Non TTC related.. anyone ever had wisdom teeth pulled??

can you be brutally honest with me and share how painful it was afterwards??

i went to the dentist yesterday and i have to get 2 pulled on the same side this friday.. and its DH's birthday too .. go figure

Re: Non TTC related.. anyone ever had wisdom teeth pulled??

No im sorry.. but I need to. Just been avoiding it!!

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I had all four removed at the same time when I was 18 and my parents were in Europe for the summer visiting my brother. So i was all alone.

I will be honest, I had a horrible experience, but ONLY because they got infected. I am so glad I got all four out at once, that way I never had to worry about it again.

I know a lot of people who have gotten them removed, and I am the only one that had any problems. It is certainly not fun, but you will be fine.

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Posted by katiebug

I had all four removed at the same time when I was 18 and my parents were in Europe for the summer visiting my brother. So i was all alone.

I will be honest, I had a horrible experience, but ONLY because they got infected. I am so glad I got all four out at once, that way I never had to worry about it again.

I know a lot of people who have gotten them removed, and I am the only one that had any problems. It is certainly not fun, but you will be fine.

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ok if you want honesty....here goes....I've had it done twice- now let me say I am VERY sensitive to having teeth pulled, even my best friend who's a nurse said she's never seen anyone react the way I did.....so think of me as an extreme case. All 3 wisdom teeth I had pulled were impacted, which makes a difference in what the surgery is like.

The first time I had it done I had two pulled- my face was swollen for at least 3-4 days! My cheek turned purple, yellow, blue....you name it, I looked horrible. I didn't go to work for like 3 days they thought I was being a wuss from the pain, but it was more cosmetic for me, and the fact I couldn't talk properly b/c of the swelling.

The second time I only had 1 pulled since the other wisdom tooth for some reason has no roots and will never grow (I guess I was lucky!).....the 2nd time around was worse! My face was swollen for probably 5 days and overall it took longer for me to heal, I don't know if its b/c I went to a different oral surgeon or what, but it was much worse.

Sorry to be so brutally honest, but hopefully you don't experience the swelling and discomfort for the length of time I did!! Stock up on pudding, jello and mashed potatoes....that's all I could eat afterwards.

ETA- the vicodin made me feel dizzy and sick, so I only took it for 1 day. oh and as much as I hoped to be put out for the surgery, the surgeon told me "don't be a baby" and said I could handle it with only getting novacaine! So I had like 8 shots!! b/c of the teeth being impacted, he had to cut my gums so that might have made it worse too....and the pulling during surgery was definitely the worst part! I'm a big wuss too so if I could handle it than I'm sure you can too!

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I got all 4 taken out when I was in college...a word of advice give yourself some recovery time after! I did it over a break and had to go back to school and was completely out of it! My face was swollen the the vicoden made me not be able to focus! It was uncomfortable and i couldn't eat much. I was happy i got out all 4 so that it was all over and done with!

That being said I do know people who had it done w/ very limited swelling and pain.

Good luck!

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I had my 2 bottom ones pulled at the same time in high school. I was out of school for a week and had a vomitting reaction to vicodin. It was a MISERABLE week. I couldn't eat anything unless I sipped it through a straw and I was in a lot of pain. My chin and cheeks were so swollen I put Marlon Brando in the Godfather to shame.

They were impacted and I had novicaine, a valium IV and the gas

All I can remember is lots of grinding Then being walked to the car in a complete daze

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Posted by MetsGirl07

Posted by katiebug

I had all four removed at the same time when I was 18 and my parents were in Europe for the summer visiting my brother. So i was all alone.

I will be honest, I had a horrible experience, but ONLY because they got infected. I am so glad I got all four out at once, that way I never had to worry about it again.

I know a lot of people who have gotten them removed, and I am the only one that had any problems. It is certainly not fun, but you will be fine.

thank you for your reply!
and ouch.. that stinks you got an infection..

i do have to get all 4 pulled.. but the 2 on the other side will be done at another time.. i am such a wimp..

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Posted by Linda1003

No im sorry.. but I need to. Just been avoiding it!!

Re: Non TTC related.. anyone ever had wisdom teeth pulled??

i haven't had it done--but everyone i know who has, says the worst part is the swelling afterwards and just being sore.

i hope its not so bad for you.

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I am in the minority but I really wasn't in that much pain. The vicodin that they gave I didn't even need.....

I did go to a specialist - not my regular dentist. Maybe that is what everyone does though -

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ughh.. thank you for the honesty.. i want to know before hand..

the reason i cant get all 4 done is .. i also am getting a root canal too.. so thats i guess extreme enough.. i will be there for 3 hours

i tried to plan out the timing too.. i took off friday and the appt is in the morning.. so i have all day friday. sat and sunday... and i HOPE i will be feeling a little better after that..

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OK De here's a good story. I totally forgot to tell you this.. My DH and I had our first date the day he got 2 wisdom teeth pulled. We were supposed to go out on thursday but I changed it to Tuesday and He didn't want to have to change the date again.. so he came. I didn't notice anything.. he didn't tell me until months after!!!!

He had a great experience. And they give you antibiotics in case of infection.

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Posted by chelle

I had my 2 bottom ones pulled at the same time in high school. I was out of school for a week and had a vomitting reaction to vicodin. It was a MISERABLE week. I couldn't eat anything unless I sipped it through a straw and I was in a lot of pain. My chin and cheeks were so swollen I put Marlon Brando in the Godfather to shame.

They were impacted and I had novicaine, a valium IV and the gas

All I can remember is lots of grinding Then being walked to the car in a complete daze

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Posted by MetsGirl07

ughh.. thank you for the honesty.. i want to know before hand..

the reason i cant get all 4 done is .. i also am getting a root canal too.. so thats i guess extreme enough.. i will be there for 3 hours

i tried to plan out the timing too.. i took off friday and the appt is in the morning.. so i have all day friday. sat and sunday... and i HOPE i will be feeling a little better after that..

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Posted by MetsGirl07

mine are impacted too
he mentioned sweet air too.. but when i remembered getting that .. it never worked!! why would they give me that? and what is that for?

so sorry for being a pest!

Re: Non TTC related.. anyone ever had wisdom teeth pulled??

i was knocked out for it. i recommend that. and get lots of percaset!!

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Posted by katiebug

Posted by MetsGirl07

ughh.. thank you for the honesty.. i want to know before hand..

the reason i cant get all 4 done is .. i also am getting a root canal too.. so thats i guess extreme enough.. i will be there for 3 hours

i tried to plan out the timing too.. i took off friday and the appt is in the morning.. so i have all day friday. sat and sunday... and i HOPE i will be feeling a little better after that..

Oh my goodness. YOu poor girl! Are they knocking you out for all this?

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Posted by chelle

Posted by MetsGirl07

mine are impacted too
he mentioned sweet air too.. but when i remembered getting that .. it never worked!! why would they give me that? and what is that for?

so sorry for being a pest!

It relaxes you...puts you in a little bit of a funk...and you really don't "realize" what's going on, even though you're somewhat aware...it's actually kinda funky.

They can turn it up and down so maybe the 1st time you were administered it they didn't give you a lot...

I would definitely discuss pain options with them, especially if they're impacted because that's a lot more than just pulling them out, KWIM?

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Posted by MetsGirl07

Posted by katiebug

Posted by MetsGirl07

ughh.. thank you for the honesty.. i want to know before hand..

the reason i cant get all 4 done is .. i also am getting a root canal too.. so thats i guess extreme enough.. i will be there for 3 hours

i tried to plan out the timing too.. i took off friday and the appt is in the morning.. so i have all day friday. sat and sunday... and i HOPE i will be feeling a little better after that..

Oh my goodness. YOu poor girl! Are they knocking you out for all this?

i am so dreading this.. i feel like its torture ..

he didnt mention me getting knocked out..

he gave me a valium (sp?) for before i go ..

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De--for the sweet air--the key is you have to breathe in and our VERY DEEPLY only thru your NOSE....NEVER thru your mouth. if you breathe thru your mouth--it will weakn the effect of the sweet air.

i am the most fearful dental patient on this earth--i had 2 root canals and the doc used the sweet air to the max. he made sure to tell me "DO NOT breathe thru your mouth!" and i listened--i barely even felt the prick of the needle when he gave me the novacaine. then he let me just sit there and breathe the air for about 3-5 min. while the novacaine took effect--and i breathed the air the entire time he was working on my mouth...again...nose only. it worked like a charm!

Re: Non TTC related.. anyone ever had wisdom teeth pulled??

I just got mine pulled a few months ago - it was awesome - I didn't feel a thing, I was knocked out for it - if you need a dr. let me know - I loved mine!!! The pain after wasn't bad at all either!

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Re: Non TTC related.. anyone ever had wisdom teeth pulled??

Hey Hun! I had 2 of my wisdom teeth pulled (also both on the same side) and I went bridesmaid dress shopping the nxt day!! it wasn't bad at all (I was also put to sleep for it and medicated the next day). I was honestly fine until i got dry socket- now that is some painful shittt!!! Just follow your doctors orders- no smoking after, sucking on anything (straws, penis ) and you should be fine!!

GOOD LUCK