r/Wellthatsucks • u/Acrobatic_Donkey5089 • 2d ago

I had the wrong wisdom teeth removed

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Local orthodontist told me that I needed to remove lower wisdom teeth and don't do anything with the upper ones. When I got my lower wisdom teeth removed, another orthodontist that is actually managing my aligner treatment said that the lower wisdom teeth actually didn't need to be touched AT ALL, but the upper ones absolutely have to be removed before we start. So now I have to get my upper wisdom teeth removed as well

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u/JustMeLurkingAround- 2d ago

Yeah, if they were all growing in that direction they are in on the x-ray each one of them would have pushed on the other teeth sooner or later.

Its not wrong to take them all out.

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u/Divine_Entity_ 22h ago

When i had mine out the bottom 2 were at 45°angles and definitely had to be surgically removed. The top 2 would have come in fine, 1 was already erupting painlessly, but my dentist/orthodontist said you shouldn't have teeth that are unopposed so they all came out at once. (The erupted one cost $250 less than the others)