a problem they'd have told you :s-smilie:

Reply 3

pwofessow

1

Get your wisdom teeth removed and you'll look like a hamster ( I mean your cheeks). I suggest it's best (if you must remove them) to do it when you know you will have little human contact, unless you're not shy looking like you got nuts in your mouth.

Reply 4

bright star

1

don't do it just before you go abroad that's for sure. go ask your dentist for advice. just pop in and tell the receptionist that you got some results that you don't understand and could she ask the dentist. it's what they're there for...

Reply 5

ISH

9

pwofessow

unless you're not shy looking like you got nuts in your mouth.

I lol'd. sorry

Reply 6

red_Rose

1

The roots and the nerve is quite a common complication from what i understand, basically if they were to remove the wisdoms there would be a possible chance of damaging this nerve, it may be the nerve supplying your cheek with feeling.

Having impacted wisdoms is nothing to worry about and unless they cause you problems i see no need for them to be removed.

Reply 7

55909

1

Ask your dentist in future? Lol

My wisdom teeth are growing down instead of up...long story short a few of my teeth have done this over the years so yeps...i gotta have them out. However, if they're causing no pain there's no reason to have them out, according to my dentist. She says that because of the risk of nerve damage it's not worth the risk nor do they actually interfere with anything.

Compliments on the huge memory though lol!

Reply 8

Comp_Genius

4

It could be a complication, as the inferior alveolar nerve is responsible for mediating sensory function of the teeth of the lower jaw. It could be damaged during wisdom teeth extraction - but I think if it's damaged (which can lead to parasthesia or chronic neuropathic pain), you can get it repaired surgically. But ask your dentist, I'm not one.

Reply 9

Yoda

12

Didn't you ask the dentist what the **** that means?

Reply 10

Segat1

16

I'm getting mine out in may :frown:

Mine were fine until about 6 months ago and I couldn't talk they were so swollen.

Reply 11

240920

9

Yeah.. why not ask your dentist.. rather than on an internet forum? :p:

Reply 12

danni_bella

OP

17

cRaig

Yeah.. why not ask your dentist.. rather than on an internet forum? :p:

Nah, too much effort (not to mention expensive :eek:

). Plus they're biased seeing as they're here to make money off people doing things like taking their wisdom's out :wink:

I don't wanna get my wisdoms out yet! :frown:

Hurty.

Aww Segat1, there there ;e-mog; Seems like it was the best decision for you though.

For me my teeth don't hurt at all! So I prolly won't worry about it until after I graduate and they're annoying me...

*shrugs*

Cheers sexys x x x

Reply 13

Yoda

12

I had a tooth out, just ask to be put to sleep and its fine. Ok, it was a baby tooth, but i can guess its the same sort of thing.

Reply 14

DoMakeSayThink

15

I had a tooth out once, for fun. I ran out of chewing gum, and figure the nice exposed bit of gum would be good to chew on. When I was pulling at the tooth with a pair of pliars, I actually ripped the thing out of my mouth so fast it ricocheted off the wall and broke both my fibia and tibia. I then proceeded to hop all 37 miles to college. On the broken leg.

Reply 15

danni_bella

OP

17

DoMakeSayThink

I had a tooth out once, for fun. I ran out of chewing gum, and figure the nice exposed bit of gum would be good to chew on. When I was pulling at the tooth with a pair of pliars, I actually ripped the thing out of my mouth so fast it ricocheted off the wall and broke both my fibia and tibia. I then proceeded to hop all 37 miles to college. On the broken leg.

Hmm.

If that's true, then you poor things *pats* :/

Reply 16

silverbolt

19

ok as far as im aware, your teeth are normal without misshaping you have no upper wisdoms and your lower ones are at an angle where they impacting on your other molars

Reply 17

tanusha-tomsk

18

Can I ask a fairly off topic question? Thanks, I knew you wouldn't mind :biggrin:

When your tooth aches is it possible for this to cause headache? Mine starts hurting when I drink something hot, and within 2 minutes I've a severy headache. Normal? (Need to get that tooth fixed :s)

Reply 18

DoMakeSayThink

15

danni_bella

Hmm.

If that's true, then you poor things *pats* :/

I was being sarcastic, but I feel kinda bad about it now... That's almost scarily compassionate.

Reply 19

bunthulhu

14

tanusha-tomsk

Can I ask a fairly off topic question? Thanks, I knew you wouldn't mind :biggrin:

When your tooth aches is it possible for this to cause headache? Mine starts hurting when I drink something hot, and within 2 minutes I've a severy headache. Normal? (Need to get that tooth fixed :s)

It just sounds like your tooth is incredibly sensitive and yes it needs fixing!

Quick diagnonis anyone? Worth a shot, lol

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