Pulling wisdom tooth?

My dentist said that my upper left wisdom tooth (which already has a filling) has a cavity. He said it's probably because it's really tough to brush back there. He said he could try to fill it in, but that it's possible another cavity would show up, and that it would be better to just remove the tooth.

What do you think? Any reason to try to keep the wisdom tooth? Could removing it cause any complications?

Also what about the pain? I know people who've had wisdom teeth removed, and they were in agonizing pain. My doctor said that's because they had impacted molars and in my case I won't feel much, if any, pain. Is this true?

Also, my mother is saying that my face is slightly too large, and having a wisdom tooth removed will shrink it a little bit. There is no truth to that, right?

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