Wisdom Teeth!

I got mine taken out about a month before I was scheduled to leave Active Duty in the Army. It was great because I got it done for free, they removed all 4 of my teeth at the same time, and I got a 3 day profile (which was great cause my unit was going out to the field to train, and it meant I didn't have to go with them).

I was just given novocaine, which numbed my mouth, and then they went to work. The upper two wisdom teeth didn't have any issues, but one of my bottom ones came in at a 45 degree angle, pushing at my other teeth, and they simply couldn't pull it out like that, so instead the dentist broke the tooth into 3 pieces and pulled it out that way.

While I felt no pain at all, the sound of all that drilling and then the teeth cracking was a little nerve-wracking, psychologically speaking. Fortunately it only took like 25 minutes (and most of it was to let the novocaine kick in), and afterwards I asked someone to take me to the hospital to pick up a prescription drug to help with the pain once the novocaine wore off (I heard it had trace amounts of cocaine in it, which is why it required a prescription). I remember once I got back to my room, going to sleep for a good 6 hours or so afterwards.

The holes in my mouth were a little bothersome at first, because food kept getting stuck in there, and it required a lot of sucking and rinsing out with water to get it out. I think they closed up after about 2 months or so though, so after that it wasn't a big deal anymore, and I'm glad to have the teeth gone (they never really hurt me, but I figured I should get it done while I could get it done for free, and before they did start to hurt my mouth).

Jam it back in, in the dark.