i had mine out in junior high. worst pain ever. it went away after 3 or 4 days, and my cheeks swelled huge. i went to basketball practice with my bruised chipmunk cheeks. i felt like a warrior.
Just woke up a bit ago. Pain isn't too bad, only on the bottom where the teeth were already growing out. I feel like I am going to lose alot of weight though, which sucks. Too bad the weather is so nice as well
I had one removed in the last year. the dentist said it had a cavity and he could fill it or he could pull it. it was not impacted so it was relatively pain free...
Ya I have insurance, with insurance it still cost about 650 for all four. My Dentist recommended me to a surgeon that he trusts, He works at several locations, the one I went to was at Monacrch Dental in champions forest.
All my wisdom teeth have been in for at least 4 years now and I don't intend to take them out since I have room for them. If they cause problems 30 years from now, then that's what they do. if they're fine now then they're fine now.
Wow that seems like a lot of money, but it is a complicated procedure. I might get it done this summer. I'd hate to show up to class with chipmunk teeth
Rez, I think just the bottom ones were impacted. The pain hasn't been anywhere near what I thought it would be. I just hope I will be able to eat sold food bys Saturday (Nowroz) My mom is making all these persian pastries and I can't have any = \
This is when I got all 4 of mine pulled out. they had to cut through one of my teeth cause they couldn't pull it out all at once. i was awake throughout the whole operations with my head being yanked side to side. I bled like crazy afterwards. Took about 2 weeks to heal. pretty much all soup and soft food until then.
Yeah, you could possibly be ready to go by then...the sabzi polo ba mahi is waiting. haha, hope you get well soon.
I would definitely recommend against this...there are plenty of reasons to take them out now. Its like saying, Im a smoker and nothing has happened yet, so Im going to keep on smoking...if I get cancer, then I'll get chemotherapy then. Obviously, we are talking about a different scale here, but the point remains. With wisdom teeth, you dont want to wait until something goes wrong before you fix it. 30 years from now, taking out your wisdom teeth will present many more problems for you...your mandibular bone will not be as spongy, so there is a much higher risk of jaw fracture. Also, your healing will be much slower. You can also take into consideration that you may have more health problems down the line, so that would just add to the complications of surgery and healing. The fact is that wisdom teeth are pointless in 99% of the people...the only reason you'd want wisdom teeth is if you are missing other molars and you are using the wisdom teeth as replacements. And really, they are the most difficult teeth in the mouth to keep clean, so chances are that you will have cavities on those teeth in the near future. Is it worth it to do fillings on teeth that shouldnt even be in your mouth? Spending 1000 on fillings is a waste of money. You are bound to run into problems with them. Very few people can get through life without any issues there...and its always better to prevent the issues before they arise.
You know what really sucks about getting wisdom teeth removed...besides going through that procedure...is when they don't get all of every tooth out. They actually left remnants of one wisdom tooth in me and one day years later...it became infected and I had to go under again to get it removed. That sucked.
I had two wisdom teeth taken out when I was in boot camp. The other two were taken out about, oh, twelve years later. One was beginning to impact. The first two wisdom toofers? Nightmare. Navy doctor pulled them. Complete quack, this guy. Let's just say as far as education, you get what you pay for. This guy went to the "Taking a Bullet is More Painful, Recruit!" School of Dentistry. First, he injects the roof of my mouth to deaden the pain. Except he manages to stick the needle straight into a nerve. I was like a fish on a hook on one of those Fishin' Shows ("Reel er in, Butch!") because I'm in a chair with a sharp instrument stuck into my mouth and nowhere to go, my legs flailing. "Oops," he says, "must have stuck it into a nerve." You think so, Frank Burns? OW. Then one of the teeth has crooked roots. So he proceeds through two or three instruments of torture to wiggle it free. I swear the guy is practically standing on the armrests to get some leverage to twist my tooth out. He was almost teabaggin my chin: "Hey, Doc, I know we're in the 'hey it's lonely out here on the high seas' Navy, but why not just get a hammer? If you killed me by accident, I don't want to arrive in Heaven with Gabriel and Michael laughing at me."
Haha...well, a couple of things. First, hitting the nerve is painful for the patient, but there is no better way to get the patient numb as the anesthetic goes exactly where you want. Second, there is no telling exactly where the nerve is, so it really doesnt matter if its someone off the streets or someone that has been practicing for 30 years. But, the fact that he got it up to the nerve shows that he has at least some idea of anatomy and where he needed to go with the needle. Pulling teeth out is very tricky...there are a lot of factors that can make things incredibly difficult for the dentist, and in turn, the patient. If the roots are crooked, then in many instances, you will see the roots break off and the dentist will have to go in there fishing for the roots, which can be a nightmare for the patient. If there are really curved roots and the dentist can pull it out in one piece, then thats a great job, regardless of how many instruments he uses or how much torque he's putting into the job. There is a reason why many dentists refer extractions to oral surgeons (who spend an extra 6 years in school after dental school). Its not an easy job. If the teeth are non-impacted, then I will take them out...but if they are impacted, then I just refer...the time it would take me to take out 4 impacted teeth, I can do 2-3 crowns. Both the patient and I make out better in the end. And teeth dont begin to impact...they start off impacted.
so if they're not impacted now, they'll never be impacted..? people here make it seem as if wisdom teeth continue to move around or grow in your mouth past the age of 21.. until they eventually become a problem... also, I've heard that it's only a necessity to remove wisdom teeth if 1) they're impacted 2) the person/patient doesn't have the jaw space to accommodate them.. is this accurate..?
Yes, this is. You're asking a car salesman of a dentist whether or not you should remove your wisdom teeth, what kind of a response are you expecting? Make sure you do a good job of brushing your teeth, use fluoride at night, and you're good to go. Comparing wisdom teeth to cigarettes just shows the type of bias you'll get when talking to someone who's in a health field that's all about the benjamins, short hours, and cheating in various aspects of life. A more apt comparison would be comparing wisdom teeth to children... they can go either way when it comes to living up to the family name, but you aren't going to kill the weaker ones off in their infancy just so can make sure they don't embarrass you as teens and adults. Stay strong everyone, keep your wisdom teeth and give the money to a more respectable profession!
It's not too bad. I think the pain only lasts like a week. I had all of mine taken out in middle school for braces. I just remember dreaming about the procedure while they were actually operating on me. The numbness and the lack of ability to speak was neat from after you first wake up. Then the pain kicks in a few minutes later. Tell you what tho, if you need your other teeth taken out, just drive down to Dallas and seek out Dirk's elbow.
