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A dull ache at the back of your jaw, swollen gums, or a tooth that never fully came in these are the signs that usually send people looking to remove wisdom teeth, often searching for a remove wisdom teeth dentist who can evaluate them properly. At Greater Washington Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, our board-certified surgeons use advanced techniques and a full range of sedation options to keep the process safe and comfortable. Whether your wisdom teeth are erupted or impacted, our team guides you from consultation through recovery, including what to expect with cost, healing, and diet.
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It’s the extraction of your third molars last teeth to come in, usually somewhere between 17 and 25. Four of them typically, one per corner of the jaw. Here’s the catch though: jaws have gotten smaller over generations, so a lot of people just don’t have the room for these extra molars anymore.
No space means the tooth might:
About 90% of people end up with at least one impacted wisdom tooth, and roughly 85% of the people who develop them get told to have them out — often before anything even hurts, just as a way to head off infection, crowding, and decay before they start.
Grow in sideways
Only half break through the gum
Stuck under gum and bone impacted
Not everyone needs this done though. Teeth that erupted fully, sit at a decent angle, and don’t mess with your bite or hygiene might just get monitored instead. But once they’re impacted or already causing trouble, removal turns into one of the most routine oral surgery procedures around — something like 5 million extractions happen every year in the U.S. Wisdom teeth get pulled more than just about any other elective dental procedure out there.
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Convenient Locations
98%
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Convenient Locations
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Patient Satisfaction
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Most people fall into candidate territory sometime late teens through mid-twenties, once there’s enough tooth development to actually see clearly on X-ray. You’re likely looking at removal if:
Pain, swelling, or tenderness keeps showing up near the back of your jaw
Your wisdom teeth are impacted or coming in at an angle
There are signs of infection — swollen gums, a bad taste that won't quit
Your other teeth are crowding or shifting
Cleaning around your back molars is a struggle, and cavities or gum irritation keep popping up
A dentist's already flagged it for preventive removal, symptoms or not
Younger patients tend to have it easier — roots and bone are still developing, so the procedure’s usually simpler and healing’s faster. That said, age isn’t really a wall here; it can be done safely at almost any point with the right evaluation. And again — not everyone needs it. Fully erupted, well-aligned, easy to clean? Your surgeon might just want to keep watching it. Best way to actually know is a consultation with imaging.
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Technically, yes. Impacted wisdom teeth removal counts as oral surgery, though complexity swings a lot case to case. Fully erupted tooth, straightforward extraction — a general dentist can often handle that one. Impacted tooth buried in bone is a different story — that needs a surgical extraction, an incision, sometimes a bit of bone removed, done by an oral surgeon.
During your consultation, X-rays or 3D imaging show exactly where each tooth sits, and from there your surgeon figures out what anesthesia makes sense — local, nitrous, IV sedation, general, whatever fits the complexity. One tooth, usually 20 to 45 minutes. All four in one sitting, more like 45 minutes to an hour, longer if something’s a tough impaction. People ask does wisdom teeth hurt when removed constantly — and no, not during, you’re numbed or sedated the whole time. Afterward though, some soreness, swelling, light bleeding for a few days is normal, and manageable with the right aftercare.
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Line up a ride if you’re getting sedated, stock up on soft foods beforehand, get prescriptions filled ahead of time, and block off 2–3 days to actually rest
Pain gets worse instead of better after day 3–4 (could be dry socket)
Fever, pus, or a bad taste that won't clear (possible infection)
Bleeding that won't slow down even with gauze pressure
Numbness sticking around longer than it should
Decades of combined experience, from routine extractions to the tough impacted cases.
Local, nitrous, IV, general — matched to your comfort and how complex things are.
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If it feels like time to get your wisdom teeth looked at, we’re ready to walk through the options with you.
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Not during — you’re numbed or sedated. After, expect mild to moderate discomfort, swelling, some light bleeding for three or four days, manageable with pain medication.
Not all of them do. But without enough room to come in properly, they can cause impaction, infection, crowding, cysts, and damage to nearby teeth — which is why preventive removal happens so often.
If they’re not causing issues and erupted fully in a healthy spot, plenty of people just keep them. Left untreated though, impacted or partially erupted teeth can lead to repeat infections, cysts, and damage to nearby molars over time.
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