Molars

Molars are the teeth all the way in the back of your mouth. They’re the ones most people tend to forget about, mostly because it’s kind of a pain to reach so far back with your toothbrush, especially if you have a gag reflex. But despite the inconvenience, when it comes to dental hygiene there’s really no tooth that you can afford to leave unbrushed. That applies especially to the ones in the back, since they’re the ones that do most of the chewing.

A good strategy to ensure that you do a thorough enough job on the molars is to alternate which teeth you hit when you start brushing, since the first few seconds are always the time when you do the best job. Every so often you can start with the molars and just get it over with from the get go.

Wisdom Teeth

Your wisdom teeth, which doctors also sometimes refer to as the third molars, are the last set of molars. They are the last teeth to appear in your mouth and have a tendency to grow in after the mouth has already fully developed. This can cause some spatial problems for the rest of your teeth. That is, if the ever come in at all. For some people, the wisdom teeth never even appear. Everyone’s mouth is a little bit different.

For the people who do get wisdom teeth, sometimes they grow in proportionately to the rest of the mouth and they never have to even worry about them. For others, they can cause crowding, which can be very painful and potentially very damaging to your dental hygiene. Usually, when this is the case, the best course of action is to have your wisdom teeth removed.

During The Procedure

Now, let’s get the scary stuff out of the way. Having your wisdom teeth removed is in fact a surgical procedure. Unfortunately, there’s no way around it. However, you will most likely be unconscious when the procedure is performed, so you’re not going to feel a thing while the doctors perform the actual extraction. And if you do your research and find sufficiently reparable dentist for kids Franklin Lakes services, then you’ll be with a doctor who you know you can trust.

Following The Procedure

Afterward, you will probably be heavily sedated. Someone, probably your mom, will be responsible for caring for you for the next few days. There’s a chance you may feel a bit nauseous from the medication. If you have a history of experiencing side effects with drugs you should let your doctor know going into the procedure, as the last thing you need is to throw up after having mouth surgery. For the next couple of weeks you’ll want to stick with eating food that doesn’t require you to chew. You’re going to have to learn to love your mother’s famous soup because that’ll be your main course for the next several days, at least. Also be sure to rinse frequently with sterile saline. This is extremely important to prevent your wounds from getting infected. Eventually, the swelling will go down, the soreness will disappear, and you’ll be back to normal.

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