I have a rather bad dental problem. After wearing head-gear, braces, and now retainers, the wisdom teeth have come in. The least I can say is that one came out right. The rest came out, well, wrong. Wisdom on the Upper Left came out perfectly natural, matching with the rest of my teeth. Upper Right is half-in half-out, and no intention of moving out anymore except there. Bottom Left is half-tooth half-gum, meaning that gum infection's likely going to make my jaw hurt like mad, and Bottom Right is just growing the wrong way - sideways.

The orthodontist only had a quick gaze into my mouth to see there were serious issues, and an X-ray was taken to reveal all this. Now here's the question - do I wait it out and let the wisdom teeth grow and remain where they are, or do I do an extraction to rid them all? Right now, they aren't aching or hurting me, though I do remember occasions back in Boston where my teeth did have a bout of pain every now and then.

I'm addressing this to readers who have had extractions before, or those in the know, or if you got a good opinion. I do not like the idea of extractions, especially with all of these complications. But should I just shoulder it, plan a few weeks for my teeth to heal over time and just go for a world of (temporary) hurt? XD

-<dd>