{"id":17,"date":"2024-07-23T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northgeorgiaoralsurgeon.com\/wp-blog\/?p=17"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:03:55","slug":"wisdom-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northgeorgiaoralsurgeon.com\/blog\/wisdom-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Shedding Light on Troublesome Wisdom Teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the office of North Georgia Oral Surgeon, our skilled dental professionals will assess the development and positions of your wisdom teeth<\/span><\/a> to determine if they are currently creating problems or will pose issues down the road.<\/p>\n

When most people think of wisdom teeth, they think of teeth that have to be removed. But some may not know the reason why they are so commonly removed: it\u2019s because 32 is sometimes a crowd! Wisdom teeth are the last four teeth to erupt within the mouth. And, due to evolutionary changes to the size of the human jaw, there just isn\u2019t always room for all the third molars.<\/p>\n

While there are individuals who have sufficient space in their jaws for the wisdom teeth to erupt and align properly, that\u2019s not always the case. Sometimes the wisdom teeth are impacted and growing sideways or only partially emerged from the gum.<\/p>\n

Depending upon the location and position of the impacted wisdom teeth, a multitude of problems can ensue, including:<\/p>\n