Updated: December 2018 Problems with impacted wisdom teeth relate to infection of the Operculum Periconitis – decay in the wisdom tooth, decay in the adjacent teeth, food packing and gum disease. Let’s look at each of these problems that can occur with impacted wisdom teeth in turn. Infection of the Operculum As mentioned previously, the …
Why Do Wisdom Teeth Become Impacted? The reasons why wisdom teeth become impacted is that there is an obstruction which is preventing them from fully erupting. The two causes of an obstruction are the adjacent tooth and also simply that there is not enough room in the jaw bone to accommodate this extra tooth. Wisdom …