Frequently Asked Questions

Wisdom Teeth

Date Posted: 12/1/2001

Question My wisdom teeth don't bother me now. Why not wait until they cause me problems?

Answer Some people do elect to wait until they are having trouble with their wisdom teeth. The only trouble is, sometimes the damage is done without any warning. Some people leave their wisdom teeth until they are older than sixty or seventy years. Often they have other health problems at this age and are much slower to recover than teenagers who have the same operation. As a rule, your wisdom teeth will get more difficult to remove the older you are. If they are impacted, an ounce of early prevention is better than a ton of late cure.

More questions in this category:

What are wisdom teeth?
Does everyone have wisdom teeth?
What is impaction?
My wisdom teeth are impacted. So what?
My wisdom teeth don't bother me now. Why not wait until they cause me problems?
Who can remove my wisdom teeth?
Can there be problems with extraction of wisdom teeth?
Does everyone need to have his or her wisdom teeth out?