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Wisdom teeth are half rotten. Should I pull them out?


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Wisdom teeth are usually extracted when half of them are rotten.
Wisdom teeth are usually located in the mouth, and the operation space is small, which brings great difficulties to tooth filling and other treatments. In this case, bacteria are easy to breed and multiply in caries, which leads to pulpitis, periapical periodontitis and other diseases, leading to increased pain, gum swelling and other symptoms, and may even affect the health of adjacent teeth. Even after repair and other treatments, due to the complex stress situation in the chewing process, the remaining parts are prone to problems again, such as secondary caries, fracture, etc. Moreover, if problems occur later, they may still need to be removed, which increases the pain and treatment costs of patients
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