They don't have enough room in the jaw to grow properly which may lead to crowding and damage to adjacent tooth.
- To get rid of continuous food packing in the area leading to recurrent infection of gums around it.
- When it erupts partially, because it's hard to clean the area becomes magnet for bacteria that cause soft tissue infection, , leading to pain & swelling in that area
- They can grow at various angles in the jaw, sometimes horizontally making it impossible to erupt in the right way leading to formation of cysts or tumors.
- Last and most important when cleaning in the area becomes difficult it also damages adjacent teeth , decaying it below gums leading to need for extensive treatment which can be avoided with timely action and becomes easy on pocket too!
So it is advisable to remove wisdom tooth
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