A Bit of Wisdom In All of Us
Many people will experience pain, teeth alignment issues and other oral health problems with their wisdom teeth as they come into adulthood. Most people are born with four wisdom teeth inside the gums behind their molars—but some are born with no wisdom teeth at all!
If you live in Yeronga and are worried about your wisdom teeth, talk to our staff to discuss your options.
$79 Wisdom Tooth Consult
*(Valued at $165) Limited time only. $79 is the maximum out of pocket expense. This does not include CDBS.
Wisdom Teeth Removal Yeronga
Wisdom teeth can often become impacted, meaning the teeth cannot erupt because bone, gum or other teeth are blocking them from pushing through. Impacted wisdom teeth can result in jaw pain, sore throats and pain around the back of your mouth.
If your wisdom teeth erupt through the gum, but there is not enough space in your mouth, your teeth can become misaligned, leading to decay and infection.
Symptoms of decay and infection include:
Cysts
Bad breath
Redness
Swelling
Pain
If you’re looking for wisdom teeth removal near Yeronga, our highly experienced dentists have performed many successful extractions for patients throughout South Brisbane.
The main reason to remove wisdom teeth include:
- No space for it to erupt
- Impacted
- Causing damage to the adjacent teeth
- Infection or cyst around the wisdom tooth
- Causing pain or pressure
- Causing a gum infection (pericoronitis)
- Early removal due to higher risk of issues while roots are yet to fully form
- Unable to clean adequately
- Orthodontic reasons
Before Your Wisdom Teeth Extraction
Before your surgery, we will have you come into the clinic for a consultation, where we will examine your teeth and consider your specific circumstances.
We will also perform a panoramic X-ray to see where your wisdom teeth are sitting.
Here at Dentists in Annerley near Yeronga, we will try to save your teeth whenever possible, however, if we find the wisdom teeth are impacted, decayed or infected, it’s best to have them removed.
Surgery and Post Operative Care
Providing the best care to the Yeronga region is our priority. In most cases, we can perform your surgery in the chair at our state of the art dental clinic.
We offer sedation options for your comfort, including local anaesthetic, IV sedation, nitrous oxide and general anaesthetic. Surgery performed under general anaesthetic must be done in the hospital.
Some discomfort and swelling inside and outside your mouth following the procedure are normal, and healing time averages 3-4 days. Your surgeon may prescribe medication to assist with healing and pain.
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