Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Maybe you guys can help me. After years of being told by the dentist that I don't have wisdom teeth on the bottom and the top ones weren't moving and wouldn't be a problem, I think I feel a top one growing in. Ick. I'm 27 and thought you were supposed to get these in your teens if you were going to get them. My brother had his out when he was about 20. When (if you have them) did you all get yours? Has anyone kept their's in even though you were told to have them out?
Originally Posted By Ursula I was 16 or 17. I had them removed all at once using only Novocaine. NEVER do this. By the time they got to the last one, I felt it. Ask them to put you out. If the dentist says they have to go, they have to go.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I had mine out in my mid-20s. If they hurt you, get them out. After mine were pulled I felt a little more stupid.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 whooskipper, I'm sure you had wisdom to spare. LOL. That's the weird part. It's not hurting me at all and all my upper teeth are still straight. I can't even feel it against my cheek, really. I happened to stick a finger up there over the weekend to dislodge a popcorn kernel from my tooth (classy, ey?) and that's when I felt it. So I don't even know how long it's been poking there.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Ask them to put you out. If the dentist says they have to go, they have to go. >> No way! Local anaesthetic is the best here. I really enjoyed watching the dentist tug and pull and twist to get these things out. At one point, he had his foot up on the chair and was leaning back with the full weight of his body trying to get the thing out! I found it simply wonderful that in our modern age, wisdom teeth are still pulled with a pair of pliers and a lot of elbow grease! I'm so glad I wasn't asleep to watch the show!
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Yeah if I end up needing it out, I don't want to be put under. I heard it makes you feel sick when you wake up. I don't mind being awake as long as I don't feel anything.
Originally Posted By WestWind I've had 2 of mine out in the last few years - I am 40 something (I forget exactly). There was no real problem with them except being at the back they were hard to clean and there was a small cavity between the wisdom tooth and the one next to it. I had them out in the dentist office with a local - no problem except I didn't like the noise it made - iiky. My dentist had wanted to take them out for years - no real reason other than being hard to clean them. My oldest teenage daughter recently had all 4 of hers out at once and they put her completely out. No issues. I think using a local or not depends if the wisdom teeth are exposed or still under the gums. What does your dentist recommend?
Originally Posted By seafairy1622 I've never had any on the bottom either and I still have them on top. I'm 46. Mine are still way up there and not bothering me. I remember when my brother and I were teenagers and he got his out right before we got braces. They didn't think mine would be a problem and so far they haven't been.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Westwind...I haven't been to the dentist yet. My next appointment is in Sept and unless it starts to hurt, I'm going to wait until then to have him look at it. I don't have insurance right now so I'm going to avoid an extra trip if I can. I've had teeth pulled before. I wore my headphones so I didn't hear the noises and I was all good. I'm a little nervous that this won't break all the way through and they'll have to dig for it. But I'll cross all these bridges in Sept when I go.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I've had a full set, two on top and two on the bottom. I had one removed because of decay. My dentist has recommended having the other three removed (for the past 15 years now) because it is hard to keep them free of plaque since they are so far back it is hard to floss. I've ignored the advice all these years and have had no problem with them. If you have one out definitely choose to be put out. Afterwards ask for the best meds you can get. Even if you don't really need them the recreational possibilities are endless. I didn't say anyting and ended up with Tylenol 3. My wife expressed concern about pain when she had hers out and got PERCODAN!! Percodan is a helluva lot more fun that Tylenol 3. ;-)
Originally Posted By Kala I am in my mid 40's and have all my wisdom teeth, I didn't even know they had come in. Guess I have a big mouth, lol! I'm planning on taking my 2 uppers out later in the year, none of them bother me but they are hard to keep clean. From what I've read so far, I'm going outt! RT I'll remember about getting pain meds, thanks! Good topic.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Ooohhh...forgot to mention that I flew about 10 hours later and two of my blood clots burst on the plane. That was pleasant.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Well, if you are planning to have them pulled and then fly the same day...yes...you needed to know that.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox I had impacted wisdom teeth pushing sideways into the roots of the neighboring molars. All four were removed under general anesthesia when I was 17. The holes left behind in my jaws were huge, and took over two months to completely heal. The first two days after removal are the worst regarding pain, even with narcotics. Once you get home from surgery, you sit propped up in bed and place two ice packs on your cheeks (15 min on and 15 min off) throughout the night, to reduce swelling in the face. I swear, the ice was worse than the pain from the procedure. Even with the ice packs, I still managed to look like a chipmunk the rest of the week. I've had standard tooth extractions of permanent teeth via novocaine. Not exactly fun, but much easier and far less painful than surgical removal. You should do fine. Be grateful the wisdom teeth aren't impacted like mine were.
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie I had mine removed in my teens and the dentist only used novicane. I felt everything and they had to have a nurse hold me down to pull them out. I learned later that a rare immunity to novicane runs in my family. My father never got his wisdom teeth. Guess I was lucky to get them from my mother's side of the family.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Mine were taken out when I was 35. The roots had grown into my jaw and I also needed something else done, so I was in the hospital under general. They gave me regular Tylenol during that evening. I thought I was going to die. The next morning, my diabetologist put me on a morphine drip. Much better. No problems at all with recovery. Just get the right kind of pain killer, lol!
Originally Posted By dsnyredhead Mine were removed when I was 40. All I had was novacaine and nothing else. They literally pulled them out. Never again. I felt it like crazy. I only had top wisdom teeth and the bottom one's never grew in.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 I had all four of mine out last summer. They did put me under, which is good because I am a total wuss about pain. The worst part was that I got really swollen and had huge bruises on my face. It seriously looked like someone punched me on both sides of my face. Very attractive.
