Wisdom teeth causes crowding is a myth?

My cousin brother came to my house yesterday and he is a dentist. I have been very worried about getting my teeth removed because I was happy getting my pre molars removed, but I did not want to misdom teeth touched, however many people on this site have said that if you get your bicuspids removed for braces, wisdom teeth removal is also a certainty.





He told me that wisdom teeth do not actually contribute to crowding of the teeth and if you have had braces and then your wisdom teeth come out, your teeth do not go bent again because of the wisdom teeth. He told me that most people do not see the purpose of retainers and they do not wear them as instructed, therefore they teeth move back into there usual position.





I have to trust my cousin because he is a dentist, but has anyone had there wisdom teeth mishaping the rest of there teeth after braces?

Wisdom teeth causes crowding is a myth?
Your cousin is correct. Wisdom teeth do not cause crowding of front teeth, and should not be removed for this reason. However, they should be extracted if there is a possibility of localised infection or decay around the wisdom teeth.


I have seen plenty of people with impacted wisdom teeth but gaps between their front teeth.


Later, ... to the contributors below:


Lower anterior teeth have an inbuilt tendency for overlapping and crowding even in the absence of wisdom teeth. Following on from this assertion, if you have your wisdoms out, and don%26#039;t wear your retainers, then your lower front teeth will crowd up anyway. Try it and see.
Reply:It happened to me. After I got my braces off, my wisdom teeth came in and started pushing them together, but the damage isn%26#039;t much. I don%26#039;t need braces again, so that%26#039;s a major relief.
Reply:I think it depends on the individuals situation. For me, I had braces for 3 years, got them off when I was 18 and then about 8 months later my %26quot;wisdom teeth%26quot; started to erupt. As they erupted, they moved my lower anterior teeth and as a result my lingual arch wire popped off. I then had to get my %26quot;wisdom teeth%26quot; removed because I did not have enough room in my oral cavity.


Since I had no dental insurance at the time I never went to the orthodontist to get another wire put back on. My lower anterior teeth are now slightly out of alignment, but not too bad.
Reply:Your cousin is right about people that do not wear their retainers. But if your wisdom teeth do not have the room to come in they will push your teeth and you will get crowding. This mostly happens on the lower anteriors because they are small and the roots are too. If you had ortho in the past you really should have your wisdom teeth extracted if you don%26#039;t have the room or if your dentist recommends it after looking at a panoramic x-ray. I know, knowone wants to go through that but you don%26#039;t want to ruin your beautiful smile.



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