No. If your wisdom teeth are completely impacted (or submerged in the jaw), and they aren’t bothering the tooth next door, you can leave your wisdom teeth alone. Patients typically need extractions when wisdom teeth are partially impacted, meaning part of the tooth is “out” into the mouth and the rest of it is still in the jaw.

Wisdom teeth (like all teeth) are very polite until they’re not, so the second you start feeling a little bit of pain, talk to your dentist.