Getting four impacted wisdom teeth pulled tomorrow.

Tsumaru · July 06, 2009, 11:18:58 AM

What should I expect in terms of pain?

I won't be put to sleep, only heavily sedated.

Doodle · July 06, 2009, 11:28:02 AM

I had to get teeth pulled before. Not wisdom teeth, though.
The only thing that hurt for was a numbing shot they used on my gums. But other than that, there wasn't really any pain. There might have been some later, I don't remember eactly.
It felt really weird though. You hear a cracking sound in your mouth as he's pulling them out. D:
CRACK. CRACK. CRUNCH.

Nayrman · July 06, 2009, 11:30:09 AM

The aftermath is going to be FUN >:D

BTW I've had:
16 teeth removed at the same time (12 baby, 4 wisdom)
a major jaw reconstructive surgery
and braces twice

I don't want to hear any complaining now!

Doodle · July 06, 2009, 11:32:24 AM

Quote from: Nayrman on July 06, 2009, 11:30:09 AM
The aftermath is going to be FUN >:D

BTW I've had:
16 teeth removed at the same time (12 baby, 4 wisdom)
a major jaw reconstructive surgery
and braces twice

I don't want to hear any complaining now!

That's a lot of teeth.
Why so many at once? o_o

L10 · July 06, 2009, 11:54:23 AM

I've had three teeth pulled, they were all baby teeth.(I was born without the adult teeth that would replace them)

All I can remember from that is you don't feel anything after the numbing shot(novacain?) and I asked my dentist how long is it going to be before he pulls my teeth out and he says "I already did."

So I have braces now and then a retainer until I'm old enough to get surgery for implants.

Nayrman · July 06, 2009, 12:20:23 PM

Quote from: Doodle on July 06, 2009, 11:32:24 AM
That's a lot of teeth.
Why so many at once? o_o

My roots are stronger than normal, so my adult teeth couldn't push out my baby ones (besides the front ones), so they had to go in and remove all of them when I was 12.
Despite all my dental problems, I got some strong bones there. At work when I randomly passed out (scariest moment of my life), and found I fell like a tree and pretty much destroyed my front two teeth on my front jaw, only half of each broke off (root canal on one of them, yay). Got two crowns and my actual live parts of my teeth are as strong as ever.

I think my parents have spent more on my mouth than my college education so far.

Zies · July 06, 2009, 12:29:30 PM

Quote from: Nayrman on July 06, 2009, 12:20:23 PM
I think my parents have spent more on my mouth than my college education so far.

...Just to look 'good' in modern society...all for shame; these ideals make me sad...)=...

...Also, get your hands on some morphine, you'll need it...

Red · July 06, 2009, 12:36:54 PM

Quote from: Zies on July 06, 2009, 12:29:30 PM
...Just to look 'good' in modern society...all for shame; these ideals make me sad...)=...

...Also, get your hands on some morphine, you'll need it...

Well, my Uncle went legally blind because of his teeth. The roots mess up a lot of things if not taken care of. So it might not be that bad of a thing to get them fixed. >_>

Well, since my dad had all of his molars pulled, I can tell you one thing. Chew with your front teeth only. Food will get stuck in the places where the teeth were, and when you go to pick the food out, it hurts. A lot.

Zies · July 06, 2009, 12:51:23 PM

Quote from: Red on July 06, 2009, 12:36:54 PM
So it might not be that bad of a thing to get them fixed. >_>

...Key words are good to look for...

Nayrman · July 06, 2009, 01:23:48 PM

Actually, most of my procedures were necessary.
The teeth removal was so my adult teeth could come in without destroying my mouth, the crowns were necessary. Well, either that and remove my teeth and get fake ones, which cost more and are worse for you than crowns.

And finally, the jaw surgery was because my bite/bone alignment was way off. If I didn't get it done, thirty years from now I'd be losing all my teeth, be in a LOT of pain, and basically be in a much worse situation than I would be now.

I agree the braces are purely cosmetic though and the thing I hated most of all X_X;;

Kierou · July 06, 2009, 01:41:33 PM

It's not gonna be painful. It's the sound that gets ya.

Nayrman · July 06, 2009, 01:42:10 PM

Quote from: Kierou on July 06, 2009, 01:41:33 PM
It's not gonna be painful. It's the sound that gets ya.

My dentist usually lets me listen to my iPod as long as the wires don't get in her way. Trust me when I say it helps a lot.

Macawmoses · July 06, 2009, 02:02:22 PM

I'm going to be blunt when I say from what I know, it will not be a joyful experience at all. Wisdom teeth removal (especially impacted) crosses the line from small items (teeth removal, pulling out a large splinter) into full blown surgery. I've known a few people have to take off work/school because of it....

And mine are coming out soon too...

Syncopathic · July 06, 2009, 03:07:12 PM

Quote from: Macbeth on July 06, 2009, 02:02:22 PM
I'm going to be blunt when I say from what I know, it will not be a joyful experience at all. Wisdom teeth removal (especially impacted) crosses the line from small items (teeth removal, pulling out a large splinter) into full blown surgery. I've known a few people have to take off work/school because of it....

And mine are coming out soon too...

Mine too. ;__;
All the stories I've heard about getting your wisdom teeth pulled out seriously scare me.

Nayrman · July 06, 2009, 03:09:18 PM

*being an annoying ass moment approaching*
lol you guys are wimps