Wisdom Teeth Extraction

00:00:05.254 --> 00:00:08.465 Wisdom teeth are teeth that start to develop 00:00:08.549 --> 00:00:10.342 in the second decade of life. 00:00:11.051 --> 00:00:15.797 Typically, right around age 13, 14 is when we start seeing patients 00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:18.769 for consultations regarding wisdom teeth. 00:00:19.353 --> 00:00:23.883 Oftentimes, as humans have evolved, then the lower jaws 00:00:24.083 --> 00:00:26.272 have actually gotten smaller, 00:00:26.355 --> 00:00:28.899 so there's not enough room for the wisdom teeth to come in. 00:00:29.003 --> 00:00:31.640 What happens is that there's different types of pathology, 00:00:31.723 --> 00:00:35.797 different types of issues that can arise as the result of the wisdom teeth 00:00:35.880 --> 00:00:38.782 not having enough room to come in. 00:00:38.872 --> 00:00:41.868 The patient will come in for initial consultation. 00:00:42.160 --> 00:00:43.786 We obtain radiographs. 00:00:44.294 --> 00:00:48.200 After we obtain that CT scan, then we do a full clinical examination. 00:00:48.800 --> 00:00:52.043 After the clinical examination, we use the radiographs 00:00:52.136 --> 00:00:56.214 as well as the clinical examination, and we discuss the reasons for, 00:00:56.297 --> 00:00:58.799 do we need to remove the wisdom teeth at this time? 00:00:58.882 --> 00:01:01.843 Do we need to delay another year? Do we need to do it at all? 00:01:01.937 --> 00:01:04.520 Typically, we do recommend IV sedation. 00:01:04.603 --> 00:01:06.097 We have other options as well, 00:01:06.180 --> 00:01:10.017 sometimes patients will opt to do it under local anesthesia 00:01:10.392 --> 00:01:15.593 or something called PO sedation where you take a single pill 00:01:15.688 --> 00:01:18.440 before coming in and more relaxed. 00:01:18.524 --> 00:01:21.513 Typically, the recovery process, 2–3 days 00:01:21.596 --> 00:01:25.880 is my typical timeline for time out of work, time out of school. 00:01:26.120 --> 00:01:30.567 I usually say day 4-7, you're starting to feel a little bit more normal, 00:01:30.650 --> 00:01:32.285 a little bit more like yourself, 00:01:32.369 --> 00:01:34.704 but typically about a week until you're back 00:01:34.787 --> 00:01:36.789 to a completely normal lifestyle.