Wisdom Teeth!

I had two wisdom teeth pulled out a few years ago. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I was only fucked up from the anesthetic for two days.

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my bleeding stopped the day after, it was expected to stop within a few hours of the operation, so we were told to go back to the hospital to get it checked out, and they ended up cutting loose one of the stiches on the lower right side because the surgeon had tied it too tight, and it was ripping into my gum

The other three are doing allright right now - just the lower right is still really tender... I'm not on vicodin or t3, but I think I might stop by the pharmacy later on and pick some up (yay for thailand pharmacies not needing perscriptions for narcotics!).

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This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I've had all taken out, but they were done at different times. The top two were done separately under a local anaesthetic and with a so-called sedation/anxiety pill that was a waste of $100 because it didn't calm me down at all. The second time they tried to use the gas on me, but that didn't work either. I'm one of those people who can get 5+ shots and not be numbed at all, so the pain was quite bad for me.

Anyway those were done about 5 years ago. I got scared off from getting the bottoms done because one was impacted and I was afraid that with my asthma it would be dangerous to have IV sedation. After that one cracked and left me in pain for months, I decided to have the bottom ones taken out a month ago with an IV, and the process was much better. I did wake up in the middle of it, and I was in pain then, but I mostly forgot about it. I was only in a little bit of pain that day, and I didn't even need to take the pain meds they gave me. I had little bleeding and no dry socket. Listen to the instructions and you should be fine, but I really recommend that you have them done soon after they come in. Waiting until 27 like I did is risky because the roots can get messed up the older you get.

BTW, "general" is not usually the same as the gas or an IV. Those tend to be known as twilight sedation because you're not completely out and can be easily woken up to follow instructions, and you have control over your breathing. While general anaesthetic can be used in dentistry, it is usually done in a hospital setting because it is a bit more risky and more monitoring needs to be done. It's what people get when they have regular operations. The terms might be used differently in different countries, though.

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I actually had no problems with my wisdom teeth at all, the only thing I felt when they where comming out was my front teeth got a little sensitve with very cold drinks. the x-rays showed that there is plenty of room for them to grow and it is for my benifit that they stay in my mouth because they are very close to my jaw nerve, and could get nerve damage if the teeth where removed.

After the horror stories I heard from my family I feel pretty lucky.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I had all mine take out a few years with no problems as well. I got knocked the fuck out too, but I was still surprised when it actually happened. I got in, about 5 minutes later, it was all done! That was easy.

But yeah, my mom was pretty worried about me going through with it, because her co-worker's son had died from a similar surgery a few weeks earlier. =/

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I have to get mine removed next year as soon as my benefits at work kick in. I'm actually very scared of the operation. I don't like being forced to sleep. I think it's because I keep thinking I'll never wake up again. I don't like IVs very much either.

I'm really not sure what method I'll choose for removal. ;___;

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Mine are slowly coming in, actually. My dentist insists that I get them removed as soon as possible, because x-rays show that they'll mess up everything if I don't. I'm not excited.

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My wisdom teeth have been coming in steadily and luckily my dentist says they're emerging perfectly, so she has no need to remove them.

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What is the age that they usually start growing in? Or is it so varied there isn't an average? I haven't had any signs of them growing in. I don't know what to expect but I guess if they start growing in, I'll sure as hell know from what I heard.

I have a memory, very faded, from years ago at the dentist. I thought they said I didn't even have 4 wisdom teeth... and... I've had teeth pulled (my mouth is too small for my all my teeth) and I think they made room and worked with the orthadontist so they should grow in ok. But I could be wrong. That was YEARS ago and I was having anxiety problems just by being at the dentist. I HATE the dentist (ask Turbo).

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I only have 2 wisdom teeth. Somehow, I've been missing the buds for the bottom two since birth so I really didn't need to get them out. I mean, if I want them out it will only require a minimum amount of work since the roots are shallow and the teeth have come in fully already. Since I have room for them I wonder why I should even bother.

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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).

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I have two that grew in fine... the top two need to be removed yet... but I was dumb and put it off (because I got the referral during my last semester of college before graduation and... that's enough pain). That was stupid of me, because I currently don't have insurance. Augh.

But yeah, the top two are bothering me... one of them is at an odd angle and it was digging into the gum on my bottom jaw... stupid thing dug down to the bone... I doubt that will ever heal... I want them GONE.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Dark Chocolate

What is the age that they usually start growing in? Or is it so varied there isn't an average? I haven't had any signs of them growing in. I don't know what to expect but I guess if they start growing in, I'll sure as hell know from what I heard.

They usually start to grow during the late teens or early 20s, but they can come in earlier or later or never at all. If they do come in, they can sometimes come in correctly, however, that seems to often depend on a person's race, though it has more to do with the overall shape of a person's jaw. Wisdom teeth are largely considered to be vestigial structures like the appendix, meaning that they most likely had a purpose long ago, but that as humans adapted and gained healthier diets, etc., they no longer serve much of a purpose, if any at all.

As far as what to expect when they come in, I was 18 when mine started to come in, and I knew because there were hard lumps behind my bottom back teeth. They got more and more tender as the teeth started to break through the gum.

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So 3/4 have healed nicely - and one dry socket Ouch.

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I had all mine taken out because one decided to grow in crooked.

I guess it was for the better though, the dentist said that as you get older, they're more likely to hit a nerve or something when removing your wisdom teeth... and hitting that nerve means losing all feeling in your lower jaw! O_O SCARY!

Anyways, I was up and working the next day, while my best friend stayed in bed for a week. The pussy.

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I gota ll four of mine out just 3 weeks ago. Still have some holes in my gums healing, so I ave to be careful when I eat hard foods. It sucked. I hated those gauss (sp?) in my mouth, so annoying.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

i had all four removed (and two additional teeth while they were in there) to accomodate braces in high school. i'm a little chicken when it comes to needles/procedures, so i ended up getting knocked out completely. the dissolving stitches they used to bind the gums afterward were some annoying pieces of work, let me tell you...

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I had two wisdom teeth pulled back in 1998?? - both from the bottom.
I couldn't sleep or do anything - damn mouth hurt so bad. And water I tried drinking afterwards just fell right back out, with blood.

In addition, I'm diabetic - so I went under laughing gas/ gum freezing to get them out. However, the stupid health insurance wouldn't cover it. $140!
They'd cover the anesthezia, but not the gas - so lame.

If you all wonder why we have wisdom teeth - its because our ancestors back a million years ago had bigger jaws to consume bigger portions of raw meat, poultry and such. So of course, we have evolved since then - just like most other species.

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My wisdom teeth came in perfectly without any pain or anything so I never had to get mine removed. It thought that was pretty awesome! Now I have more room to chew my food!

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I actually had all four of mine yanked out about four years ago. I'd been having trouble with the bottom two. Every time I bit down on something every once in awhile, my jaw would swell up and it hurt really bad. I went through about ten years of that before I decided enough was enough. The dentist had given me the option of taking two at a time, but I wanted them all out.

I was supposed to be completed knocked out for the surgery, but ended up waking up halfway through because the anesthesia wore off. It picked a bad time to wear off because they were in the process of cracking on of the top teeth and I felt all of it...

I had a dry socket as well when everything was healing up. I discovered it at 11pm at night, right when I was getting ready to go to bed. I was climbing the walls, screaming, and wide awake until the dentist opened up at 8am. I begged them to do something about it and they packed it for a few weeks.

I'm glad all mines are out because it was the worst dental experience I've ever had.

How ya doing, buddy?