The wisdom teeth do not go well in two thirds of the population.

-extraction of the wisdom teeth, such as the Bullfighter Francisco Rivera, tends to produce a few days of facial swelling and discomfort

-72 per cent has at least one lower wisdom teeth difficult eruption and 45% unless one higher grinding wheel

Madrid, March 2012.- the wisdom teeth cause problems to two-thirds of the population, according to data from the Spanish society of surgery Oral and maxillofacial (SECOM). 72 Per cent of the population has at least one lower difficulty of eruption cordal, while 45% has problems in the output of the upper cordal. The SECOM warns that the preventive removal of wisdom teeth, as it still occurs in some clinics, is not always justified.

“Generally not be learned wisdom teeth that do not produce symptoms and covered by mucosa and bone.” However, these pieces had yet still removing no justification ”, warns Dr. Arthur Bilbao, President of the SECOM. These asymptomatic toothache usually do not give problems or leave ever, especially when you pass the barrier of 30 years. It is recommended regularly monitor the evolution of these toothache through x-rays.

The action of oral and Maxillofacial surgeons Protocol indicates when the extraction of these teeth is recommended: when infections of repetition, pain, cysts or potential harm to the second molar may exist, its removal becomes necessary ”, explains Dr. Fernando García-Marín, of Oral surgery and maxillofacial of the Central Hospital of the Ulla Gómez defence service.

A su juicio, cuando la muela asoma en la boca pero está atascada en su erupción, hay que extraerla, pues al abrirse la encía hay riesgo de infección”, añade el doctor García-Marín. Además, cuando hay interferencias con prótesis u ortodoncias también se hace necesaria su extracción. For this reason, the oral and maxillofacial surgeon has provided that make a balance between risks and benefits before performing an extraction of third molars parties including, no surgery is harmless ”. It will not always be necessary to remove them and even other complications may arise when the nerve can be damaged and can cause the desensitization of the lip, it is recommended not to extract the tooth ”, adds. Extraction from the age of 30, is also less advisable since the operation becomes more complicated.

Annoying recovery

Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons warn that the fact of being a surgical intervention necessary assess the patient well before proceeding to the extraction, the complications that may arise. Studies prove that the postoperative period after a wisdom teeth extraction is conditioned by many factors. Research published in the Official Journal of the American Association of Oral and maxillofacial in February and carried out by the University of Heidelberg, Germany, surgery concludes that you there a significant correlation between the level of difficulty of the lower third molar surgical removal and the rate of inflammatory complicationsdue to the position in which these teeth are ”.

“This type of interventions tend to cause swelling and discomfort for a few days, but with control suitable for an oral and maxillofacial surgeon often end up sending,” emphasizes Dr. Bilbao. It is the case of the Bullfighter Francisco Rivera Ordoñez, who you have extracted the four wisdom teeth.