Doctors warn of dangerous complications that can occur when wisdom teeth are extracted incorrectly.

Wisdom teeth, also known as number 8 teeth, often grow quite late. This type of tooth often grows late and is not effective, causing the person who grows it to have many problems with their oral health.

In addition, because they grow close to the wall and inside the jaw, wisdom teeth often grow diagonally and crookedly into the adjacent teeth, leading to swollen gums, toothache, and infection of the gums around the teeth. Therefore, wisdom tooth extraction is the solution to help stop the pain and prevent many oral problems.

Doctors warn of dangerous complications that can occur when wisdom teeth are extracted incorrectly. Image 1 — Wisdom teeth extraction is currently a need of many people. Illustration photo.

Wisdom tooth extraction is a difficult technique in dentistry that requires dentists and doctors to have expertise and experience to handle and eliminate complications. However, wisdom tooth extraction can cause some dangerous complications that seriously affect health when choosing unreliable facilities with limited methods and skills.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Trang, a dentist at a dental facility in Thai Nguyen province, said that the demand for wisdom tooth extraction is increasing. “Wisdom tooth extraction is a very simple procedure, but if performed in a facility with poor hygiene or by an inexperienced dentist, it can cause heavy bleeding and infection after extraction. If this condition is not treated, it can easily lead to necrosis and blood infection…”, Ms. Trang said.

“On the other hand, wisdom teeth grow in locations where many nerves are concentrated, especially the jaw and facial nerves, so if the tooth is not extracted carefully, it can easily affect these nerves. Symptoms of complications after wisdom tooth extraction in this case are that the patient feels pain, tingling and numbness in the tongue, lower lip, chin, teeth and gums,” said Ms. Trang.

Doctors warn of dangerous complications that can occur when wisdom teeth are extracted incorrectly. Image 2 — Wisdom teeth often grow crooked and cause swelling and inflammation.

Therefore, according to Ms. Trang, before deciding to have wisdom teeth extracted, you need to visit a specialized medical facility or reputable dental clinic so that the doctor can assess the condition of the wisdom teeth, ensuring safe extraction without complications after extraction.

According to Master, Doctor Nghiem Chi Phuong (Lecturer of Oral Pathology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Training, Hanoi Medical University Hospital), complications that can occur due to improper wisdom tooth extraction can cause damage to adjacent teeth, and can also cause jaw fractures due to pressing posture, using too much force, especially when using a hammer to break the alveolar bone without an assistant supporting the jaw.

Doctors warn of dangerous complications that can occur when wisdom teeth are extracted incorrectly (image 3) — The need for wisdom teeth extraction is increasing at dental clinics and hospitals.

In addition, improper wisdom tooth extraction can also cause dislocation of the temporomandibular joint, making the patient unable to close the jaw, unable to open the mouth wide, and the lower jaw is pushed forward if both jaws are dislocated, and if one side is dislocated, the lower jaw is pushed to the side.

If wisdom teeth are extracted by an unqualified person, it can cause the tooth socket and underlying bone to break. According to Dr. Phuong, although a broken bone socket is not dangerous, it makes the healing process take longer, accompanied by discomfort, pain, and severe postoperative swelling...

Thu Phuong

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