Hi all, desperate for advice here. I have a wisdom tooth growing through (top left) causing me a lot of pain and headaches. I’ve actually had teeth removed as it was impacting so now the space is clear to be grown into. I’ve been back and forth to dentist, who is saying it’s fine and I am suffering with teething pain so I am not able to be referred via NHS for removal as he says they will not remove just for teething pain. When I literally begged for this, then said it’s going to cost be hundreds going private, he said how I shouldn’t get it removed at all as comes with significant risk… it’s so annoying … so has anyone had theirs removed for teething pain?
Has anyone had a wisdom tooth removed that is causing growing pain and headaches but ‘nothing wrong with it’?
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I think your dentist is right given they already made space for it. They don’t remove healthy teeth on demand these days. Why did they remove other teeth instead of the wisdom tooth itself? Were they already compromised?
Yes. Two of mine were pushing in the wrong direction essentially, then the 3rd one ended up crushing a nerve and I had to have part of my cheek remove (tiny bit) this was all from 17 – 21 years old.
My sister had to have 2 of hers removed also because of location
If it’s causing pain and headache, I’d say there is something wrong with it.
One of mine has been causing intermittent pain/headaches for like 10+ years and various dentists have told me to just put up with it as it’s very near some nerve and if they damage that taking it out it’ll be loads worse