I got mine out yesterday, all four.
The top two had broken through the skin and we’re almost normal teeth, but the bottom ones were impacted, so they all had to be removed.
For a while i thought i was going to be a badass who was going to have 4 extra functioning molars, but x-rays disproved that notion.
Now on day number two, there is virtually no pain to speak of, and i haven’t taken any meds except my antibiotics. Isn’t this supposed to hurt more?
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Chase
I didn’t take pain meds at all, and I was just peachy. I just iced my face the first day or two. Just don’t get anything (like food) stuck in the holes where your teeth used to be. One of my friends had that happen, it got infected, and his tooth-holes started bleeding and excreting pus. Pretty gross.
After I had mine taken out (5) my face was swollen just a little bit. The next day no pain and I was playing guitar at some talent show type deal.
We must of been lucky, cause everyone else I see has huge swollen cheeks, and are out for a few days.
The only part that sucked was washing out the holes. Not that it was hard, just felt weird. And then when the stitches dissolve, those feel weird too.
All four of mine were badly impacted. I had them removed in 1970 in the hospital. It was done under general anesthetic they were so bad. After a few days the oral surgeon’s daughter, who worked in his office, removed the stitches. She was adorable. I asked her out right after she removed them when my breath must have been at its worst ever. I went out with her a few times after that. All in all it was a most positive experience.
My top 2 wisdom teeth grew in so removing them was just like pulling teeth.
My bottom 2 wisdom teeth are still there, right where I hope they will stay. They are not causing any problems. The roots are so deep that removing them would be a serious issue.
I was under general anesthesia for my 4-pack removal.
The doc said he had to use a hammer and chisel to break 'em apart before pulling 'em. I’m glad I wasn’t awake for that.
I spent a week in bed on pain meds afterwards. Amazed that you guys were functional the next day… wasn’t the case for me at all.
Haven’t had a problem with mine yet, all 4 are, as far as I can tell, right where they need to be. I consider myself lucky for that.
Need to get my wisdom teeth removed in a few weeks :(.
I guess I would call mine in the middle as far as pain, I was under general. I developed what was called dry socket, I guess it’s like an infection. They packed this stuff in the hole and when the pulled it out a week later the stench was unbelievable.
While waiting for the doc I made the mistake of looking under the ‘table cloth’ that covered the tools and saw the hammers and chisels and pliers that looked like linesman pliers… Yikes!
And the last thing was he jabbed me for local like he was playing darts. If I hadn’t of had my trained reaction to exhale on pain from martial arts I would have yelled out in pain.
I am still a wise man at 51, at least teeth wise
Brokeish in Daytona when I was 20, my back jaw was killing me sorta. I told the dentist I only had 50 $ and he explained how if I brushed way back with my tooth brush, to remove food irritating the newly emerging teeth, that might help. I think he charged me 9$ for this advice. Anyway, good luck finding a dentist who will pull 4 teeth for 50 $.
Also, good luck trying to find a dentist who doesn’t think it is a good idea to pull your wisdom teeth so he can collect the big $.
My current dentist agrees with me that I was wise to refuse to allow previous dentists to extract these teeth. Everyone’s mouth is different, and some people need to have the back teeth pulled, most do not. Just learn to brush way back.
I have been smacked in the mouth a few times and my jaw didn’t break and no teeth fell out. The back teeth anchor the ones in front. If you are so unwise to pay big $ to the first dentist who says he want’s to make 800 $ Friday afternoon, he will not only pick your pocket, your jaw becomes weaker. Any decent dentist will tell you losing a tooth is a set up to teeth misalignment and should be avoided. To remove wisdom teeth in most people will weaken their jaw more than their wallet.
I am sorta saying trust me (zero dentistry credentials), over your dentist. I am not picking your pocket. Learn to brush far back, and if that fixes the problem, you are good to go and keep the teeth IMHO. If your dentist tells you flat out some day “we have to pull those teeth”, when you are having no trouble with them, what he is really saying is, “I think you are someone who will pay me 800$ and I can collect it in a snap”. Be wise and go to a different dentist.
Everyone has discomfort as new teeth emerge. The 9$ advice was the best money I ever spent. I am 51, have all my teeth, and they are perfectly aligned. Losing a tooth, never mind the back 4 anchors, is a bad idea.
Be wise to the real reason many dentists pull them. $
No troubles before, no troubles afterwards, government paid for it all. Not a problem here.
Nothing bad here.
I did nothing for a week after, but didn’t feel pain or anything. The worst part was not being able to eat good food.
No pain meds either.
I had one single one done in the chair.
The dentist pulled it without me noticing.
He was rather kewl.
The top ones are easy to take out (softer attachement than on the bottom jaw).
I had two taken out in 1984, I think the bottom two. They gave me a local, and also gas that made me feel high. Also, an innovation for me at the time, they put some headphones on me and handed me a little radio/Walkman, where I could fiddle with the stations and the volume while they worked. That was a nice distraction.
I remember afterwards they told me I was good to go, but I still felt pretty high (I am no expert on being high), and I had driven myself there. They said, no, I should be fine to drive. So I was curious. I had unicycles in the car (as usual in those days). I pulled out my 20" and three clubs, and rode around the parking lot while juggling. Still felt high, but If I was able to handle that, I guess I was okay to drive the 1-2 miles home.
One of my top wisdom teeth grew in impacted, but wasn’t causing any trouble, so they left it. Many years later, it finally developed a cavity up in there, where it was hard to brush, or reach at all, so it was finally time for that one to come out. That was a more complicated job, which may have involved some of those “use the proper tool with your hammer” implements.
The last tooth is still there, still going strong. I try to get the brush back in there as good as possible. On the other three I don’t remember having much in terms of pain meds afterward, and the initial recovery was fine.
It is interesting.
I’ve field-tested the theory, and I have been able to ride the unicycle, in a controlled environment - obviously, while moderately wasted.
Ive never had ‘dental gas’, so I can compare directly, but still, an interesting direction of conversation.
I know everyone is different in the way their body reacts to trauma. I also think it has a lot to do with the dentist doing the work. Due to bone troubles I had 2 top wisdom (bottoms pulled a few years before) and 28 pretty white teeth pulled in three settings. One week Monday-bottom backs, Wednesday-top backs, Friday-fronts. Then the following Monday slice lower gum and grind bone smooth. All this was done with Nova Caine shots. I didn’t swell up or bruise. They gave me pain pills but I only had to use a couple after each session.
The thawing out from the shots was the worst thing. Eyebrows to middle neck was numb. Two big rubber lips and mouth full of gauze. Overall, considering things, it wasn’t too bad I guess. My wife went in and was put to sleep for 2 upper wisdom teeth and came home groggy and starting to swell. At the height of it all she was swelled and her eyes were darkening. Thought they were going to turn black. I think the dentist was rougher on her because she was out. Being awake just might keep them gentler.