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I had 2 yanked last winter. I got knocked out because I didn't want to hear or feel anything. Mine weren't impacted though so they were easy to pull. I had no troubles. No pain. Didn't sleep the rest of the day. Went to a movie that night and went out for breakfast the next day. The doctor prescribed some pain killers but I didn't need them. Just took some Advil. The anxiety leading up to the procedure was a lot worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by isuchicago
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I would suggest being like this guy.
I love my wisdom teeth! I had room for them and they came in straight and clean. Dental community looks at them in a sadden state of lost income. My son kept his too and has no problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by RotatingColumn
I had mine until I was about 35yrs old. Had plenty of room for them as I had 8 teeth pulled for braces when I was in jr high. I got a cavity in one of them, the only cavity I have ever had, so the dentist decided it would be better to pull them instead of fill it. Had all 4 pulled at the same time. Was in and out in less than an hour, with being knocked out. Take it easy for the rest of the day and should be fine.
Don't do it. You need all the wisdom you can get. :jimlad:
Being fresh in my mind since I had it done a few months back, here goes. I had all 4 removed and 2 were impacted. Take your pain killers at least for a few days. It was 5 days for me before the painkiller pain went away, and ibprofen from there on out. It took close to a month before my jaw stopped aching similar to when you chew gum for way too long. And its super annoying cleaning food out of the socket. Overall, not terrible but still sucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by BallSoHard4Cy
I had 6 teeth (4 wisdom and 2 molars) taken out one day and it was fine. I am anxious about every medical procedure so I was fretting about it all night but they'll dull the gum with cream, give you a shot of novocaine, and go to work. There is a slight throbbing pain for a few hours afterward but it goes away within the day usually.
Don't try and eat for the rest of the day and you'll be fine. In fact, I kept one of my wisdom teeth in a small box and I still have it 10 years later. Another one I put in a glass of coke and it was pretty cool to see the changes.
I was at the State Fair the day before I had mine out. Drank through all my money, but got hungry about 10:00. So I started eating the "free" food at Stockmans. Chips and jalapenos. Musta ate a pound. I'm sure the dental crew appreciated it.
No advice. I just like telling that story.
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Originally Posted by RotatingColumn
Good point, but I waited because they "didn't hurt" but they really began hurting about 5 years ago and couldn't handle it anymore and got them removed this year (31 yrs old). I think I had some of my teeth compressed a bit crooked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dino
So, just how many active teeth do you have left? A pic would help.Quote:
Originally Posted by CRcyclone6
- take the meds on time for the first couple days
- ice like they say to
- gargle with salt water but DO NOT spit, let it drool out like you are completely helpless
- If you are into this at all, get some homeopathic arnica pills and take 5 under your tongue every 1-2 hours. My brother and I did this and had no swelling at all.
- Sit around and sleep (with your head elevated) the first and second day if you can.
- Your tongue is going to look and smell disgusting the next day, just fyi.
- Be very, very careful brushing your teeth. Don't even touch the extraction sites the first couple days. Don't.
- Get the little syringe from the dentist - one with a pointed, curvy end. It will be your best friend for removing the macaroni noodles for the next month. Mine didn't give me one, so I got one at the pharmacy but it was a normal syringe. It worked terribly and I didn't realize I had the wrong one. Between that and brushing too early, I ended up with a partial dry socket on top. Wasn't that painful (and I'm a complete wuss) but it was like a constant ache on the side of my head that wouldn't let me go off the painkillers. Finally went back in 9 days later to get it packed. Cloves taste like ****.
References: Got mine out at the end of June, survived.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBwS66EBUcYQuote:
Originally Posted by ksclone2
My top wisdom teeth came all the way in and shoved my upper teeth all about and turned them from nothing to get excited about into a complete crooked embarassing mess. It cost about $13,000 to get braces and surgery to fix the mess.
There was a thread earlier this year in regards to wisdom teeth where I documented my issues with the extraction. Let's just say I wish I only had dry sockets.
http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/...ml#post2935786
ha, forgot about that thread,that was the day I had to go get my dry socket packed. You were fish hook guy, eh? That sounded so horrible, and I kept thinking about it! When things were shifting a bit and I'd feel a pokey spot near the extraction sites, I would start worrying that what you had would happen to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyclones_R_GR8
I was the same way. I was awake for it and thought the experience was rather funny with them drilling into my mouth all drugged up. I had it done very early morning and still went out that night (prob a bad idea), but was fine and never had any problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by isuchicago
