{"id":880,"date":"2018-04-28T21:13:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T02:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikemalonedds.com\/blog\/?p=880"},"modified":"2018-11-09T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T19:03:28","slug":"oral-surgeon-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/oral-surgeon-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the Oral Surgeon Lie to Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I turned 18 my wisdom teeth began to bother me. We checked them and my dentist said, they don&#8217;t have to be removed, but if I wanted to remove them she&#8217;d give me a referral to an oral surgeon. We decided to just see what he had to say. He told me I really needed to removed them, otherwise, I&#8217;d need braces from crowding. If I had them removed, I&#8217;d not have to face that. I&#8217;m almost 40 now and suddenly my teeth are crowding. Did he lie to me or is something else going on? What can fix them at this point? I&#8217;m a little old for a mouth full of metal. Heck, I didn&#8217;t want that when I was young.<\/p>\n<p>Tabitha L.<\/p>\n<p>Dear Tabitha,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/invisalign-insert.jpg\" alt=\"A woman placing in her Invisalign aligners\" width=\"239\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think the oral surgeon intentionally lied to you, though, admittedly I don&#8217;t know who he is or anything about his practice habits. He was, as we&#8217;re giving him the benefit of the doubt, overly generous of the benefits of removing your wisdom teeth. While it did prevent your wisdom teeth from causing crowding, it can&#8217;t stop other causes of crowding.<\/p>\n<h2>Reasons Teeth Can Crowd<\/h2>\n<p>There are numerous reasons for crowding aside from wisdom teeth which don&#8217;t fit. Here are just a few which could pertain to your situation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grinding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most people who grind their teeth don&#8217;t even realize they&#8217;re doing it. Generally, it&#8217;s the dentist who first recognizes the signs of teeth wearing down due to the grinding. Believe it or not, that back and forth pressure can shift your teeth. A simple mouthguard can protect your teeth in these situations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sucking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m assuming you&#8217;re well past the pacifier and thumb sucking stage, but even some adults have an oral fixation. You see it when they always seem to need something in their mouth, pens and other things.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Losing a Tooth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you lose a tooth and don&#8217;t get it replaced, your teeth will shift to close in the gap. This shifting can cause problems for the remaining teeth. At the very least, things will start to look off. This is one of the reasons it&#8217;s quite important to replace a missing tooth with something <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/dental_implants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like dental implants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shoddy Dental Work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are unskilled dentists out there. Poorly shaped crowns, bridges, and other work may change the bite or begin to push teeth out of alignment. Often the patient ends up with a serious case of TMJ Disorder.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tooth Trauma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/lafayette-la-emergency-dentist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an injury to your teeth<\/a> it can affect them in a variety of ways, including shifting.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tumors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t panic about this if you get regular checkups with x-rays. Your dentist would have noticed this. But, if you have sudden huge changes in your bite, it&#8217;s worth getting another x-ray. It&#8217;s rare, but tumors can significantly change your jaw, teeth, and bite.<\/p>\n<h2>Repairing a Bite without Braces<\/h2>\n<p>There is a simple solution in your case. If it&#8217;s just a matter of your teeth shifting and crowding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/invisalign.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Invisalign is a perfect solution<\/a>. This uses clear aligners to straighten your teeth. No one will know you&#8217;re wearing them, even at a conversational distance.<\/p>\n<p>Talk to your dentist. Let he or she know what&#8217;s going on. They&#8217;ll help you get the smile you&#8217;ve always loved back.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by Dr. Mike Malone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I turned 18 my wisdom teeth began to bother me. We checked them and my dentist said, they don&#8217;t have to be removed, but if I wanted to remove them she&#8217;d give me a referral to an oral surgeon. 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He told me I really &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/oral-surgeon-lie\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Did the Oral Surgeon Lie to Me?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[579,351,259,283,580,276,584,583,582,581,151,86,153],"class_list":["post-880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-invisalign","tag-crowding-teeth","tag-dental-implants","tag-invisible-braces","tag-lafayette-la-invisalign","tag-losing-teeth","tag-louisiana-cosmetic-dentist","tag-metal-free-braces","tag-mouthguard","tag-night-grinding","tag-replacing-teeth","tag-shifting-teeth","tag-teeth-grinding","tag-wisdom-teeth-removal"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Did the Oral Surgeon Lie to Me? - Camellia DDS Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/oral-surgeon-lie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Did the Oral Surgeon Lie to Me? - Camellia DDS Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When I turned 18 my wisdom teeth began to bother me. 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