Wisdom teeth typically become problematic early in life during your late teens or early twenties. Many dentists and surgeons recommend extracting them due to the lack of room people have for them to erupt normally into their mouths. The lack of space can cause several problems, including:

• Abscesses and other gum infections

• An inability to properly brush and floss the wisdom teeth, leading to decay

• Pain, sensitivity, and discomfort

• Crowding of other teeth, which can throw off the bite and lead to jaw pain and other issues

If not enough room exists for the full eruption of wisdom teeth, you may feel periodic pain as the wisdom teeth try to emerge and then recede again. This condition, known as impaction, may prevent teeth from emerging at all. This cycle can make jaws feel painful and even cause inflammation. Wisdom teeth may also press against your second molars, causing tooth pain. In both cases, an extraction can relieve pain and protect your bite.

• Painful Jaw

• Sore Gums

• Tooth Pain
• Aching Facial Muscles

If you already have crowded teeth, wisdom teeth can cause overlapping of teeth and affect the appearance and function of your bite.

In most cases, we can remove your wisdom teeth right here in our Charleston dental office.

We will always use the appropriate level of anesthetic to numb the area. We even offer varying levels of sedation that we may recommend to make your treatment more comfortable – nitrous oxide, oral sedation, or IV sedation. Depending on the complexity of your extraction, you may find treatment more comfortable with the assistance of sedation dentistry.