Wisdom tooth extraction is often a necessary procedure when a wisdom tooth causes painful symptoms or creates problems with neighboring teeth. Our qualified dentists offer professional wisdom tooth removal, taking into account each patient’s individual characteristics. We use modern pain relief methods and ensure a comfortable experience for our patients. After the procedure, we also provide aftercare recommendations to ensure fast and safe recovery. Trust our experience, and we will help you get rid of unpleasant symptoms and restore your dental health. Located at the edges of the jaw, wisdom teeth grow much later than other teeth, sometimes only in adulthood. Often, the eruption of these teeth causes serious discomfort. “Eighth teeth” can shift neighboring teeth, grow at an angle, and are difficult to care for properly. Sometimes tooth extraction is required to relieve pain and correct bite problems.
When is wisdom tooth extraction necessary?
Is wisdom tooth extraction necessary? Certain indications are required for this:
- Incorrect positioning that injures neighboring teeth and soft tissues. The patient may complain that the tooth hurts or that the cheek rubs while chewing or speaking.
- Carious lesions.
- Placement of braces.
- Cyst formation.
- Compression of the trigeminal nerve.
- Development of pulpitis and periodontal disease.
Wisdom tooth extraction is available at Laurus Dent Plus Dental Clinic. We offer effective and painless methods that are well tolerated by patients.
Specific features of the procedure
Before starting the operation, the doctor at the dental clinic will check whether the patient has any allergic reactions and will choose the appropriate anesthesia. Then a pain-relieving medication will be administered, and the doctor will remove the wisdom tooth using dental forceps.
The wound will be treated with an antiseptic, after which an anti-inflammatory medication will be placed into the socket. In the case of simple extraction, all manipulations at the dental clinic will take no more than 20 minutes.
Complex extraction is performed on lower wisdom teeth when the wisdom tooth hurts, as well as in cases of abnormal root system development. In this case, the specialist cuts the soft tissues and moves them away from the bone, then removes part of the bone tissue and extracts the tooth. The socket is then treated, and sutures are placed using non-absorbable threads. The sutures are removed during a follow-up appointment, once the edges of the wound have fully healed. In this case, the duration of the procedure may reach two hours. During the rehabilitation period, toothache and a temporary increase in temperature are possible.
Our dentistry in Riga recommends booking an appointment for this procedure here: specialists will perform X-ray diagnostics and choose the optimal method of tooth extraction.
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- Does a wisdom tooth always have to come out?
No. It is removed when it hurts, has only partly erupted and the gum around it keeps getting inflamed, presses on the neighbouring tooth, is decayed and cannot be reached for treatment, or shows a cyst on the X-ray. A fully erupted, healthy wisdom tooth that can be cleaned stays. The decision follows an examination and an X-ray.
- What does wisdom tooth extraction cost?
150–200 EUR depending on complexity, anaesthesia 10 EUR. Before it, a consultation at 20–40 EUR and an X-ray at 10–15 EUR to see the roots and their position relative to the nerve. You get the total before anything starts. A standard extraction costs 80–140 EUR, see tooth extraction.
- Does it hurt?
Not during the procedure: local anaesthesia. You feel pressure, not pain; if it hurts, say so and the dentist tops up the anaesthetic. Pain starts when the anaesthesia wears off, 2–4 hours after the extraction, and is strongest on the first evening.
- How long does healing take after a wisdom tooth extraction?
Swelling for 2–3 days, peaking on day two; pain eases from day 3–4; the mouth opens fully after a week; the gum closes in 2–3 weeks, the bone over months. A lower wisdom tooth heals more slowly than an upper one. What to do and avoid on each day: after a tooth extraction.
- What can I do and not do after the extraction?
Do: a cold compress in the first hours, soft food, a painkiller while the anaesthesia is still working. Do not: rinse or spit in the first 24 hours, smoke for 3 days, drink through a straw, have hot drinks or alcohol, or exercise for 2–3 days. Leave the clot in the socket alone; it is what heals.
- When should I call the dentist after the extraction?
If on day 3–4 the pain gets worse instead of better and there is a bad smell from the socket, it may be dry socket, which the dentist resolves in one visit. If bleeding does not stop 2 hours after changing the gauze, if you have a fever, or if swelling makes swallowing difficult. Call +371 67224064 during opening hours.
- Can two wisdom teeth be removed at once?
Two on the same side, yes; that is usual, so you can chew on the other side. All four in one session is not usually planned; the dentist decides from the X-ray and your general health. If a wisdom tooth hurts and you are unsure whether it needs to come out, start with the signs and what to do.
