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Wisdom teeth eruption is between the ages of 17 and 21 and also called third molars.They have been called wisdom teeth because they erupt at a more mature age but they are not associated with the mind.

Wisdom teeth may erupt without any complications, so they can serve in chewing, but in most cases wisdom teeth don't erupt in their position.

So they lead to some complications, as there is no enough space for them to erupt, so if your dentist says that your wisdom teeth are impacted, that means they are trapped in your jaw or under your gums so you have to begin wisdom teeth removal.

Impacted Wisdom Tooth Complications and Symptoms

Symptoms of Impacted Wisdom Tooth

• Swelling and redness in the gum.
• Jaw pain.
• Difficulty in chewing.
• May cause disability to open the mouth.
• Bad taste in the mouth.
• May cause bad breath.

Complications of  Impacted Wisdom Tooth

• Wisdom tooth that haven’t come in proper position,  makes it difficult to floss or tooth brushing between the wisdom and neighboring teeth and may cause pain and difficulty in chewing.

• Wisdom tooth that aren’t in their proper position can allow food to become trapped. That makes the cavity for the bacteria to live causing tooth decay.

• Wisdom tooth that have partially erupted can give bacteria a way to enter the gums and make infection. This may also lead to pain, swelling and cysts.

• Wisdom tooth that don’t have a place to erupt may cause teeth crowding or damage to other teeth.

• A wisdom tooth that is impacted may form a cyst on or near the impacted tooth. That Could damage the roots of neighboring teeth or destroy the jaw bone.

Types of Wisdom Tooth Impaction.

• Vertical.
• Horizontal.
• Inverted.
• Mesioangular.
• Distoangular.
• Buccoangular.
• Linguoangular.

Types of Wisdom Tooth Impaction

Each patient is different, but in general, wisdom teeth may need to be removed surgically when there is an issue such as: Pain, tooth decay (if it is not possible or desirable to restore the tooth), infection, cysts, tumors, damage to neighboring teeth and gum disease.