Adult humans have 32 teeth: eight incisors used for cutting food, which are located at front of the mouth; four canines, used for tearing food; eight premolars, which share characteristics of both canines and molars and transfer food from canines to molars; and 12 molars, used for grinding food. Wisdom teeth are the last four teeth to erupt in human oral cavities. There a number of reasons that wisdom tooth extraction in Port Orange is widely recommended for adolescent patients by dentists. Assuming you’re not a dentist, you probably don’t know about the following bits of information. Let’s discuss them.
It’s true that humans grow up to have 32 teeth. However, there is a small subset of the global population that does not grow wisdom teeth – When the human brain rapidly expanded in size, somewhere along the line of human evolution, our skulls had to make more room for brains. Our jaws were forced to narrow to continue to connect to our changing skulls. Evolution bumped out many people’s wisdom teeth to reduce the size of jaws.
There are two general types of anesthetic used in wisdom tooth extraction. Local anesthetic simply numbs part of the body, reducing or eliminating pain. General anesthesia nixes pain, anxiety and memories of surgeries.
Where teeth are extracted, blood clots are supposed to develop. They should stay in place until you’re healed. Sucking on straws or cigarettes, for example, can cause dry sockets – so can inhaling smoke of any kind. Bad post-treatment hygiene can also increase the likelihood of dry sockets. To make things simple and to let your mouth heal properly, follow all of the directions your dentist gives you following your wisdom tooth extraction.
