Impacted wisdom teeth happen when there’s no room for your wisdom teeth to emerge. Your third molars will try to erupt through your gumline, but due to an underlying problem, won’t be able to.
What this means is that wisdom teeth get stuck either underneath the gumline or only partially erupt through the gumline. Either one of these is a situation that requires professional care.
Your impacted wisdom tooth will eventually need to come out before it begins causing other problems. When should you get it out and why?
An article by Dr. Quoc Lu. Originally published by Your Dental Health Resource.
Read the full article here: HOW LONG CAN I IGNORE MY IMPACTED WISDOM TOOTH?
