Although the holidays aren't normally a time we think about our dental health, there's no excuse to forgo proper dental care—and this includes knowing about your wisdom teeth. In the spirit of the Wise Men and their wisdom, the dentists at Dental Clinic of Onalaska in Onalaska, WI, are available throughout the holiday season to remove your wisdom teeth. Impacted wisdom teeth can put a damper on your fun at holiday parties, so it's best to have them removed if there is any indication that there's not enough room in your jaw for them.

It's worth braving snow and packed schedules for wisdom tooth removal. The experts at Dental Clinic of Onalaska are able to perform the procedure easily; it's a routine process involving local anesthesia or IV sedation, and you can go home right after. Before coming in for treatment, you should know the following facts about wisdom teeth:

• They Don't Always Need To Be Removed: If you're well past the age of 20 and you haven't had your wisdom teeth removed, you may not need to. They typically grow in between the ages of 16 and 20, and there may be enough room in your jaw to accommodate them. They're useful teeth to have if they grow in comfortably.
• They Might Grow In Sideways: They require removal when they are either unable to come in fully and get trapped beneath gum and bone, or grow in improperly. This can be very painful, and your family dentist will act quickly to remove the offending teeth.
• You Will Have Some Pain & Swelling: No matter how smoothly the procedure goes, you will still feel discomfort. This shouldn't last more than a few days, but if it does, call your dentist.

Your general dentist at Dental Clinic of Onalaska has plenty of experience in this procedure and can recognize when wisdom teeth will need to be removed. Act now so you can fully enjoy the socialization and food of the holiday season. Call (608) 783-3341 to make an appointment, and visit the website for more information.