Wisdom Teeth
<div class="IPBDescription">I'm afraid of the dentist!</div> Tomorrow, I'm supposed to go in to get my wisdom teeth (or at least a certain one) yanked. As far as I can tell, it's an impacted molar, it's got a bit of the crown out (but just a bit), and my jaw WILL NOT open all the way anymore; it also hurts, though it's not bad or anything, so I assume this means it's still trying to push its way out.
Then again, my pain tolerance has gotten me in a lot of trouble. Anyway.
What were your experiences getting wisdom teeth taken out?
How the heck are they even going to get to it when my mouth won't really open that wide? I can barely eat a hamburger, so I don't know how they're going to get the dentist's tools in there, much less see what the heck they're doing.
What's this thing about not having them removed if it hurts? Is there something wrong with removing them if they're still trying to grow out or something?
Thanks for any info you guys can provide!
Then again, my pain tolerance has gotten me in a lot of trouble. Anyway.
What were your experiences getting wisdom teeth taken out?
How the heck are they even going to get to it when my mouth won't really open that wide? I can barely eat a hamburger, so I don't know how they're going to get the dentist's tools in there, much less see what the heck they're doing.
What's this thing about not having them removed if it hurts? Is there something wrong with removing them if they're still trying to grow out or something?
Thanks for any info you guys can provide!
Comments
Bare your boldness.
You dont have to deal with pain when you're unconsious. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Just make sure you have someone else in the room to watch, there's alot of sicko's out there... o.0
I suggest going to an oral surgeon who specializes in it rather than your jack-of-all-fillings dentist, unless you have confidence in him. My dentist is an **** so I was all for the oral surgeon idea.
I have an incredibly low pain tolerance (ask my friend Stephen, he'll be kidding around and just hit me on the shoulder lightly, but then I'll scream and fall on the ground because I'm in so much pain). I was given the maximum dosage of painkillers prescribable by law and I was out of it for like a week. Couldn't even get out of the living room chair I was in, it sucked.
I probably shouldn't have even told you that as it probably just scared the crap out of you.
You mentioned a high pain tolerance so you'll probably be fine. I've had friends and coworkers who like, got their wisdom teeth out and then went to work the same day. Most people I think need at the most one day to to recover.
Again, keep in mind I'm a pansy so don't let my experience scare you. Just think as you're going along about your business the next day "damn, that DOOM guy sure is a pansy!". Good luck man :)
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Gas!? To hell with that. They had to knock my **** out. The worst part of the whole thing was the IV though. I'm needle-phobic so I was all :X :X :X :X :X but then I was out in like 5 seconds flat and woke up and was like :X :X :X but then realized the IV was out so I was all "k".
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Dont stress it, is sucks yes, but it goes away.
Yeah, I hear 4 hurts more than 1. I got 4 out at once, and it sucked for 3 days, but now it's all over. So don't worry.
the most annoying part is afterwards -- it didn't really ache so much, but eating was a real chore because you can't get food particles all up in there :-/ but since eating is apparently already a chore for you at this point Athena, you should have no problem <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
allurhive -- I had 2 taken out simultaneously and that wasn't so bad, so don't fret too much...
But yeah. I'm not too terribly antsy, I just wanted to know what I was getting into. Last I got xrayed, apparently I only have 3 wisdom teeth? There's the impacted one, one that's sorta up but not really, and one that has yet to say hello. I'm leaving for Arizona on Thursday though, so I'm hoping any weirdness will have worn off by then (assuming they go forward with it tomorrow)
Maveric: Gee, thanks. ~.~ I REALLY feel a lot better about that kind of thing now <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I heard they stitch up the gums... when can I get those taken out? :X
I suggest going to an oral surgeon who specializes in it rather than your jack-of-all-fillings dentist, unless you have confidence in him. My dentist is an **** so I was all for the oral surgeon idea.
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Same here, all 4 out by a surgeon I now have much respect for.
I have no idea of my pain tolerance compared to other people's but let's put it this way: it's more annoyance than pain. Though I wasn't legally allowed to operate a motor vehicle to drive myself back home (painkiller + car + highway speeds = bad), I was conscious enough to change the radio stations in the car with my foot from the passenger seat. I say "with my foot" because both hands were trying to handle the gause, cotton, and tissues in and around my mouth. Expect to be drooling all over the place -- it's the same natural reaction people have when they first get a retainer or braces from an orthodontist.
Once you've got a steady supply of tissues and a conveniently located wastebasket near the couch or sofa, plop yourself down and start ordering people around. I took advantage of my then-stationary status and decided I needed to watch all the classics I hadn't seen yet, such as Blade Runner, the Godfather, and Alien I. Meanwhile I was asking for all the ice cream I could handle.
Bottom line: if you have a surgeon who's smart about it, getting your wisdom teeth removed will be a <i>good</i> experience, not a bad one <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Yes, your wisdom teeth are molers at the very back of your mouth. They've been termed "wisdom teeth" because unlike your other teeth they typically appear in your late teens when you are "wiser" (cough).
I had all 4 of mine removed last Fall. At 29, all my wisdom teeth were exposed and none were impacted but I had a cavity in one. After repeated complaints from my oral hygenists (they are quite attractive and very persistant <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> ) I made an appointment and had them removed. I chose to sleep through the process because I despise any and all dentist activities. And, because there was no way they were going to get me back for a second round, I decided to have all 4 removed at once.
It was surprisingly easy for me. I had a morning appointment and I was out of the office in about an hour. They crammed my mouth full of gause pads and the GF dragged me home. I went in on a Thursday and spent most of the day munching on Vicadin and dozing in front of the TV. I layed low over the weekend and was back to work on Monday.
I suggest keeping an ice pack handy and a fresh supply of moist gause. I bled for the first day or so but after that just kept some gause handy to prevent anything getting caught in the holes. They're big holes btw. Takes about 6 weeks for them to completely close so be sure to rinse any and all food out after eating. They'll probably give you a syringe to fill with water and flush the holes. DO NOT POKE YOURSELF WITH THE TIP. I went in for a checkup a week later and some nimrod blonde jabbed me. Pain. That's all I have to say about that.
Good luck and be diligent with your cleaning. Don't push your luck. It will be healed and back to normal before you know it <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> .
But then in the morning.... I woke up and I had... something in my mouth. It was all over my teeth and it was really chewy. Upon going to the bathroom I discovered it was an enormous blood clot that had leaked out of the holes where my wisdom teeth used to be and dried over all my teeth. So I had this odd purple gelatin in my mouth for a couple days. The wounds finally closed up but I had to stuff cotton in my mouth for days to get it to stop and even after that I could only have soup and mushy type foods.
So getting wisdom teeth taken out is rather painless but its still uncomfortable in some ways.
Damn right it is. My wisdom teeth are comeing through fine says my dentist and orthodontist. So I might not have to have them yanked out, Thank god im sick of dentists.
What is it like to be hit with NO? (That's Nitrous Oxide for you non-chemist types <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
Why the <i>heck</i> did you need to have 10 teeth pulled?
Sombody forget to lay back on sweets <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
All this talk about N20 makes me think of that video game, man that game rocked.
i have a history of getting ****ed over when it comes to dentistry.
they had to knock me out and pull 4 teeth, pull some other teeth, do some other stuff... that's when i was little. and then when i was 13 my teeth were fine, but the dentist was convinced they weren't. so he pulled 4 more of my teeth and gave me braces.
well finally the good karma kicks in: all four of my wisdom teeth came in perfectly aligned, and i don't need to get em out =D
e/ oh and no they dont knock you out it's just a numbing wipe thing to numb the skin around where you get a numb injection. After the injection you get some sort of gas and by then you have no idea WTH is going on. At least that's what it was like for me.
They'll hit you up with some novacane (sp?) probably. Its pretty good stuff, you wont feel a damned thing and wont be able to speak for about a day. If not, the raw NO2 will do pretty well, not nearly as efective though.
I was lucky, when I had all of mine out they KO'd me for it. I really liked that anestetic, unlike whatever they gave me when I had my appendix out, because you never notice your loss of consiousness. Its just one minute they're talking to you, the next your being escorted out of the chair and you can't control your own drooling.
Really though, the surgery is nothing, if you manage to get a dry socket you'll beg to have that surgery a thousand times over without painkillers if only it would make the pain go away.
in the UK all you get is an injection in your gum (which hurts like ****) making your gum go num and then they just rip the tooth out. the worst part is that you can fell the tendons (or what ever they are), that hold your tetth in snap, and the gum attached to the teeth slowly tears away. and then because of the injection you cant talk for the rest of the day and when you wake up the next day it feels like someone has come in at night and repeatedly kicked you in the mouth.
good luck for you any way. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I ain't been to the dentist for 8 years but tbh I got cheesed off with having to pay £25 twice a year for the dentist to just say "hmmm.......hmmmm....hmmmmmmmm, your teeth are all okay see you in 6 months"