Wisdom Tooth Strut

[jammy]

Okay, so i hadn't been to see the dentist for 14 years. I finally got the balls to go for a check up and and everything was fine (suprisingly) apart from the fact that they say i need my wisdoms out and it will require surgery.Has anyone here gone under the knife (or pliers) for this? I hate the dentist as it is but now i am really schitting my pants.I'm thinking of getting a second opinion...

 

[Gary]

it is truly awful.

 

[barjesus]

Yep, I did it. Loved the pain pills, hated the dry socket. A dentist suggested putting cotton strips soaked in clove oil in the wounds, pain went away immediately and healed up nicely. All in all, glad I did it. Apparently, my lower front teeth would likely have cracked from the pressure, if I hadn't.

 

[DJ_Enki]

I'm thinking of getting a second opinion...

Do this. These days, dentists are quick to recommend getting your wisdom teeth pulled because it's money in the bank for them. My dentist never even mentions wisdom teeth unless I have dental coverage. I've gone for cleanings and checkups both with and without coverage, and it's only when I have coverage that they start giving me the spiel about yanking my wisdom teeth. Shit seems mad suspect.

 

[Gary]

I bled everywhere and it took the doctor and hour because he shattered the tooth and couldn't get at it. my mouth was so swollen it looked like i was sucking a softball. I have pics somewhere at home. I'll post them up later and scare the crap out of you.

 

[jaymack]

not fun.
at all.
had food getting stuck in those holes for months.

 

[Horseleech]

Look at the x-ray. When I asked my dentist if he was sure they had to come out he just laughed and showed me.

My wisdom teeth were literally sideways, with the roots pointing towards my ears and the tops toward the center of my mouth. The dude had to shatter them with a chrome Thor hammer and chisel and pick the pieces out.

I was worried because the pain relievers they give you, Percodan, Percoset etc don't work on me. I took four of them and nada.

When the Novocaine wore off it didn't hurt much and the holes were healed in a week.

The shit I'm going through now is much worse, or it will be soon...

 

[jammy]

 

[E_Daily]

I got a great dentist, I did the 2 by 2 which leaves you one side to chew whilst recovery. Big but on this is you have to go twice.

I got nervous and sweaty palms during the procedure and one of the teeth was cracked while pulling it out too.

After that it was all chills. I got home checked for the blood to stop flowing and smoked myself to bed.
Fuck them painkillers, took one 30 mins after the operation and the weed did the rest.

I can only repeat: The Dentist is key.

I hardly even noticed the needles apart from the ones going directly in the gum which is a sting one can handle. Its over after a sec anyways.

Did this when I was 18, so its quite some years ago.
Grown man should survive this no problems.

 

[E_Daily]

oh yeah, no swelling whatever on my part even though they cut out two of the teeth.

 

[flatblackplastic]

i've heard you're not supposed to smoke for a few days after you get them pulled. that means no weed.

 

[ladyday]

Y'all a buncha big babies! ;-)

I had all 4 taken out last spring, and as long as you follow the after-care instructions (no smoking, no drinking through straws, etc) and pray you don't get dry-socket, it's nothing some Tylenol can't handle.

 

[Gary]

Women have a higher tolerance for pain than men.

And I don't care if there is any science behind that statement or not, I'm standing by it!

 

[Snagglepus]

I had two of them removed this past November (plus a neighbor tooth that had become absessed). I definitely recommend having them pulled. If a tooth becomes absessed (basically your wisdom tooth stabs into its neighbor), the pain is excrutiating. I can't overemphasize that. I have a strong tolerence for pain and I'd be lying on the ground like a madman. I remember the pain hitting me at work one day while I had a patron (I'm an archivist) ... he's in one room researching and I'm in the next room pacing out of control.

Anyway, surprisingly enough, my surgery was a breeze. I went to a very good oral surgeon ... I'm sure that's a factor. Dude had all three teeth out in less than a minute. And I only needed pain relievers for about 24 hours. The day after the surgery I took one in the morning and was good from that point.

I'm not saying yours will go this smoothly. Just chiming in with my experience to let you know that it's at least possible to have a reasonably smooth experience.

Definitely avoid anything that creates suction in your mouth (straws, smoking, sucking a golf ball through a garden hose, etc) for about five days to avoid getting a dry socket. I was incredibly paranoid about that ... they apparently "suck". My friend Sarah wrote a song about her dry socket (cigarettes related). Here's her band singing it while she's pregnant with her now almost two year old daughter:

 

[asstro]

I had two pulled after they got too bad to perform root canals on, one had broken into pieces and was a bitch to get out, the other popped out pretty easy. As long as your dentist isn't too rough with you the actual extraction should be fine, the needle barely hurts and novacaine is effective stuff. The most important thing is to make sure you take care of it afterwards, don't smoke or use a straw by any means for a few days to avoid the dry socket. That shit is the worst.

Ultimately the few days of discomfort is so worth it once you don't have to deal with the constant misery of a toothache, you'll wish you had done it sooner.

 

[Horseleech]

Women have a higher tolerance for pain than men.

And I don't care if there is any science behind that statement or not, I'm standing by it!

I'm a quivering coward compared to any woman that's given birth.

I have no problem whatsoever admitting that.

 

[day]

I had all 4 of mine taken out at once. All 4 were impacted. They knocked me out and when I came to I tried to fight my way to the car (so I heard). Once I got home I found huge yellowish bruises all over my chest from what I can only guess was the dentist's foot trying to yank my teef out. I was also out for 2 days on vicodin and my face looked like the elephant man.

Other than that, it was fine.

 

[day]

Oh yeah, and this

 

[billbradley]

Go with a general anesthesia instead of a local one. The sound of your teeth being pulled out of your head is something you'll never forget and can be avoided.

 

[E_Daily]

i've heard you're not supposed to smoke for a few days after you get them pulled. that means no weed.

Didnt do me any bad

But I guess yeah, no smoke into the bloody gum area.
Perhaps I still had the cotton in the cheeks, dont remember