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[AntoneM]

I'm going to the oral surgeon today to have my one and only wisdom tooth extracted and I'm not being put under, local anesthesia only! I know it's wierd I've only got 1 wisdom tooth but I have an extra lumbar vertebrae if that makes up for it.

So, anyone got some wisdom tooth stories to share, your replies will at least give me something to do this afternoon.

 

[tedtropy]

Had four, got them all yanked in one sitting. The drug they pumped me full of made the actual process pretty painless. I can groggily recall the dentist starting and then just waking up later in one of the waiting areas. The real fun came when that anesthesia wore off and my mouth felt like one pulsating center of pain for a week or two. They used temporary stitches to seal up two of the holes in left in my gums, for the other two, I had to make it a point not to get crud in them while they healed. I was given a prescription of Vicadin to deal with the pain, but apparently I don't react well to it, as I vomited about three times shortly after taking one of the pills. I just dealt with the pain. It wasn't the most thrilling experience, but it was definitely for the best - the roots on the teeth they pulled were gigantic and would've gave me problems down the road.

 

[LukeSmith]

I actually have all four of mine, and they are all in straight.

 

[Smidget]

Lucky bastard.... 4 for me and my g/f just got her 4 out yesterday.

 

[Tazznum1]

4. 2 on the top actually came in and cracked the molars in front of them making me get 2 root canals. The bottoms are fine for right now.

 

[demon]

I had all four yanked out in one sitting a few years ago. I got lucky...it couldn't have gone better. I was eating and feeling pretty normally a few days later.

 

[BigGreenMat]

Haha unevolved simpletons!!! I have no wisdom teeth! It is the advanced way! AHAHAHAHA

 

[Drozmight]

I have only one, and it came in a few month back... the dentist is probably going to have me take it out at some point.

 

[Prospero]

I had four yanked in one go--two were actually coming in perpendicularly to the rest of my teeth.

After I got them pulled I went home and curled up in my bed, listening to Pink Floyd while the anesthesia wore off. Good times; good times.

 

[Drexon]

BTW. You get them in the early, mid twenties, alternatively late teens.

Have had 3 of mine pulled. The first one was the worst. A root had grown a little crooked and the doctor had to struggle to get it out, I was in a very bad mood for the next couple of days.

 

[Ronald_mcd]

none of mine have even come in yet and I am 18. I hoping they stay that way.

 

[bionic77]

I had all 3 of my wisdom teeth removed. It didn't hurt very much having them taken out but there was a lot of swelling in my mouth for at least a week. I did get a dry socket though in one of the holes and that hurt like a bitch, but all you have to do is go back to your oral surgeon and they can clean that out pretty easily.

 

[MrPing1000]

Well I'm 18.5 and I have 1 coming up atm. Hopefully that'll be it. From what I can tell its coming up straight

 

[MIMIC]

I had all four of mine removed (last year). And I made a thread here about how much it sucked, too.

 

[Baconäger]

I actually have all four of mine, and they are all in straight.

ditto, and I'll turn 20 in a few days.

 

[Iceman]

I have all 4 still and they are all coming in WRONG.
Can't wait to deal with this little nightmare in the coming year. Yay 2005.

 

[Litigation Manuel]

I've got two, getting them out this summer. I never realized how many people have varying amounts of wisdom teeth. I always thought the norm was 4, but I guess not. A friend of mine has 5, he was gonna keep them in but after discovering the 5th one he has to get them all taken out. :lol

 

[MIMIC]

The real fun came when that anesthesia wore off and my mouth felt like one pulsating center of pain for a week or two.

Yeah, that sucked. :lol

I wanted to cry. I ate those painkillers like they were candy.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Had 4, now only have the top 2. The procedure itself wasn't bad; I was gassed, so it felt like the hour lasted a few minutes. Things were a bit swollen and sensitive for the next week, but with the included head wrap to put frozen things in I got to combine the awesomenesses of pain relief and putting strange things on my head.

One of my favorite parts is a month or two later I was looking at OA for some reason and found people disgusted by my old GA avatar with my face in it; so I obliged by providing a documentary picture I took right after arriving home, with blood scum on my teeth and lips. :lol

 

[Dilbert]

I have zero wisdom teeth. Draw your own conclusions.

 

[SKluck]

Um.. I have 3 I believe. It's so funny, Dentists try to scam you.

"Yep, looks like those are coming in fine, you better get those pulled before fall so you don't miss school. You know, just in case they start to take a 90 degree turn and poke out your cheek." :lol

Yeah, the teeth are fine, but LET'S YANK EM OUT FOR THE HELL OF IT.

$$$$$

Ain't no one touching my wisdom.

 

[XMonkey]

Had 4, got them all out at once something like 6-7 months ago. I was put under so the only thing I remember is waking up really groggy and being helped to the car (no, I didn't drive). The pain was minimal for the first few hours because of the anaesthetic, but after that wore off it started to get very sore. I had pain pills prescribed but I didn't really take them...the only thing that I hated was having gauze in the back of my mouth because it made my jaw incredibly sore.

 

[Memles]

I have a freakishly small mouth, so there was physically no chance of there being room for them; hell, I had to have teeth strategically pulled as a youth just to get them to fit, and a fair few of my front teeth still kinda overlap each other hideously.

That said, had all four pulled out...two years ago as of December. I remember the guy starting, and then I woke up just as he was finishing. And then I was helped into the waiting room and was perfectly fine...never felt too much pain, anesthesia never reallly bothered me...good experience all around.

My brother's though...he was fine, but both of my parents fainted. Good times.

 

[Azala]

I had four. I had one pulled when it became impacted and infected. Because of the unique circumstances at the time they were only willing to pull what was necessary, and could only do so with EMLA cream, nothing more powerful. So it got yanked with me awake. Really painful, but doable. I was about to call Uncle when it was over, thank god!

I went back and had the other three done as soon as the unique circumstances allowed. I went under for that. I had really deep roots, and they had to break my lower jaw in one place to get one out. I ended up with permanent nerve damage and loss of sensation on one side of my face/lip (deep roots touching nerve - risk in waiting till your older to get them pulled). Most of the sensation did fortunately return, but for a month or so I was always biting it when chewing, and spilling drinks. Now there are just spots that feel a bit out of the ordinary to touch. I have one area on my chin that's extra sensitive to hot and cold, and one area on my lip that is extra sensitive to pain. Other than that I have full sensation back now.

You're young right? It should be a piece of cake. When the surgeon was talking risks with me and said nerve damage I said "Wait, tell me more about that one. That's just my luck" and of course, it was.

 

[Warm Machine]

I've got 3 still buried and I'm 30 years old.

 

[tedtropy]

Haha unevolved simpletons!!! I have no wisdom teeth! It is the advanced way! AHAHAHAHA

FIXED: Haha unevolved simpletons!!! I have no teeth! It is the advanced way! AHAHAHAHA Also I enjoy playing the banjo.

 

[KiNeSiS]

There is no need to go to oral surgeons why do people do this. I let all four of mine grow in naturally and I have a perfect smile.
Also I now have the biting power of a Rottweiler!

 

[Teflar]

KiNeSiS vs an alligator... who will win???

I have all four of mine, came in perfect and had no reason to have them removed, even my dentist said so. Huzzah for me, for I am superior!

 

[Ecrofirt]

4 got cur out of my mouth.

I had no pain, and didn't need to take any pain pills. I've still got the bottle of vicodin.

 

[Azala]

There is no need to go to oral surgeons why do people do this. I let all four of mine grow in naturally and I have a perfect smile.

Because I have a very small mouth, and no room for them. Unless they are coming in straight and have room, then they are a hazard and can be painful. Better to have them out early when the risks of complications are low. I've learned my lesson!

 

[darscot]

I had 4 and ended up getting them all yanked. Only one of them bothered me and not very often but the dentist convinced me to yank all four. Kind of a funny story though I hate being put under it makes me sick as a dog. So I asked my dentist to stay awake. He was just this tiny little asian guy and he insisted I go under. He said I was too big a guy to stay awake. Which I didnt really understand, he just said it's better for big guys to be out. So he promises to go easy on the drugs. Well I never really went under just kinda dreamed through it, could hear stuff and feel preasure but no pain. I felt allot of preasure on my chest and when I come out of it I have a perfect footprint on my chest. The little guy had to climb up and stand on my chest to yank them out. So now I understand why he likes big guys to be under.

 

[belgurdo]

I forgot, I think I had four. I had them all yanked in 2000 and the worst I felt afterwards was dizziness and sleepyness from the gas and loss of blood

I also managed to keep the bottle of Vicodins they game me for these past five years, only using one during the entire healing period. Yay for willpower!

 

[atomsk]

i'm having all 4 out on monday

=(

it's costing me an arm and a fucking leg. $1300+

so much for going back to visit jersey anytime soon.

 

[Lil' Dice]

All of my wisdom teeth grew in while i was in Jr High.
I just had my two lower ones thaken out last summer, just local anesthesia and only one vicotin; it's really nothing to worry about.
The again my co-worker had his taken out and was acting like he's been shot in the face....

 

[darscot]

i'm having all 4 out on monday

=(

it's costing me an arm and a fucking leg. $1300+

so much for going back to visit jersey anytime soon.

Don't you have a university near you? I know guys that went there and got all fixed up. You have to show up early and wait around but basically get it done for nothing.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

There is no need to go to oral surgeons why do people do this. I let all four of mine grow in naturally and I have a perfect smile.

We can't all be as badass as you.

 

[AntoneM]

There is no need to go to oral surgeons why do people do this. I let all four of mine grow in naturally and I have a perfect smile.
Also I now have the biting power of a Rottweiler!

oh maybe because it's growing into the side of my mollar, not everyone has wisdom teeth that grow straight up, here I'll draw you a picture...

^^^^^<

you see that one on the end, yeah thats what my wisdom tooth looks like on x-rays

 

[Salamandar]

Strange, I'm 27 and I don't have troubles of any kind in my teeth yet I don't have those wisdom tooth!

 

[Matrix]

I had two on the top pulled out,no problems.

I have two on the bottom left,which I have had to do root canals in.They wouldnt pull them cause I had to take oral steroids a few years ago for my Ulcerative Coiltis,it increased the risk of me having some bone damage in my lower jaw and they feared I would get a bad infection if they pulled them...some shit like that.So bascially they decided to just kill the nerves with the root canals and let them stay in my mouth cause I have plenty of room.

 

[yoshifumi]

i had 4 taken out two summers ago.

 

[Tarazet]

Um.. I have 3 I believe. It's so funny, Dentists try to scam you.

"Yep, looks like those are coming in fine, you better get those pulled before fall so you don't miss school. You know, just in case they start to take a 90 degree turn and poke out your cheek." :lol

Yeah, the teeth are fine, but LET'S YANK EM OUT FOR THE HELL OF IT.

$$$$$

Ain't no one touching my wisdom.

Hmmmmmmm.

My dentist has been saying I need to get my wisdom teeth out for ages.. now I'm starting to wonder. I'm going to bring this up at my appointment next week.

 

[BigJonsson]

Had all 4 of mine yanked August of 2003
Was completely knocked out
Woke up in the car on the drive home
Was back to eating solids in 3 days
The pain didn't bother me much
And no swelling
No dry sockets

Woohoo

 

[Property of Jumpship]

Zero. 4 got yanked while I was in Boot Camp for the Marine Corps. Really a great experience. Local shot to numb the pain, yank, yank, yank, yank. Back to PT and drills, fucking phenomenal.

 

[Vormund]

I had all 4 pulled out at once.

I didn't have a problem eating solids straight afterwards either.

I rock.

 

[Dead]

Still have all 4. Never have had any trouble

 

[The Faceless Master]

all 4... top two are perfect, bottom two stopped like 3/4 up

 

[Jdw40223]

I had 4... all of them were pulled and two of them had to be cracked in half then cut out. ARGH! that shit is painful.


GET DRUGS!

 

[KiNeSiS]

KiNeSiS vs an alligator... who will win???

I have all four of mine, came in perfect and had no reason to have them removed, even my dentist said so. Huzzah for me, for I am superior!

HA 3-way match with that awsome tiger cub in your tag!!!

Also I have a very big mouth and before they were just mounds of flesh. They seemed to grow in, two at a time.

They hurt bad coming in but now I couldn't immagine life without them.

 

[Draff]

I had four pulled out. They were growing in horizontally so they were messing up my teeth. When I woke up I was groggy but I felt no pain really. I guess I'm extremely fortunate. The codeine somehow ended up being used anyway.

I could feel the teeth being yanked out with some kind of pliers although I was half asleep.

 

[Neo_ZX]

All 4 suckas! I used to have a slight, somewhat noticeable gap in my front two teeth. Fortunately for me, my wisdom teeth came in just right and squished the front two together. There is still a very unnoticable gap now but looks fine.

The bottom two also came in kinda squishing the bottom front 4 teeth together. They were perfectly straight before but now they kinda overlap slightly. They look perfectly straight from a distance though.