Wisdom Teeth

Wisdom Teeth

When your wisdom teeth come in, they can cause problems for your oral health. The dentists at Solomon Family Dentistry have the expertise and experience to perform oral surgery to help prevent crowding issues or infection. Call the nearest office in Summerville or Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, to book a consultation or schedule your appointment online today.

Your wisdom teeth are also known as your third set of molars that come in during your late teens or early 20s. Many people’s wisdom teeth come in with no problems. However, that’s not the case for everyone. For them, wisdom teeth removal is necessary to prevent complications.

Due to their late arrival many years after your permanent teeth come in, your wisdom teeth can easily crowd your other teeth, causing them to shift and even damage your surrounding teeth. They can also emerge at an awkward angle, or they might be impacted, meaning they stay trapped under your gums without ever emerging.

These scenarios can leave you with a variety of oral health issues and symptoms, including:

  • Infection
  • Pain
  • Gum disease
  • Decay
  • Complications with orthodontic devices
  • Food trapped in the area

If you suffer from any of these problems, your provider may recommend wisdom teeth extraction surgery.

Your provider first uses anesthesia to put you to sleep during the surgery so that you don’t feel any pain. They then make an incision in your gum tissue to access the wisdom teeth that need removal. 

They use a special dental tool to remove bone that may block a tooth’s root. In some cases, they might need to divide your wisdom teeth into sections for easier removal.

Once they extract your wisdom teeth, they clean the area, removing debris and leftover bone. The final step involves stitching the wound sites and putting gauze over them to control bleeding.

First, because of your sedation, make sure you have someone to drive you home for safety reasons. 

Before you leave the practice, your provider gives you instructions to follow for aftercare, a prescription for pain medication, and a prescription for antibiotics to prevent infection. They also monitor your wisdom teeth removal recovery every step of the way to ensure a successful outcome.

During the first few days of your recovery, your provider recommends that you only eat soft foods like soup, yogurt, mashed potatoes, and ice cream. Your teeth might feel quite sensitive, so introduce food back into your diet slowly.

If you have consistent pain or abnormal bleeding at an incision site, call the office right away to avoid complications.

To schedule an exam to find out if you need wisdom teeth removal, call the nearest office or book your appointment online today.

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At Solomon Family Dentistry, accessible, quality, and affordable care are our top priority. We value affordability and the ability to be in-network with over 197+ insurances. Being open 6 days a week and late hours with easily accessible locations, we want to make the process as easy and accommodating as possible for you and your family.

We continuously learn, improve, and pride ourselves on having the best dental equipment and strategies for your little ones. You will notice our comfortable chairs and find that we are prepared with the most proven treatment strategies. At Solomon Kids, we allow for the children to demonstrate to us what they can tolerate in the chair, and we are always happy to work around their needs and ability to get the best dental work done.

#SOLOMONADVANTAGE

At Solomon Family Dentistry, accessible, quality, and affordable care are our top priority. We value affordability and the ability to be in-network with over 197+ insurances. Being open 6 days a week and late hours with easily accessible locations, we want to make the process as easy and accommodating as possible for you and your family.

We continuously learn, improve, and pride ourselves on having the best dental equipment and strategies for your little ones. You will notice our comfortable chairs and find that we are prepared with the most proven treatment strategies. At Solomon Kids, we allow for the children to demonstrate to us what they can tolerate in the chair, and we are always happy to work around their needs and ability to get the best dental work done.

#SOLOMONADVANTAGE

At Solomon Family Dentistry, accessible, quality, and affordable care are our top priority. We value affordability and the ability to be in-network with over 197+ insurances. Being open 6 days a week and late hours with easily accessible locations, we want to make the process as easy and accommodating as possible for you and your family.

We continuously learn, improve, and pride ourselves on having the best dental equipment and strategies for your little ones. You will notice our comfortable chairs and find that we are prepared with the most proven treatment strategies. At Solomon Kids, we allow for the children to demonstrate to us what they can tolerate in the chair, and we are always happy to work around their needs and ability to get the best dental work done.

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Fred Solomon, DMD

Frederick Solomon, DMD, is an experienced general dentist and founder of Solomon Family Dentistry, with five locations in Summerville and one in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. He is proud to be able to offer comprehensive oral health care to so many communities in South Carolina. 

Dr. Solomon started out with a small dentist office in Summerville, just off of Beauregard, which had two treatment operatories and one operatory for dental hygiene. Over the years, Dr. Solomon has expanded the practice, building a new office and moving down the highway off of Royal Road. His intention of starting a small practice to help the community has now progressed into a larger dentist office that reaches out to patients in the Summerville, Moncks Corner, Goose Creek, and surrounding areas.

Dr. Solomon graduated from St. Andrews High School and continued on to complete his undergrad studies at the University of Maryland. From there, he came back to Charleston to complete his education for dental school at MUSC and has resided here ever since. 

When not in the dentist’s office, Dr. Solomon enjoys spending time with his wife and family and picking up a good book for the occasional read.

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