Wisdom Tooth Removal

[bigbassin']

No fun, would not recommend.

[MN Fisher]

Better when you're younger than when older.

 

Wisdom teeth never gave me a problem...till I hit 50. Sister said getting hers out as a teen wasn't horrible - for me, it was full knock-out anesthesia in a hospital operating room cause they were so rooted.

 

My oral surgeon told me this was typical - older folks have to go through more to get them out than the younger ones.

[bigbassin']

On the road for work so I just went with local anesthesia so I could drive afterwards. Top 2 pulled without much issue, bottom 2 required a lot of cutting which was fun to listen too.

 

Tried to tough it out the first 3 days and worked 8-10 hours each day. Think I may have over done it and haven’t gotten out of bed yet on day 4.

[gim]

Still have mine.  They do not interfere with chewing or biting, and I'm able to keep them relatively clean so they do not need to be removed (yet).

[TOXIC]

Had mine out young.  My grandmother had hers out and a second set grew in.?. Sorry if I can’t feel too much sympathy for you since I just got done with a year long process with 3 oral surgeries and a full set of implants due to a genetic gum disease that almost required rebuilding my sinus cavities.  I’m a little done with dental procedures.?

[12poundbass]

I had 5 cut out when I was 17, was not fun. To add insult to injury three days later we had VIP passes to a Senior PGA event. A ton of great food for free I couldn’t eat! ?

[MN Fisher]

14 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

I had 5 cut out when I was 17, was not fun.

Knew you were a mutant - there's only 4 wisdom teeth.

 

Maybe they took a molar as well.

[12poundbass]

6 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Knew you were a mutant - there's only 4 wisdom teeth.

 

Maybe they took a molar as well.

Nope there were 5. I guess I can’t say for sure it was an actual wisdom tooth but it was an extra tooth I wasn’t supposed to have. My friend had 10 taken out he wasn’t supposed to have. Must’ve been something in the city water. ?

[A-Jay]

I had 3 removed in High School and never found out why they left the the top right still in.

Fast forward 30 odd years later I find out; during a service related retirement dental X-Ray.

The root of that last wisdom tooth had grown up INTO my sinus cavity.  

They wouldn't let me retire until it was removed. 

Went to 3 different 'specialists' before I found a guy who was willing to dig it out.

This guy was quite an interesting cat.

After taking his own X-Ray, he said "yea, I'll take it out".

But he had that sort of maniacal look in his eye when he said it. 

I was concerned.

Either way he did it, went fine.

I did end up with a hole in my sinus where the root came out.

So for about a year I had to drink in a specific way that didn't allow whatever it was

from running out my nose !

Good Times. 

A-Jay

[Jrob78]

My bottom wisdom teeth came in in my late 20's but fortunately I had room so they are still there. No sign of the top 2 yet, hopefully it stays that way.

[NYWayfarer]

2 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I had 3 removed in High School and never found out why they left the the top right still in.

Fast forward 30 odd years later I find out; during a service related retirement dental X-Ray.

The root of that last wisdom tooth had grown up INTO my sinus cavity.  

They wouldn't let me retire until it was removed. 

Went to 3 different 'specialists' before I found a guy who was willing to dig it out.

This guy was quite an interesting cat.

After taking his own X-Ray, he said "yea, I'll take it out".

But he had that sort of maniacal look in his eye when he said it. 

I was concerned.

Either way he did it, went fine.

I did end up with a hole in my sinus where the root came out.

So for about a year I had to drink in a specific way that didn't allow whatever it was

from running out my nose !

Good Times. 

A-Jay

Wow! I have 2 wisdom teeth left and this scared me enough to consider getting them removed now.

 

The other 2 came out only because one got infected and the other one cracked on a popcorn kernel. 

[12poundbass]

24 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Knew you were a mutant - there's only 4 wisdom teeth.

 

Maybe they took a molar as well.

So the technical term for a 5th, 6th, ect wisdom tooth is called a Supernumerary tooth.

[TnRiver46]

3 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

Nope there were 5. I guess I can’t say for sure it was an actual wisdom tooth but it was an extra tooth I wasn’t supposed to have. My friend had 10 taken out he wasn’t supposed to have. Must’ve been something in the city water. ?

My buddy james also had 5

 

i had mine out at 18,  no pain but I was knocked out during and luckily no soreness afterwards. I did eat some wings from Applebees against doctors orders and got a hunk of chicken stuck in the hole haha. They gave me a syringe and I shot it out with hot water 

[PhishLI]

I had 3 full bone impactions removed when I was 18. I found out there was an issue after I'd gotten a swollen gland. The bottom right rear wisdom tooth was growing in angled forward and pushing out my molar, which caused the infection. Had to go on an anti-biotic for 2 weeks before the surgery to knock it out. Doc said there was no way I could be awake for this procedure.

 

My mom took me in for the surgery as I wasn't allowed to drive afterwards. When we got to the office and sat to wait, and as god is my witness, we heard a man moaning in one of the back rooms as if someone was extracting his toenails. It was so over the top that I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was not encouraging at all but, feeling about 10 pounds lighter, I made the walk anyway when they called my name.

 

I woke up afterwards being escorted down a hallway by a dental assistant and had an odd soreness in my chest. After I'd woken up a little more I asked to speak to the dentist about it. He told me that he'd needed to go in to assist the surgeon by holding my head down and jaw open while the surgeon kneeled on my chest in order to leverage out my bottom rear wisdom tooth. It was really bad, and he said it was a very stressful procedure for all present, and that I should be thankful to have been asleep.

 

The pain afterwards was beyond miserable made worse by needing to bite down on gauze to keep it all from bleeding. Tylenol with codeine didn't make a dent in the agony, but thanks to one of my relatives having just been injured badly in a scaffolding collapse, I was able to get the good stuff by day three. Within a half hour of downing two of these magic pills a warmth washed over me and the pain simply evaporated.

 

Meanwhile, most people I know who've had the procedure said it was smooth sailing with very little discomfort.

[Hammer 4]

All mine are gone. No problems on any of them.

[Columbia Craw]

11 hours ago, bigbassin' said:

On the road for work so I just went with local anesthesia so I could drive afterwards. Top 2 pulled without much issue, bottom 2 required a lot of cutting which was fun to listen too.

 

Tried to tough it out the first 3 days and worked 8-10 hours each day. Think I may have over done it and haven’t gotten out of bed yet on day 4.

Been there done that 50 years ago. 

[Captain Phil]

OMG!  I had my wisdom teeth removed 50 years ago without a problem.  My wife had all her's pulled at the same time plus major gum surgery at the same time.  They put her in the hospital to do this.   I visited her when she woke up and she was spitting up blood in a pan and I about fainted. She told me she would rather suffer once than be tortured multiple times. Women are tough...  

[Dwight Hottle]

I was in a new to me dentist office for cleaning & a general exam at the age of 71. The dentist remarked I still had my wisdom teeth & probably should schedule to have then removed. I asked if there was any pressing need for the removal & his reply was they would eventually cause a problem. My responding remark was I have had them for 71 years without any problems & planned on dying with them intact. He never has brought up the subject again.  

[volzfan59]

While in the Army at 19 years of age, one of my wisdom teeth started giving me problems. I had a Lt. Col. for an oral surgeon. I asked him to get all four if possible. One of my best decisions!

[Bankbeater]

I had my two upper wisdom teeth pulled after they came in.  One tooth on the bottom moved into a space that was left open by an abscess molar.  The last wisdom tooth on the bottom is lying flat against my jawbone.  Dentist said that they won't do anything with that one unless it just absolutely has to come out.

[deaknh03]

9 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

I was in a new to me dentist office for cleaning & a general exam at the age of 71. The dentist remarked I still had my wisdom teeth & probably should schedule to have then removed. I asked if there was any pressing need for the removal & his reply was they would eventually cause a problem. My responding remark was I have had them for 71 years without any problems & planned on dying with them intact. He never has brought up the subject again.  

I'm with you. 30 years ago the dentist told me to remove them. I didnt. No issues. Come to find out wisdom tooth removal is big, easy money. No wonder they pull every customer/patients whether there's an issue or not.