Ever wonder why you should consider wisdom teeth
removal? Is it just another extra dental treatment out to milk
you out of your hard earned money? Is it another reason to have your
dentist cause you pain? Of course not. It's a dental treatment that
every adult should have done. But the question is, why?
Wisdom
teeth are extra teeth that grow in our mouths. Why extra? Here's a
short history lesson for those interested in it. It's all about
evolution. You see, in ancient times, and I'm talking caveman days here,
our ancestor's maws were way larger. Big enough to fit extra teeth to
grow. Why the bigger mouths? Probably to help in chewing Woolly Mammoth
meat or something. But the fact remains, their mouths were much bigger
than ours.
As evolution progressed, our mouths became
smaller. Why? Most likely because we learned to eat smaller portions.
But moving on, as our civilization advanced, our mouths grew smaller.
But no one told our teeth about that, and so up till now, they persist
growing even without the extra real estate to grow into. But why the
name? Dental
hygienists tell us that since they occur during adulthood, not
childhood, at a time where we've grown wiser so to speak, that's the
reason why they are called wisdom teeth.
So why the need to
have them removed? Unless you haven't evolved along with the rest of
us, wisdom teeth have the tendency to hurt. They grown straight into our
present teeth and can cause serious agony.
So if you need to
have wisdom teeth removed, do it right away to relieve you of extra
pain. If you are in the area, Melbourne dentists are here to help. These dentists can help you with whatever dental problem you have.
