Evolution has made the wisdom tooth unnecessary. The so-called wisdom tooth has nothing to do with the work of the heart. And. Health Minister Uliana Suprun noted in her Facebook that wisdom teeth are rudimentary and have lost their evolutionary significance. They can grow or remain in the jaw of a person for the rest of their lives.. Most often they are cut at the age of 16-26.

"At the age of 7-11 years, the doctor can predict whether there is enough space in the lower jaw for teething wisdom. If it is not enough - the removal of such wisdom teeth is shown at the bud stage or the stage of primary calcification, ”she explained.

To prevent complications, it is necessary to have regular check-ups at the dentist and, on the recommendation of the doctor, make an x-ray of the teeth to assess the condition of the tooth and surrounding tissues..

According to her, wisdom teeth should be removed in several cases:.

- if purulent-inflammatory processes develop in the adjacent soft tissues;.

- with the development of cysts of the jaw or tumors of the wisdom tooth;.

- in case of permanent injury to the wisdom tooth of the oral mucosa;.

- 6 months before the operation to correct the shape of the lower jaw - it is necessary to prevent a fracture of the lower jaw among people involved in contact sports;.

- with crowded teeth or displacement of the teeth of the upper and lower jaw.

She explained that if the wisdom tooth "got sick", then his treatment is not prescribed.. Most often it is an inflammation of the mucous around it..

“Patients regard this condition as“ wisdom tooth eruption ”. In fact, these teeth are already such that they have erupted (partially or completely), since the roots of the teeth are already formed, ”explained the head of the department..

In addition, she refuted the myth that the extraction of a wisdom tooth can harm the functioning of the heart.. Only a wisdom tooth with chronic inflammation (development of odontogenic chroniosepsis) can lead to abnormalities in the heart (infectious myocarditis). And the removal of such a tooth will prevent the development of complications, as it is a source of infection.

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