Hi  – so I have asked Dr. Roze this question before because I had my wisdom teeth pulled out as a teen and they later unknowingly became infected. So I’ll share my experience…

Thanks to my preventative approach to health I found out about 2 years ago that 3 out of the 4 extracted sites had developed cavitations. You can learn more about cavitations here and see how studies have shown how wisdom teeth extraction sites found cavitations in 88% of cases. So the chances of jawbone infection are very high!

So I asked him if it was wrong to have had my wisdom teeth removed as a teen, and his answer was “no, not necessarily”. My understanding is that it really depends on the individual circumstance but what is important is the method of the extraction/procedure. And that’s where biological dentistry has an advantage.

He ended up cleaning my 3 cavitations using a biological approach (opened up the site, cleaned out the infection, sent it for testing, did PRF (plasma rich fibrin) to help the healing process, closed it up and and did ozone).

I asked him what are the chances of these sites getting re-infected since he had to open up the sites again, and he said there is always a chance, but it’s very minimal since he uses a biological approach to prevent infections from happening in the area. He also recommended that I get a 3D cone beam scan a few years later to  ensure there’s no re-infection (the 3D cone beam scan is how I found out they were infected in the first place). (thanks for reminding me… I should pay him a visit soon for that scan! )

So, my suggestion is that it’s probably best to get a virtual consultation with Dr. Roze as the next step, and get his professional opinion about it for your son’s case. Let him know you’re a B Better member – he’ll take care of you.

Wish I could offer better advice, but all I can offer is my personal experience and refer you to the expert.