Vowel Lady,

Thanks for posting that article. Although the author embellishes a bit on certain things, the bulk of the information is certainly noteworthy.

In my opinion, wisdom tooth removal should never be considered a benign surgical procedure. Unfortunately many people don't really know why they're told to have their wisdom teeth out and that applies to those who have symptoms of a problem and those who don't.

Like most dental procedures, there are certain common risks or post operative complications that patients should be informed about prior to accepting the treatment. The problem with the risk and complication list is that sometimes the extent of them are not fully known until during the extraction or soon thereafter due to the individual circumstances and personal anatomy.

My experience with this topic from the dental perspective is that there are plenty of valid reasons to extract wisdom teeth .... however without question I think every case should be evaluated based on the individual circumstances.

Thanks again for sharing that link!