Erik Johnson Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 I had four impacted wisdom teeth removed years ago. I was knocked out for the surgery, so obviously I don't remember that part. Afterwards, once I could take all the gauze out of my mouth (that crap tastes awful!), there was a little swelling, but the pain really wasn't all that bad. Everyone has a different reaction, but it's pretty common surgery and you'll likely have no problems, as long as you follow the doctor's instructions and take any medications they give you... dt Yeah my reaction was that I looked like Marlon Brando for several days after they removed mine (I waited too long), the worst part was when they cleaned the sockets out about a week later...yes I leaped out of the seat during that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 It all depends on if they are impacted or not. If they're out then it's not much different then pulling normal teeth, and won't hurt too much. But if they're impacted then they can hurt like hell. All 4 of mine were impacted. In fact my 12 year molars were half impacted as well. If that wasn't enough, due to having a small jaw all 4 wisdom teeth were flipped(so the top of the teeth were facing toward the front of my mouth). They had to cut back the gums, crack each tooth in half, and remove them peice by peice. I was awake for the whole thing. It was complete torture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DejaVu4Life Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 All Four of mine were impacted, and sure enough on Thanksgiving Break in 2004 I had then taken out. The surgery itself wasn't bad. They gave me laughing gas, and about 5 minutes later I honestly forgot why I was there. I couldn't eat much of anything for about a week, and they told me to refrain from yelling for about a month, but 3 days after I had them out I was at the Georgia Game cheering them on to a 19-13 victory over georgia tech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroger8 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Well as a follow up to mine, I had them removed back in August, and it didn't hurt bad at all, I loved the laughing gas, it was great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStitch626 Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Man Wisdom teeth *shudders* I will never want to even think of those, I have a flat rate of 28 teeth and don't even have the growth buds for them. I guess I lucked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 I still have some baby teeth, believe it or not. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 I've never had my wisdom teeth pulled yet. But they have caused me some discomfort off and on. But that's it, I think they may be coming in right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastakid Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 This probally doesn't help...but my brother had three wisdom teeth removed last year and after words they got infected and his face blew up like a blimp.....sooooo i called him a balloon If u haven't realized..i'm really nice to him but he is still 6 years older than me but then I realized how much pain he was in since he couldn't eat and lost 15 pounds........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DejaVu4Life Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 What I fail to understand is that everyone in my family has their wisdom teeth with the soul exception being my mom, but she had hers removed when she was 22 (I guess average age)...I was 15 (and they said I was the youngest they had seen). Though I did lose 7 pounds over Thanksgiving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted February 21, 2006 Author Share Posted February 21, 2006 Wow, this topic has had a comeback, lol. Yeah, my dentist decided I don't need them out for a few more years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapseofreason Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed at the same time. It wasn't a pleasant experience. (shudders) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 Well 2 years has passed and instead of going to Disney World for Spring Break I'll be getting 5 wisdom teeth (yes, 5) and one developing baby tooth out... How did it go from 1 to 6? I'm not as scared as much as I was two years ago but there's still some things I'm nervous about. 1. IV (had a bad experience once to say the least) 2. My friends are jerks and say the anesthesia will wear off during surgery. Good thing it's about a .0000001% chance. 3. What's this about having no control of what you say afterwards? Don't wanna say something I'll regret, haha. Other than that it'll be good to have them out becuase they hurt pretty badly. I wonder if I'll get to keep them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Well 2 years has passed and instead of going to Disney World for Spring Break I'll be getting 5 wisdom teeth (yes, 5) and one developing baby tooth out... How is it 5? I thought you only physically have four wisdom teeth? I had all four of mine pulled, and they were as bad as they could be. But really it wasn't too bad. I was awake for the whole operation though which really sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 ^ Nope the surgeon said he gets a couple patients a month that have five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I had my wisdom teeth taken out last year. My dentist did a great job, I had no swelling and I was put on Vikoden and Ibuprofen for a week. I don't even remember the day after they were taken out. You shouldn't have a problem, do expect some swelling though with it being that many, but hey, you get a week off from everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 ^ Yeah that's the one good thing about it. I figured I'd need more than a three-day weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterJunkie Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Hubby had is out years ago...He had all 4 removed, 2 of which were impacted and in pieces. From what I remember, he got to keep 2 of his teeth, 1 normal, and 1 impacted. We still have them lying around somewhere, in an envelope. Never know..LOL As for the surgery...he had cotton in his mouth for a while, he drooled a lot, lots of it blood. You have to be careful you do not get something called "dry socket" He was given pain meds, and was back to semi normal within a week. He said during the surgery, he started to come out of it, he said he could hear the music in the office, and the machines, then nothing till I was in recovery with him. Its not a heavy of anesthesia as when you have surgery in the hospital. When I had my gall bladder out, I remember being wheeled into the OR, then waking up disoriented in recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunfire Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 You deserve to get wisdom teeth pulled after closing Hershey Hawaii! I feel so betrayed! On topic with dentists, yeah, they suck. I hate getting fillings, because the drills make me shudder. The way they vibrate reminds me of the sound of styrofoam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 Its not a heavy of anesthesia as when you have surgery in the hospital. Good, because my mom said when she had hers taken out she didn't even remember coming home. I don't wanna say something I'll regret later, haha. Will I be able to talk as I wake up? The one baby tooth hasn't emerged yet, it's in the front of my bottom jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianfreak Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 5 wisdom teeth to be pulled! That sucks. The most I've had were 2 molars on the top and 2 on the bottom removed. They were taken out to make room for the wisdom teeth but my dentist said the bottoms ones aren't coming up properly. I need to get them out in May. Hope you don't have any pain afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrazed49 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 God I am not looking forward to when I'm 16. This looks painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 ^^ I think pain is a guarantee. But hopefully it won't be unbearable. I'm not a big fan of the pain meds they give you. I don't like how I feel after they wear off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkerbell Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I had all 4 of mine pulled in January (that's how I got to spend the last week of my winter break), and I was so nervous, especially about the anesthesia and pain. It really wasn't that bad though. I don't remember anything from the actual surgery, but I remember the surgeon talking to me afterward, so I guess I was able to talk (and I don't think I said anything stupid, which was something I was worried about too). Luckily, I wasn't in very much pain afterward (which really surprised me). The first 2 days were kind of uncomfortable, but I think by the 3rd day I was comfortable enough to start taking Aleves instead of the prescription pain killers. The worst part was that it was hard to open my mouth or chew anything for about a week. It's not going to be the most fun way to spend spring break, but it's kind of nice getting to sit around and do nothing but eat ice cream and watch tv for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hubby had is out years ago...He had all 4 removed, 2 of which were impacted and in pieces. From what I remember, he got to keep 2 of his teeth, 1 normal, and 1 impacted. We still have them lying around somewhere, in an envelope. Never know..LOL As for the surgery...he had cotton in his mouth for a while, he drooled a lot, lots of it blood. You have to be careful you do not get something called "dry socket" He was given pain meds, and was back to semi normal within a week. He said during the surgery, he started to come out of it, he said he could hear the music in the office, and the machines, then nothing till I was in recovery with him. Its not a heavy of anesthesia as when you have surgery in the hospital. When I had my gall bladder out, I remember being wheeled into the OR, then waking up disoriented in recovery. I had all 4 of mine pulled. And due to having a small jaw all 4 of them were flipped 90 degrees forward, so the tops of the teeth were facing directly forward. They were all impacted, with my 12 year molars half impacted. So they had to cut the gums back, crack em in half, and pull them out piece by piece. I had it done in the dentist office instead of the hospital. Which meant no anesthesia. So I was awake for the entire operation. I was given some pretty powerful medication, but I was still conscious. I mostly just remember having a towel over my eyes, and a nurse holding my hand the whole time. My recovery though really wasn't too painful at all oddly enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterJunkie Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 ^Holy crap! My hubby would have lost it if he was awake. He DOES NOT take to dentists or anything having to due with blood very well due to some traumatic episodes as a young child. He went to an oral surgeon, who gave him the option of awake, or asleep. He said "Knock me the hell out!" But to the OP, expect pain, and being uncomfortable. You will have trouble talking at first, due to a crap load of cotton in your mouth. Just don't talk to anyone. Its a good excuse for people to leave you alone..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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