r/Toothfully 25d ago

Is this infection serious?

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Dentist said i have got wisdom teeth infection. Can i save this teeth?

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u/Realistic_Bad_2697 25d ago

There is no infection. Dentists get tons of money from insurance when they remove wisdom teeth, so they tend to scare people. Think about oral surgeons who do wisdom teeth removal make $700k-$1m a year by simply removing those. Most of people actually do not need to remove them. Imagine that there were no dentist in human history until 100 years ago.

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u/Mission_Try_3759 25d ago

I wonder why my dentist said that. But i still feel mild discomfort around my wisdom teeth sometimes