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Originally Posted by GuidoHunter

And who would know the most about how teeth grow and when problems could arise from not removing wisdom teeth?

That's right, a dentist.

Shut up and defer to his knowledge and training.

--Guido

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I hate to disagree with you; knowledge of and being part of the profession doesn't make the dentist honest. Kind of like a computer salesman. They know enough about computers, but they'll sell you what they can. The same can be true for any type of doctor, depending on their personal ethics. My mother almost died of internal bleeding by taking the advice of a doctor. 36 hours in the emergency room getting blood transfusions barely saved her, and even then she had to undergo surgery and deal with weeks of recovery.

It's true that wisdom teeth often will cause problems. But it is also true that there are cases in which they do not ever need to be removed. If they are going to adversely affect the rest of your teeth to a large enough degree, the earlier you get them out the better. At the same time, surgery whenever you don't need it is never a good idea. I know it's low risk after all the surgeries done, but permanent nerve damage is still possible, as well as death from anesthesia. Think that last one's still not possible? I personally know somebody who went into cardiac arrest and barely survived from the anesthesia, and he's a healthy man in his mid forties.

Granted, that won't necessarily happen, and is unlikely, but wisdom teeth do not always need to be removed. There are exceptions to the rule, and there are doctors who are trying to make a buck off of unneeded surgeries. Pretending otherwise is naive. Weigh the risks and rewards, and make an educated decision.