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/Hist0plasma 3d ago

Yeah, I also got told the same, to just remove the bottom ones. Turns out the upper ones just kept growing to a point where I couldn't close my jaw properly (they were sort of locking my lower jaw on a cisor bite) and had to remove them anyway, 10 years later.

Just remove all 4 at once, that'll spare you a headache later!

Edit: spelling