Straight Teeth in Less Time
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Why Should Wisdom Teeth Be Extracted?
In the past, patients would often visit a dentist when they wanted teeth extracted. Preventive dental care or extensive efforts to save teeth from being extracted were not common. Now dentists will attempt to dissuade patients from having dental extractions performed. There are many ways to save teeth that were previously beyond hope. Ironically, dentists actually suggest and actively promote extractions of wisdom teeth without obvious and immediate dental issues. Wisdom teeth are so named because they appear in the mouth in early adulthood, when one attains wisdom.
I had braces when I was a kid. Back then, you had to wear those metal wires and rubber bands for what seemed like forever. When I saw that my child’s teeth were going to be crooked like mine, I was dreading the years of braces and orthodontist appointments and limited diets that I saw stretching ahead of us. I was pleased to find out that braces today are very different from braces when I was a kid. They don’t need to be worn for nearly as long, and they aren’t as intrusive, either. My daughter got braces that can barely be seen, and she can remove them when she eats, so she doesn’t have to give up her favorite foods. I was so impressed that I started a blog to talk about modern day tooth straightening techniques. Braces have come a long way.