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It is easy to think that once you have got through the early years of your life in the city of London and into your late teens/early twenties, you have got through the worst that your teeth have thrown at you since you were born. However, you have last major hurdle to jump- wisdom teeth. These are the biggest teeth in your mouth and if they haven’t enough room to erupt into, can cause the biggest problems as well. For some, it is a problem- they simply cause a little discomfort as they break through the gums, but for most of us, the lack of room can make them grow any way they fancy, which causes them to become impacted and hidden under the gums. There is a trend to take out wisdom teeth anyway as they don’t have any real use, but they will definitely be taken out if you are in agony. Talking of trends, many people, and dentists prefer to get it out of the way in one go and this will mean possible hospitalisation; this isn’t easy operation. It may involve cutting through the gums if the teeth are under the surface, but it is the force that is needed to pull them from the sockets that is the most dangerous element to extracting wisdom teeth: you may need stitches too. It will take a while to heal afterwards as well so you have to be careful to avoid infection, but it should be the last major ‘natural’ teeth problem you will have to endure………