Why do you need an X-ray of your wisdom teeth?

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Resident Doctor Nguyen Van Anh - Radiologist - Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
X-rays of wisdom teeth help to observe the specific structure and position of the teeth, combined with examinations to diagnose and treat in accordance with each different disease case.

1. Characteristics of wisdom teeth

Adults usually have 32 permanent teeth, which are equally divided into two jaws. Each jaw is divided into 2 halves and numbered from the position of the central incisors. Thus, each adult usually has 4 wisdom teeth, located at the 8 position of each jaw, they usually grow between the ages of 17 and 25.
Because they are the last permanent teeth to erupt compared to the permanent teeth. In the distant future, when the jawbone has fully developed in both size and density, in many cases, wisdom teeth do not have enough space to grow normally, leading to misaligned or misplaced growth. It is these misaligned or misplaced growths that will cause many dental complications, as well as affect the firmness of the entire teeth, even damage other structures outside the oral cavity.

2. What are the X-rays of wisdom teeth for?

Most of the cases of teeth that erupt will not be visible to the naked eye. Moreover, wisdom teeth that are misaligned can cause painful symptoms, an infection of the oral cavity, or can develop silently, causing late complications. Therefore, clinical examination and wisdom tooth x-ray are necessary, for early detection and correction, to avoid possible serious complications.

3. When is wisdom tooth extraction indicated?

● When wisdom teeth teething process causes pain and infection
Between wisdom teeth and adjacent teeth, there is a gap of food stuck in often after eating
● Wisdom teeth are impacted or misaligned
● Wisdom teeth do not have opposing teeth. The surface of the teeth is articulated, protruding, or hanging down the remaining jaw
Wisdom teeth with extensive periodontal disease or caries
Extraction of wisdom teeth for orthodontic purposes
Misaligned wisdom teeth extraction techniques are performed routinely at Vinmec International General Hospital.
For wisdom teeth that are misaligned, they not only have no chewing function, but also cause pain, inflammation and tooth decay next to them.
Wisdom tooth extraction is contraindicated when there is acute inflammation, limited opening of the mouth, people taking anticoagulants.
The advantage of the wisdom tooth extraction technique at Vinmec is to avoid complications of tooth number 8 such as: Pain, adjacent tooth decay, inflammation, trauma to tooth number 7.
Dentistry - maxillofacial department, hospital Vinmec is equipped with KAVO dental chair system (Germany), camera at the tooth chair, panorama machine from Gendex, X-ray machine of dental socket, Gendex Phosphorus film scanner, Dently ultrasound machine, Radii teeth whitening forging. Plus Australia, endodontic machine, root canal length meter.... help maximize the examination and performance of all dental and maxillofacial techniques.

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Master, Resident Doctor Nguyen Van Anh graduated as a Resident Doctor in Diagnostic Imaging at Hanoi Medical University and attended training in Teaching and Scientific Research Competency at the University General Sydney, Australia, internship at Concord Hospital Radiology Department, Sydney, Australia. Dr. Van Anh has strengths in magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, X-ray, ultrasound; specialized in musculoskeletal imaging; tumor biopsies (bone, lung, liver...) under the guidance of computed tomography and ultrasound; aspiration cytology (lymph nodes, thyroid, breast,...); Drain the abscesses under ultrasound guidance.

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