I should probably get this done sooner or later, maybe sooner. How long does it take to recover? (e.g. if you do it on a Friday, will you be OK to work the next week) thanks... not looking forward to it...
I had the perfect experience. Done on a Friday and I was eating solids by Sunday. And the drugs made the loss to the Sonics in 1996 a little more bearable. As long as you follow the doctor's instructions, it shouldn't take you more than three days to recover.
You'll be in pain for a while, but you should be good to go after a weekend, as long as it's nothing physical.
My experience was painless but I know others who have had the exact opposite experience. Totally depends on the person.
Awful experience, was eating solids in a couple of days but the pain was still there. The absolute worst thing, is the holes were the teeth used to be, food would get lodged in there. Yes I'm aware of the syringe but mine was not issued to me until like a week after. And on top of that I was off of basketball for like a month just as a precaution. Unless it is actually hurting you, I would probably advise against doing it but thats just me.
Funny this thread gets started now. I'm going in to my dentist tomorrow to see if it is time to have mine pulled. I'm starting to get some serious pain back in that area and I think they are trying to come in but there isn't room. I don't look forward to this at al.
Ask for, check that, DEMAND the gas. It makes the whole ordeal quite enjoyable actually. Feel a little tug, then the doc shows you your tooth, big arse root & all. Fun times.
I think it depends on your threshold for pain. My sister was in her thirties when she had them removed, and she came back home and lived with us for a few days. She did not take it well, so I was a bit worried when I had to have mine removed shortly after turning 31. I had heard plenty of stories saying its much worse when you're older. Mine were severely impacted, so I had to have mine cut out, and if I remember correctly, it's the only time I've ever been put "under." For some strange reason, I got all brave before the surgery and swore that I was going to eat taco bell that night (after the surgery). After the surgery, my girlfriend somehow got my groggy ass back to the apartment where I promptly passed out. When I woke up later in afternoon/early evening, the first thing I saw was this bright red pillow. Apparantly, I was drooling blood in my sleep (I had a mouthful of gauze), and I completely ruined that pillow. It looked like someone had come in and slit my throat while I was asleep. Anyway, I woke up and went and watched some TV for a while. My girlfriend passed out in front of the TV, and I said, "what the heck," and went to taco bell. I didn't even restrict myself to burritos...I got a hard shell taco as well. Big mistake. I was doing just fine until my upper teeth pushed a big chunk of shell down into the fresh new hole in the back of my mouth. That hurt a bit, so I took it easy for the rest of my meal and really concentrated on chewing with the front teeth. The next day was actually worse as far as pain goes. They must have given me some good stuff when they put me under. Still, despite the pain, I never really let it change too much of what I ate....I just concentrated on chewing with my front teeth and my forward molars. All in all, I thought it was an overhyped experience.....didn't bother me much at all.
2 weeks ago mine were killing me. Tomorrow I go in for the first of 2 cleanings (I didn't have insurance for a while so I skipped a few visits) then after the cleanings out the wisdom teeth come. I should have had them pulled 10 years ago but they rarely bothered me. But 2 weeks ago I wished for death.
Last time i went to dentist they were talking about how they were coming in, but they were impaired so i would have to be put to sleep and they would be dug out, but i havent felt any pain back there so i dont know if i will get them pulled out or not.
Isabel, It all depends on if your wisdom teeth are already in or they will have to be cut out. If it is the second thing, I think it is a lot worse, but I don't know since I had all of mine in. I am not proud to admit this, but I went 5 years without going to a dentist. Several reasons for this - one was that I really hated doctors and dentists, another was that I didn't have a good dental plan (although I think you can claim this as surgery and on your medical plan but not sure but worth checking into). Finally, when I got a good dental plan through work, I went to a new dentist (one that I go to church with and is around my age) as it was my first trip to a dentist's office in 5 years. The results were not pretty. I had like 7 or 8 cavities but 4 of them were on the wisdom teeth and the others were right by the wisdom teeth. That is when my dentist said that it would make no sense to get fillings for them and to go ahead and have them taken out. He said that he could do it but he would have to give me novocaine or something similiar to that and that I would be "semi-conscious". I said "No way in hell am I doing that!" So, I had to go see an oral surgeon. The oral surgeon had a meeting with me before the surgery to go over what to expect on the day of the surgery and what would happen after it was over. I wear contacts and I could not wear them the day of the operation. Also, as you can expect, I had to have someone drive me to the oral surgeon's office. I remember sitting in the chair and him sticking my arm with an anesthetic. I thought I would be knocked out immediately, but I was still able to make out blurry images (remember I wasn't wearing my contacts) and one of them was coming towards me with some instruments. I was about to say "Hey, why aren't I asleep right now" when I literally blacked out. The next thing I remember is 2 people struggling to place me in a wheelchair and wheeling me out to my mom's Explorer, lol! After the operation, you will have gauze and gauze and more gauze in your mouth! Also, get used to sleeping the rest of the day. It actually helps because #1, you won't feel like doing anything anyway, and #2 it helps to stop the bleeding and speeds up the healing process. Soft foods are what you will need to eat for a couple of days, but it seemed that I was eating somewhat regular foods by the following Tuesday or Wednesday and I had that surgery done on a Friday morning. The worst thing that could happened that someone mentioned is the "dry socket". The dry socket is the crevice that is created when the tooth is pulled. It is very sensitive as it hasn't healed yet. If you get any food down there whatsoever, you are in a serious world of hurt. I have heard people describe the pain worse than a kidney stone! Fortunately, I never had the dry socket, but I was worried about it constantly. Just to be safe, I would avoid salty foods even after you are off the liquid foods. Make sure that you get pain pills. They gave me not only pain pills but a suppository as well! One night I was feeling awful, so I used that suppository (I won't say where you enter it...I think you can guess) and buddy that thing knocked me out! Good luck and if you ever got anything else to ask about this, just let me know by asking in this thread or by email (if you are too embarrassed to ask it on an open forum - my email is still working through the BBS).
I was kinda young when I had mine cut out... in my early teens. I think it had something to do with how they were going to affect my braces. I had the gas, so that helped. My dad decided to get some film developed on the way home from the oral surgeon's office... before picking up my prescription. That didn't help. Still bitter about that over 15 years later... I was eating through a straw for 2 weeks, so lots of milkshakes and stuff, and I also got to miss some school. Got some pity attention from the cute girls when I went back to school.
Me too! When the doctor was yanking and yanking on one of the teeth, whew, it was so stubborn, I could feel the pressure of my head like it was caving in or like I was submerge in hundreds of feet of water! THE PRESSURE WAS INTENSE! OUCH! After that, I was worthless for about a week. Anyhow, don't let these kind of stories affect you....mmkay?! Actually, that was back in the 80's and it was all done in the chair not in a hospital. My advice, GO UNDER! Although, from readin other peoples post about it, it must be a smoother process now. Let us know how you do!
Oy. My experienced sucked. Had it done in the middle of the week so I had to go to school. It was a real b**** having to deal with bloody gozzes(sp?) in public. A weekend in bed probably wouldn't be too bad.
I had all 4 of mine taken out at once, and two of those had to be cut out, I believe. I wasn't even put under, but got a buttload of shots of novocaine or whatever it was. The process didn't hurt, but there was a lot of pressure I could feel- like the dentist had a crowbar in my mouth, prying out the teeth. I didn't get the dissolvable stitches, either. It all seems really primative in hindsight Anyway, the worst part was not the pain, but the inability to eat solid foods for 3 or 4 days, and having to still be kinda careful afterwards. And, I had it done the day after Xmas, so I didn't get to eat the good leftovers. All in all, not a terrible experience. But there was no way I would've gotten two done at a time- I knew I wanted to get them all out at once, and go through that experience one time only.
had 4 taken out, none of which were above the gums yet. for me the key was getting them done in the dentists chair instead of getting general anthesthetic in the hospital and getting fully knocked out, friends of mine who have them done in the hospital all seem to be much worse off especially with soreness, swelling and bruising. my dentist in unrool it took longer for me to wait for the local injections to kick in than it did to remove the teeth, in total he was done by about song 6-7 on Paul Simon's Graceland cd, even though one shattered and another was real tough. my were done on a monday morning, wasn't really sore much at all and not much swelling, was back at uni on tuesday and by thursday I was playing and refereeing basketball and using the whistle was fine.
