Most people I know/have met have had their wisdoms out. There's prolly stats somewhere....
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Just had all four wisdom teeth removed
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I had mine done about 8 years ago or so. Only my bottom two though. The toppers came in no problem. It wasn't as bad as I expected. They were impacted and needed to be cut out, but I was okay afterward.
My WORST dental experience came years earlier. I had a bicycle accident where I was tossed over the handlebars and broke the fall with my face. I knocked my two fronts out. Permanent teef are like icebergs! You don't even see half of 'em. Anywho, I had them re-implanted... That involved multiple Novocaine shots up into the toof canals. After they were in, they got wired in, with braces wire. It was HORRIFIC!
My WORST dental experience came years earlier. I had a bicycle accident where I was tossed over the handlebars and broke the fall with my face. I knocked my two fronts out. Permanent teef are like icebergs! You don't even see half of 'em. Anywho, I had them re-implanted... That involved multiple Novocaine shots up into the toof canals. After they were in, they got wired in, with braces wire. It was HORRIFIC!
Mine were done about 5 years ago. All four taken surgically, along with a supernumerary that was growing in the roof of my mouth. They discovered that while they were doing the initial x-rays for the wisdom tooth removal, so they figured that while they were digging around in there they might as well take that too.
Recovery was a breeze, no pain pills or anything required. I had the surgery early in the morning, and was in and out of consciousness for the rest of the day but totally fine the next day. Only trouble I had with food was due to the Novocaine numbing the lower half of my face, once that wore off I could eat just fine.
Recovery was a breeze, no pain pills or anything required. I had the surgery early in the morning, and was in and out of consciousness for the rest of the day but totally fine the next day. Only trouble I had with food was due to the Novocaine numbing the lower half of my face, once that wore off I could eat just fine.
You got it easy. I went in and came out with diabetes!
Well, I had the diabs before, just didn't know. Kept passing in and out of reality. Supposedly I would have been dead by dawn, if my parents hadn't taken me to the hospital....
Pun intended?
And why can I not use smilies? =(
I had three of my four pulled out when I was 22. They were all impacted. In fact the fourth one was so impacted (and nearly horizontal) that my dentist said removing it would be worse than leaving it in.
All I really remember of the process was my dentist having trouble pulling them out. Two of the three shattered in his pliers or whatever they're called so I was spitting out fragments. Also, for one of them he literally put his foot on the chair for leverage and pushed. He was pulling so hard that the painkillers were at least as useful for my neck as they were for the pain in my mouth.
Not the record you want to set, but he told me my wisdom teeth were the most difficult that he'd ever extracted.
All I really remember of the process was my dentist having trouble pulling them out. Two of the three shattered in his pliers or whatever they're called so I was spitting out fragments. Also, for one of them he literally put his foot on the chair for leverage and pushed. He was pulling so hard that the painkillers were at least as useful for my neck as they were for the pain in my mouth.
Not the record you want to set, but he told me my wisdom teeth were the most difficult that he'd ever extracted.
Yeah, I think that's true.
What I've heard:
1. If you've had braces they want to take them out before they come in and move your teeth out of line.
2. They usually come in crooked, such was the case with mine,
3. Also, they are usually not as tough as your regular permanent teeth and will develop cavities.
All four of mine had broke through the gums before I had them yanked. The top two came in at a slight angle pointing outwards towards the cheeks. The bottom two came in just fine. All but one of them developed cavities.
Getting them out for me was pretty painless. I went in, had some anasteisha, woke up an hour or so latter less wise. They gave me some codeine, but I only took one. Right after the novocaine wore off I had a little throbbing pain, but that was it.
The worse part for me was changing the bloody gauze, and the first night trying to get a good night sleep with the bloody gauze in your mouth. Anyway, only took that day off of work and was back the next day. Really not that bad of an experience.
I had all 4 taken out when I was 13. I only hurt for one day. After that I was perfectly normal feeling. Lots and lots of blood though.
I got diagnosted with type 1 diabeties about 6 months after I got them pulled too.
I got diagnosted with type 1 diabeties about 6 months after I got them pulled too.
Had mine taken out last summer. I was awake for the whole thing, but they had me on between 5 and 10 different drugs, and let me listen to Dark Side of the Moon during the whole operation. That album never felt so good 
The week after was weird - I thought they just gave me strong painkillers, so I figured I was normal. Let's put it this way - I wasn't.
Looking back on it, that whole 7 day period after I got them out seems to me like it was painted, but someone smeared the paint around before it was dry. The 3 (count 'em, 3 total) things I remember from those 7 days are perusing the G&L forum here, watching 300, and being at Subway. I don't remember how I got there, if I ate anything, or how I got back.
It was one helluva trip
The week after was weird - I thought they just gave me strong painkillers, so I figured I was normal. Let's put it this way - I wasn't.
Looking back on it, that whole 7 day period after I got them out seems to me like it was painted, but someone smeared the paint around before it was dry. The 3 (count 'em, 3 total) things I remember from those 7 days are perusing the G&L forum here, watching 300, and being at Subway. I don't remember how I got there, if I ate anything, or how I got back.
It was one helluva trip
I was supposed to have them out. My sister and I where to have them removed. The Dentist said there was nothing wrong with them, just that it was "better to take them out".
My sister had hers removed and started bleeding so bad they sent her to the hospital. My mother then canceled my surgery
My sister had hers removed and started bleeding so bad they sent her to the hospital. My mother then canceled my surgery
Not the record you want to set, but he told me my wisdom teeth were the most difficult that he'd ever extracted.
Your teeth probably had roots that hooked in the bone and weren't really in line with the top. Nowadays they use a little saw to cut the top of the teeth off and then extract the roots one at a time.
The surgeon couldn't use this method for my two upper teeth and I had a rather physical session of pulling for these. Good times
Word.I was supposed to have them out. My sister and I where to have them removed. The Dentist said there was nothing wrong with them, just that it was "better to take them out".
My sister had hers removed and started bleeding so bad they sent her to the hospital. My mother then canceled my surgery
Mine are straight, fully formed and through the gum, not ruining my previous orthodontia, causing zero pain or problems.
My dentist says I should have them out. I asked why, and he looked at me as if no one had ever asked that before.
I had 4 perm teeth pulled as a kid to make room for the orthodontia.
My brother had his taken out recently, on a Friday. On monday, after a weekend oif throbbing pain, he was furious that he hadn't questioned the need.
In his case and mine, the first reason given by our dentists (not the same guy) was that 'most people have them out' these days.
I figure I'll do it when I think I'll be happier after then I was before. I figure that will be never.
