Hello everybody, my teeth are really crooked and severely crowded. Was thinking of doing braces, so I booked an appointment with at an orthodontist specialist clinic, but the clinic is quite popular so the appointment is going to be in November.

I also have an impacted wisdom tooth which has been inconvenient to deal with as food keeps getting stuck in it, so I went to the government dentist to ask if I can get it removed, but the dentist told me that she can only refer me for removal if the tooth becomes painful.

After that I went to a private general dentist, who convinced me to do an x-ray, and it turns out that I have four wisdom teeth in total (three un-erupted, but another one impacted) and a stray tooth in/below my cheek area. She recommends me to have all of them removed before I go for braces.

Since I saw that the orthodontist specialist doesn't offer other services except for braces, do I need to get the wisdom teeth removed at the other dental clinic first? Or should I just wait until November? I'm a bit nervous about the timing because I'll be very busy in December, and heard that it takes a while for wisdom teeth to heal.

Where do you live?

By right, most of the orthodontist clinic do have the service to remove wisdom tooth.

Usually you get discount when do at the same place.

Better remove it ASAP before your braces appoitnment

I live in Kuching, Sarawak. I saw from the orthodontist specialist website that they only offer braces (didn't mention any general dentist services like scaling etc) but the site hasn't been updated in years (the clinic itself is very popular though).

I also tried to book a different consultation appointment for wisdom teeth but the nurse told me they don't do wisdom teeth? Which is why I am quite confused- will they offer to remove them after the appointment for braces, or is this something that I have to do elsewhere before showing up?

Hi, it is highly advisable to actually wait for an appointment with an orthodontist especially if you're planning to get the braces done with them as they will plan out the entire treatment plan taking all your teeth into consideration.
So getting it removed preemptively could either be good or bad, but its best to wait for a consultation with the said orthodontist first.

Usually the orthodontist will have someone removing teeth in their own clinic or at most they will refer you to another clinic where they send all their extractions to.

It's best to wait until your appointment with the orthodontist.

Usually, the orthodontist will usually request to extract four tooths behind your canine.

And with the braces and your tooth aligned, your wisdom tooth might emerge normally in the future.

And you can still choose to extract the wisdom tooth during the period when you have your braces on. An orthodontist told me this. Especially your impacted wisdom tooth which will need to be extracted.



This post has been edited by Blofeld: Sep 23 2018, 01:45 AM