5 things you should know about your wisdom tooth

*Disclaimer: Neither am I a dental student nor a dentist! I was a dental assistant for three years and this is just my thoughts of wisdom tooth from my experiences 😘

1️⃣ Some people are lucky enough to have all four wisdom tooth growing out vertically, however some people like me, just ain't that lucky!

If your wisdom tooth grows out horizontally/ its causing you to not be able to floss properly... then congratulations you should make an apt to have it removed!! 🎉

ALSO! Remove when you're still young 👩🏻 as when you grow older.. your bone hardens and it would be tougher to remove it (it will defi take a longer time to scoop it out)👀

2️⃣ Wht happens if I do not want to remove it ?

- Well, just keep it clean, get an airfloss or just use floss to ensure no debris stuck in btwn wisdom tooth and molar tooth.🦷

- Ensure you are brushing atw to your wisdom tooth BECAUSE some patients thought that their toothbrush had hit the max and neglect the wisdom tooth which cause decaying to start! 🪥

3️⃣ What happens when my gums are flaring up because of the wisdom tooth?? 😰

- Choose between salt water or mouthwash!🧂

- use a syringe if possible and withdraw the chosen liquid and spray it on the swollen area, do it at least 5 times ensure that the gum area is free from food debris.

- End it off with leaving the mouthwash at that area for 30 sec👍🏻

4️⃣ What should I expect if I intend to have it remove?

- if you would like local anaesthetic: go to any nearby dental clinic👩‍⚕️

- if you would like general anaesthetic: go to any nearest hospital or polyclinic and get a referral👩‍⚕️

- Be sure to talk to your dentist beforehand and take an xray, understand the procedure and do not feel forced to take it out on that day if you aren't ready. 🙂✋🏻

- Ensure to have a full meal on that day but not too full as you will be lying down for at least 30min - 1hr.

- You'll be able to use ur Medisave or your parents!(do check agn w the clinic)💸

- be ready for either a swollen mouth/ bruise/ both.🥴

- get a syringe becus it would be useful for "cleaning" your mouth post-operation.💉

5️⃣ if you're a NSF👩🏻‍🚒👨🏻‍✈️👮🏻‍♀️

- just get it done when you're in army becos it's much more worth (not during bmt tho)

- able to get two wks mc (+/-) however all four wisdom tooth wld b taken out (if i aint wrong)🤭

- able to save few thousands💵

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