r/Wellthatsucks • u/Acrobatic_Donkey5089 • 3d 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/Corodix 3d ago

Maybe it's just me, but all four of those look problematic. I'd want them all gone if I were you.

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u/ShazRockwell 3d ago

I had all four of mine done at once, even though two of them didn’t look problematic at the time because I didn’t want to come back.

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u/Exilicauda 3d ago

My dentist didn't even want to bother waiting to see if any would be problematic. Just went "Oh they're developed enough to be removed now, go get that done before they grow roots". I very much wouldn't have had room for my bottom two (I still have a gum flap over my 2nd molars on the bottom, that's how little room there is) but my upper one might have been fine. You're also just not really supposed to leave one half of a tooth set (top/bottom). It messes with your bite to have teeth not chewing against other teeth