Wisdom Frickin a$$ Teeth - Page 2

XRogue · 11-29-2004, 04:19 PM

Look, this is essentially a surgery, no matter if the teeth are erupted or not. There will be pain/discomfort and the need to take precautions so you'll heal well. Follow instructions, do not use a straw, be careful when brushing teeth after the extraction to stay away from the holes with your brush. If you use an electric toothbrush, don't use it, get a regular one to use while you heal. Take your painkillers and ice your face, and if you have to drop liquid down your throat with an eyedropper to avoid sucking when you swallow, DO IT. You'll be fine.

LoS-NutzholzWolf · 11-29-2004, 08:36 PM

I haven't read the prior page but I had my wisdom teeth removed in early June this year. I was scared of it going in, but it wasn't that bad afterwards. I had 4 other teeth removed for braces a few years back that I still have nightmares about because the Orthodontist didn't put me out or give me any general pain killers (his pulling and yanking, pulling and yanking, over and over and over and over for what seemed like an hour with him saying that I couldn't feel pain from the pressure near my eyes since he wasn't doing anything there).

I was basicly out for one day for the wisdom teeth removal but the surgen was awsome. He and his staff even sent me a card the next day with their signatures on it. To drink I just tilted my head back and poored it down. To eat, well I basicly ate oatmeal and pudding for a couple of days. I brushed my teeth, from habit of braces, after every meal with a soft brush for the holes but a regular brush for the rest.

After all said and done, you couldn't even tell I had them removed an all my worries were for nothing, that time.

*Edit*
They will start you on antibiotics the day before the surgery, which you will continue to take for about a week or so after. For me they put me on a IV drip to put me out, they numbed my skin my freezing it a little. I went out rather fast, didn't wake up during the entire process, but they did wait about 15 to 20 minutes for me to wake up after the normal time it takes for people to come out of it. Mentaly I was not all there, couldn't really feel anything and basicly all my body movements were based on sight since I could hardly feel my limbs. My Mom had to stablize me from the chair to the van, then the van to bed. I remember taking a couple of sips of water and some more pills, but for the rest of that day I slept.

The second day I layed in bed but didn't sleep all day, just mentally couldn't focus on anything. Watched TV all day, couldn't stand looking at a monitor (for some reason I felt like throwing up each time I did for a couple of minutes). I had no holes form from the removal of the teeth, and in fact I can hardly even see any evidence that they were ever there. I was basicly back on my feet on the second day, and operating a vehicle even though the lable on the pills said not to (the family dog needed to be picked up from the trimmers and my Mom couldn't get there before they closed so I just drove the half mile. I told my mom afterwards that I would not try that again for awhile because of the drozyness).

Don't worry about it. Most likely it will go off with out a hitch and you will only suffer a day or two. After that then you basicly are back to normal and wouldn't notice a difference.

XMEN Ashaman DTM · 11-29-2004, 11:14 PM

Tim, when the dentist said they were impacted, it means that the growth of your wisdom teeth caused them to be pointed at your other teeth. And as they grew, they eventually made contact and that's what the impacted term means, I think.

If they don't get removed, they'll screw up the alignment and orientation of your other teeth.

And they're called wisdom teeth because they don't usually come in until you are in your late teens or early twenties.

My dad's story was a bit different for his. His were not impacted, or growing in funny or anything. But the Coast Guard said that he had to have them out, because they didn't want his teeth to all of a sudden come out and have him bleed to death. So he went to the doctor on base, took a shot of whiskey and then the doc took a shot of whiskey, and they took them out. Only a minor amount of local anesthetic because the petty officer doing the drugs didn't want to use up the rest of the supply of stuff and they didn't consider my dad a major surgery. Needless to say, it wore off during the operation and my dad went the rest of the way with no painkillers. He said that it couldn't be worse for me than that, and he was right.

My surgeon wasn't drunk, didn't have shaky hands, and knew what he was doing. That is until they stretched my mouth out so much that my lower lip split. Did it hurt? Nope. But I have a nasty scar there that barely shows up now. Except when I smile.

You'll be fine as long as you follow what Rogue said. And don't EVER, EVER, EVER eat hard things like tortilla chips for a week or so after the surgery. You get something hard to press into one of your scabs and it HURTS like nothing else.

And probably one of the gross things about the surgery was that I looked like I got hit in the face with a sledgehammer for a couple of days after the surgery. But then I healed up just fine. Until the damned chip of death entered my mouth! Oh and when the stitches come out, you might not feel them. Though I did have one pop out during lunch at school the next week. It just popped out and I bit into it, and had some nasty tasting stuff in my mouth (all the bloody mess of a scab and some nasty food particles). But I actually swallowed one of them while I slept.

Steele · 11-30-2004, 03:39 PM

mmmmm yummy

1 week til D- day

SiFi · 11-30-2004, 11:23 PM

The likelyhood of anything going wrong is extremely slight. I didn't have any problems the way the people above did, nor am I going to try and scare you with horror stories

Just try to avoid working for a few days afterwords; you'll probably feel like crap.

Steele · 12-06-2004, 05:15 PM

I go in tomorrow AM at 8:00. I picked up all the pain pilss and antibiotics today...Wish me well...

LoS-NutzholzWolf · 12-06-2004, 05:25 PM

Have fun, don't think about it, and see you in a couple of days. It will go fine.

XMEN Ashaman DTM · 12-06-2004, 09:30 PM

Or it won't and we'll wonder what happened to you.

Steele · 12-06-2004, 10:04 PM

Asha...if you were'nt bigger than me, I'd soo kick yer arse

that was funny

SiFi · 12-06-2004, 11:49 PM

Good luck. Remember, I'm pullin' for ya, we're all in this together.

XRogue · 12-07-2004, 06:49 AM

Rotsa Ruck, Steele. You'll be fine. Painkillers are our friends, and so are frozen peas.

Ghryphen · 12-07-2004, 09:11 AM

If women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

Stang · 12-07-2004, 04:14 PM

Give them his drugs and they will find him handsome

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Steele · 12-07-2004, 08:20 PM

drigs are nice til they were off...I amde it one peasce...going back to bed know...vuck this hurts

XRogue · 12-08-2004, 12:48 PM

Stay there and get better dude.

11-29-2004, 08:36 PM	#17
LoS-NutzholzWolf Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Columbus, Oh Age: 40 Posts: 123	I haven't read the prior page but I had my wisdom teeth removed in early June this year. I was scared of it going in, but it wasn't that bad afterwards. I had 4 other teeth removed for braces a few years back that I still have nightmares about because the Orthodontist didn't put me out or give me any general pain killers (his pulling and yanking, pulling and yanking, over and over and over and over for what seemed like an hour with him saying that I couldn't feel pain from the pressure near my eyes since he wasn't doing anything there). I was basicly out for one day for the wisdom teeth removal but the surgen was awsome. He and his staff even sent me a card the next day with their signatures on it. To drink I just tilted my head back and poored it down. To eat, well I basicly ate oatmeal and pudding for a couple of days. I brushed my teeth, from habit of braces, after every meal with a soft brush for the holes but a regular brush for the rest. After all said and done, you couldn't even tell I had them removed an all my worries were for nothing, that time. Edit They will start you on antibiotics the day before the surgery, which you will continue to take for about a week or so after. For me they put me on a IV drip to put me out, they numbed my skin my freezing it a little. I went out rather fast, didn't wake up during the entire process, but they did wait about 15 to 20 minutes for me to wake up after the normal time it takes for people to come out of it. Mentaly I was not all there, couldn't really feel anything and basicly all my body movements were based on sight since I could hardly feel my limbs. My Mom had to stablize me from the chair to the van, then the van to bed. I remember taking a couple of sips of water and some more pills, but for the rest of that day I slept. The second day I layed in bed but didn't sleep all day, just mentally couldn't focus on anything. Watched TV all day, couldn't stand looking at a monitor (for some reason I felt like throwing up each time I did for a couple of minutes). I had no holes form from the removal of the teeth, and in fact I can hardly even see any evidence that they were ever there. I was basicly back on my feet on the second day, and operating a vehicle even though the lable on the pills said not to (the family dog needed to be picked up from the trimmers and my Mom couldn't get there before they closed so I just drove the half mile. I told my mom afterwards that I would not try that again for awhile because of the drozyness). Don't worry about it. Most likely it will go off with out a hitch and you will only suffer a day or two. After that then you basicly are back to normal and wouldn't notice a difference. __________________ -LoS-TimberWolf "Republican Ideology advanced the concept of 'civic virtue' - the idea that democracy depended on the unselfish commitment of each citizen to the public good." from The Brief American Pageant 6st edition Last edited by LoS-NutzholzWolf; 11-29-2004 at 08:59 PM. Reason: A few more things I forgot to put in

11-30-2004, 11:23 PM	#20
SiFi Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ([]*[])The Frozen North Age: 42 Posts: 230	The likelyhood of anything going wrong is extremely slight. I didn't have any problems the way the people above did, nor am I going to try and scare you with horror stories Just try to avoid working for a few days afterwords; you'll probably feel like crap. __________________ Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent -Dionysius of Halicarnassus

12-06-2004, 05:25 PM	#22
LoS-NutzholzWolf Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Columbus, Oh Age: 40 Posts: 123	Have fun, don't think about it, and see you in a couple of days. It will go fine. __________________ -LoS-TimberWolf "Republican Ideology advanced the concept of 'civic virtue' - the idea that democracy depended on the unselfish commitment of each citizen to the public good." from The Brief American Pageant 6st edition

12-06-2004, 11:49 PM	#25
SiFi Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: ([]*[])The Frozen North Age: 42 Posts: 230	Good luck. Remember, I'm pullin' for ya, we're all in this together. __________________ Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent -Dionysius of Halicarnassus

12-07-2004, 09:11 AM	#27
Ghryphen THZ Founder Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,927	If women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy. __________________ The Hounds of Zeus \| Allied Tribal Forces

11-29-2004, 04:19 PM	#16
XRogue Forum wh0re Join Date: May 2001 Location: Texas Age: 53 Posts: 1,097	Look, this is essentially a surgery, no matter if the teeth are erupted or not. There will be pain/discomfort and the need to take precautions so you'll heal well. Follow instructions, do not use a straw, be careful when brushing teeth after the extraction to stay away from the holes with your brush. If you use an electric toothbrush, don't use it, get a regular one to use while you heal. Take your painkillers and ice your face, and if you have to drop liquid down your throat with an eyedropper to avoid sucking when you swallow, DO IT. You'll be fine.

11-29-2004, 11:14 PM	#18
XMEN Ashaman DTM Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 46 Posts: 965	Tim, when the dentist said they were impacted, it means that the growth of your wisdom teeth caused them to be pointed at your other teeth. And as they grew, they eventually made contact and that's what the impacted term means, I think. If they don't get removed, they'll screw up the alignment and orientation of your other teeth. And they're called wisdom teeth because they don't usually come in until you are in your late teens or early twenties. My dad's story was a bit different for his. His were not impacted, or growing in funny or anything. But the Coast Guard said that he had to have them out, because they didn't want his teeth to all of a sudden come out and have him bleed to death. So he went to the doctor on base, took a shot of whiskey and then the doc took a shot of whiskey, and they took them out. Only a minor amount of local anesthetic because the petty officer doing the drugs didn't want to use up the rest of the supply of stuff and they didn't consider my dad a major surgery. Needless to say, it wore off during the operation and my dad went the rest of the way with no painkillers. He said that it couldn't be worse for me than that, and he was right. My surgeon wasn't drunk, didn't have shaky hands, and knew what he was doing. That is until they stretched my mouth out so much that my lower lip split. Did it hurt? Nope. But I have a nasty scar there that barely shows up now. Except when I smile. You'll be fine as long as you follow what Rogue said. And don't EVER, EVER, EVER eat hard things like tortilla chips for a week or so after the surgery. You get something hard to press into one of your scabs and it HURTS like nothing else. And probably one of the gross things about the surgery was that I looked like I got hit in the face with a sledgehammer for a couple of days after the surgery. But then I healed up just fine. Until the damned chip of death entered my mouth! Oh and when the stitches come out, you might not feel them. Though I did have one pop out during lunch at school the next week. It just popped out and I bit into it, and had some nasty tasting stuff in my mouth (all the bloody mess of a scab and some nasty food particles). But I actually swallowed one of them while I slept.

12-06-2004, 09:30 PM	#23
XMEN Ashaman DTM Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 46 Posts: 965	Or it won't and we'll wonder what happened to you.

12-07-2004, 06:49 AM	#26
XRogue Forum wh0re Join Date: May 2001 Location: Texas Age: 53 Posts: 1,097	Rotsa Ruck, Steele. You'll be fine. Painkillers are our friends, and so are frozen peas.

12-07-2004, 04:14 PM	#28
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Give them his drugs and they will find him handsome . __________________

12-08-2004, 12:48 PM	#30
XRogue Forum wh0re Join Date: May 2001 Location: Texas Age: 53 Posts: 1,097	Stay there and get better dude.