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Just had all four wisdom teeth removed

#62
L-A said:
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 :rolleyes:
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The method of extraction depends on each case. I've never seen them remove the crown then the roots. If it's a difficult case, sectioning the tooth with minimal bone removal is preferred.

seanm said:
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 :p
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I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but what your mom did was a bit of a knee-jerk reaction and ignorant. Just because there were some complications with your sister, doesn't mean it'll happen to you. The dentist was correct in saying it's "better to take them out" since most instances of tooth decay and other problems occur because of the wisdom teeth. Since they're way in the back of the mouth, it's harder to keep them clean and because they have a tendency to come in angled, crooked or come out partially, there is a strong possibility of food becoming trapped under the tissue behind the tooth. This makes the gums swell and the next thing you know, you're chomping on swollen, soft tissue and running to the dentist to find out what's wrong. Another problem of food being trapped is that it quickens the development of decay on that last tooth. Unlike the decaying of teeth that are fully exposed, decay of wisdom teeth that are partially impacted develops under the gum along the root which is made of dentin and is much softer than enamel and quickly gets to the root. Then you have to go through the whole oral surgery process when it could have been taken care of a long time ago and in one fell swoop.

I'm just saying...:D
 
#63
My 20-year-old daughter did well with wisdom teeth - she had all four pulled on a Wednesday AM, flew to San Antonio for a weekend getaway on Friday, had a good time and returned Monday. No damage, no problems.

I believe that frequent margaritas were involved. She said that in January, the good folks in the Riverwalk restaurants were a lot more concerned about selling drinks than about checking ID. She took full advantage.
 
#64
Spector_Ray said:
... The dentist was correct in saying it's "better to take them out" since most instances of tooth decay and other problems occur because of the wisdom teeth. Since they're way in the back of the mouth, it's harder to keep them clean and because they have a tendency to come in angled, crooked or come out partially, there is a strong possibility of food becoming trapped under the tissue behind the tooth. This makes the gums swell and the next thing you know, you're chomping on swollen, soft tissue and running to the dentist to find out what's wrong. Another problem of food being trapped is that it quickens the development of decay on that last tooth. Unlike the decaying of teeth that are fully exposed, decay of wisdom teeth that are partially impacted develops under the gum along the root which is made of dentin and is much softer than enamel and quickly gets to the root. Then you have to go through the whole oral surgery process when it could have been taken care of a long time ago and in one fell swoop...
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I try to remember this every time I ask myself, why did I just spend $2K to be in freakin' pain for 6 weeks?? :p
 
#66
Spector_Ray said:
I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but what your mom did was a bit of a knee-jerk reaction and ignorant. Just because there were some complications with your sister, doesn't mean it'll happen to you. The dentist was correct in saying it's "better to take them out" since most instances of tooth decay and other problems occur because of the wisdom teeth.
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In my mothers defense, she also had her Doctor tell her she should take thalidomide when she was pregnant with me. Luckily, she decided not too. I think that seriously affected her trust in "it's perfectly safe".
 
#67
Pilgrim said:
Six weeks?????????

Unless your whole mouth suffered a post-event infection and meltdown, I can't imagine how this happened. My condolences!!
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Well, okay... "freakin'" pain, day one for sure. :p Swelling kept up 3-4 days. Subtle discomfort, tender gums, avoiding hard food, can't brush quite normally, that went on and on and on. (I'm a glassblower and for weeks that job was awkward - good thing I don't gig on the saxophone!)

I still have to flush food out of the lower tooth sites. Won't miss that little ritual.

All in all not the end of the world. But there are definitely more fun things to do with $2000! :D
 
#77
Chunk-O-Funk said:
DrySocketDuck?

Does this mean they will give you more painkillers? :D
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Unfortunately, no. I'm down to my last two Oxycodone. The treatment for a dry socket is pretty effective, however. Once they put some packing into the socket (which takes a painful situation and makes it i'm-going-to-break-the-chair-i'm-sitting-in-painful), you start to feel better in about a half hour. From here out I think Tylenol will suffice.
 

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