wisdom teeth

[cutiepie1497]

ugh so like yesterday and the day before i got a wisdom tooth on each side of my bottom teeth. you can feel the top ones but no break through as of yet. IT HURTS SOOO BAD!!! Anyways, mom is making an appointment with a new dentist since I hate the one I have now and maybe just maybe but I highly doubt I will get in tomorrow. And then of course will be the appointment with the oral surgeon to cut these stupid things out.....ewwww. Have I mentioned I HATE going to the dentist? Ugh I cannot do tastes, textures, smells, sounds.....and I have a really really bad gag reflux and have thrown up many times. I really need prayer....but the only way I will open my mouth is if I am under general anesthetic....lol and I am serious! So if you have your wisdom teeth out, I want all the details from that morning on to recovery. thanks

[InternalFlame]

It isn't fun. It took me about a week to completely recover - but I got all four out at once. They gave me a pretty powerful pain killer which I didn't want to try at first...I tried taking Ibuprofen first, but it didn't even dent the pain...I was crying the six hours that I had to wait to take the pain killers that worked. In any case, I didn't have to take the powerful stuff past the day after they got taken out - but I had chipmunk cheeks (swelling) and couldn't open my mouth all the way until the end of the week. I could eat regular food after two days, just had to be really careful. It will take a while, but I guarantee after a week you'll probably be back to normal mostly.

[mrcorey]

ugh so like yesterday and the day before i got a wisdom tooth on each side of my bottom teeth. you can feel the top ones but no break through as of yet. IT HURTS SOOO BAD!!! Anyways, mom is making an appointment with a new dentist since I hate the one I have now and maybe just maybe but I highly doubt I will get in tomorrow. And then of course will be the appointment with the oral surgeon to cut these stupid things out.....ewwww. Have I mentioned I HATE going to the dentist? Ugh I cannot do tastes, textures, smells, sounds.....and I have a really really bad gag reflux and have thrown up many times. I really need prayer....but the only way I will open my mouth is if I am under general anesthetic....lol and I am serious! So if you have your wisdom teeth out, I want all the details from that morning on to recovery. thanks

I was 17 and had all four wisdom teeth taken out. I was put to sleep for the surgery so I don't remember much of that. The gauze in my mouth was the worst part of the whole thing. I forget how long I had to leave the gauze in, but once I removed it. I had no problems. I had painpills for a few days, only took them the first day, didn't need them afterwards. Oh, and then there's eating. Well, I don't remember having trouble eating. My mother made mushy food for me, stuff I didn't have to chew. All in all, it was no big deal, really. I did swell up tho', I looked like a chipmonk. But that soon went down too. I think, if I were you, I'd ask for all four to be removed at once. Get it done and over with. Otherwise, in two years you'll need it again for the remaining two wisdom teeth.

in Him;

corey

[Keith]

I had two wisdom teeth removed when I was in college, 20 years ago. I now have to have the other two removed this coming January. This surgery is something they knock you out for. At least they used to. If the dentist tries to come at me with a mere needle full of novacane, I intend to grab him by the scruff of the shirt, yank him down to the level of the chair and growl, "You.... WILL.... knock.... me.....OUT!"

[cutiepie1497]

hahaha.....^^^^I will do the same thing! Oh and I plan on getting all 4 out at once, he has to cut all 4 of them out.....so, yeah.....i have had 6 teeth pulled at once with laughing gas and 12 novacaine shots......never again in my life! Oh my gosh I was still fully aware and he said i was going to sound like snack, crackle, pop, well when it popped i threw up, the amount of force he used was sickening! I had a headache the entire day from pulling against him for him.....*throws up now* lol

[Micah68]

Can I make one suggestion here? Don't listen to other people's horror stories about wisdom teeth. It only serves to increase your fear and make you think the worst. I had all four out many years ago. They were all impacted but it was a very nice experience. It wasn't at all as bad as people say. The best part of it was that I got to eat applesauce and sherbet for a couple of days and then that was the end of it. Pray, stop worrying and trust in God.

[Fiosh]

Hi cutiepie,

I can relate to your gag reflex! Try focusing on a spot on the wall and repeating something in your head like, "Lord Jesus I trust in You", over and over, to get your mind off the gagging. Or focus on the Passion of Jesus; replay it in your mind, and compare what you are going thru with what He went thru. It gives you a little perspective. Offer your pain to Him.

I had 2 wisdom teeth removed over 20 years ago---when techniques were not nearly as good as they are now. I was awake and received only Novacaine. I didn't feel a thing, and it healed quickly with minimal pain.

It makes a difference if they are impacted--mine were not.

In any case, they give you pain meds---use them. And if they are not effective enough, call your dentist.

You'll be fine. Millions of people have gone thru this.

And I'm sure your mommy will give you plenty of TLC.

Love,

Fiosh

[cutiepie1497]

"And I'm sure your mommy will give you plenty of TLC. "

Hahaha.....riiiight. Anyways, I told her I said so what? your not allowed to brush your teeth for 24 hours?! And she said no. I said well then I aint going to school, she said "oh yes you are" I said oh no im not.........very much TLC.............not! lol

[Fiosh]

"And I'm sure your mommy will give you plenty of TLC. "

Hahaha.....riiiight. Anyways, I told her I said so what? your not allowed to brush your teeth for 24 hours?! And she said no. I said well then I aint going to school, she said "oh yes you are" I said oh no im not.........very much TLC.............not! lol

one word-------------MINTS!

[Pipit]

I remember when I had my wisdom teeth out. One was infected and had to be pulled out because the gum was starting to rot around it (ewww!). It came out no problem. My other three were all impacted and deeply embedded and were taken out by a specialist. They put me under with IV (Dental Assistant "Count to ten backwards, when you reach 5, you will feel yourself going under" me: "10, 9..." and I was out), apparently all went well, and for the next 48 hours I was wired and couldn't sleep and felt no pain and the Tylonal 3s they gave me did absolutely nothing (I have a high drug tolerance... except to the IV they used) and there was no swelling and no indication to others that i had my wisdom teeth out.

I guess I was blessed.

Cuteiepie, hopefully yours go twice as good as mine, and that you are actually able to sleep comfortably when it is all done!

Oh, and see if you can keep your teeth... (if you are into that sort of thing)