While wisdom teeth may have been useful for the hunters and gatherers who walked the planet thousands of years ago, they don’t pose much use to people any longer. As a result, many patients need to have them removed, especially when they’re already causing significant issues like crowding, misalignment, and even infections.
That’s why your dentist wanted to summarize a few types of wisdom teeth extractions he performs on a regular basis. Every patient’s case is unique, but extractions only fall into a handful of categories.