Wisdom Teeth Extraction - Not too bad (1 Viewer)

[Keith Mickunas]

My experience was similar to Randy's. I had the top two removed and didn't have much pain. It took me a while to fully come around, but I never remember being asleep. It was like one second they said they were starting the IV, the next they were undoing. Fortunately I only had the top two. I'm further evolved I guess and the bottom two never formed.

Randy, where did you get yours done? I had it done by a doc on Noland Rd. just north of I-70, but they had offices elsewhere. Good folks over there, I know they did a lot of other people I knew in KC. I had it done around 10 years ago, so some things may have changed.

 

[Scott Weinberg]

Randy-

Congrats for making it through. As a veteran of several extractions and two root canals, let me say the following:

1. I am the biggest "dentist p*ssy" in the world. I HATE going to the dentist. A lot.

2. Root canals and wisdom teeth procedures are NOT as painful as you've heard.

Trust a true wimp who's been through the dental wringer: it's not that bad.

The "aftermath" is infinitely more uncomfortable than the actual procedure, but a small amount of appropriate painkillers will always cover that.

 

[Steve Owen]

I had one of my tops out a couple months ago. It was much easier than I'd expected. A couple shots of novicane and that was it... he went in there and yanked that sucker out in about 10 seconds. My mouth was a bit sore for a couple of days, but the procedure was far less traumatic than I expected. I'm glad I did it without being knocked out.

I understand that the lowers are often a bit more difficult and may in some cases require them to break the jaw to get them out. Apparently the "barbs" that hold to the tooth to the bone tend to be much stonger on the bottom.

I've got one of the bottom that my oral surgeon says can stay in and that my dentist says should come out. Sigh. It's not bothering me, so for the moment I'm going with the oral surgeons advise.

-Steve

 

[Rob Speicher]

I got all 4 of my impacted wisdom teeth removed 3 weeks ago, and everything went perfectly. The last thing I remembered was listening to the beeping of the heart-rate monitor, and then being taken to another room to rest for a bit.

Once I got home and in bed it hurt quite a bit, but pain killers stopped that really quickly. Once that small amount of pain was gone, I was never in pain again thanks to the drugs. I was even working the next morning.

Honestly the worst part was having to eat soup and Jell-O for 2 weeks until I could start eating solid foods. A week after that and I'm 100% better.

 

[Michael St. Clair]

I had a bad impacted one many years ago. It was a '90 degree' tooth. It was impacted so badly that the crown grew inward, while the roots faced downward. It was a tooth bent at a 90 degree angle.
I elected to go with a local anesthetic. They had to cut the gum from all around the tooth; it never erupted. Then the dentist couldn't get a grip on it, no matter what he tried. So, they had to use a little saw attachment for the drill to cut grooves in the tooth to be able to get a grip on it. Then they finally pulled it out.
Throughout this process, the dentist had to keep removing his glasses to wipe the blood from them.
If I had to do it all over again, I still would have gone with the local; I don't believe in general anestesia for anything but serious surgery. But man did it hurt like hell. The pain makes you a better man.

 

[Keith Mickunas]

Michael did you ask about the anesthesia? My understanding is whenever they work with your head, they don't really put you out. They give you something so you got no idea what's going on, you don't care, and you don't remember. Of course, maybe I shouldn't mention this now that you've already gone through it.

 

[ColinM]

I had all of mine out at the same time, surgically. IV drip and all that.

I woke up in the waiting room, mouth packed with cotton, drooling a bloody mess all over myself. Those assholes thought it was pretty funny. I was wearing my favorite white t-shirt.

Paid them back by stuffing cottony ball of blood into their mailbox.

Tomorrow I get a cap. Timely thread indeed.

 

[Carlos_E]

I have an important question guys:

When a person needs to have his wisdom teeth removed, is this something that a regular dentist can do or only an oral surgeon?

If only an oral surgeon, why can't a regular dentist do it?

Thanks a lot guys.

Carlos

 

[Peter McDonald]

I "think" a regular dentist can do it. But oral surgeons specialize in this type of thing, and you can't get any fun drugs from the regular dentist
Peter

 

[Randy Tennison]

My doctor was Dr. Prstojvch (No, I didn't forget to buy a vowel). He was kinda snooty (as specialists can be. I don't trust a doctor who I can't make laugh), but he did a good job.

Now, if I can only keep my tongue from playing with the holes in my mouth for a while!

 

[Michael*K]

All four of mine were impacted when I had them removed about ten years ago. The oral surgeon only wanted to do one side at the time, but I insisted on all four since I was paying $300 out of pocket for the IV anesthesia (insurance would only cover local.) I never felt any pain, but the stitches itched like crazy the first couple days. It also freaked me to open my mouth while looking in the mirror and see my jawbone through the little holes that were left. By the next day I was eating a nice, soft White Castle hamburger. Of course, bits of the onion fell into the holes and I had to pull them out with a tweezers for fear they would seal up with food inside! Anyone queasy yet?
The thing I remember most though was that I asked a friend of mine driving me home from the oral surgeon's to stop at the grocery story so I could get some ice cream. Well, I was all the way at the back of the store by the ice cream case when I sneezed. The clots in my nose that had held back all the blood that pooled in my nasal cavities gave way and unleased a torrent of blood from my nose. And all I had to try and stop it were these stupid 2"X2" gauze pads the surgeon had given me. Ugh. I went running out of the store with blood pouring down my face onto my shirt. I'm sure anyone that saw me probably thought I just got my ass kicked.

 

[Alex-C]

follow up....

had the 3 teeth extracted and boy...what was i worried about ? Getting fillings is more irritating than having wisdom teeth extracted !

It was totally smooth and mostly painless. I was sedated in a matter of minutes...then the next thing I realize was waking up, like out of a deep sleep...hearing my wife's voice and just generally coming too.

I got some extra strength vicodin prescription which did the trick (I only took a few).

All I can say is WOW ! That was by far the easiest surgical procedure I have ever been through.

 

[Chuck C]

ohhh gross Michael K !

 

[Jeff Pryor]

I'm 34 and just had my first wisdom tooth extraction. Virtually painless, and a full bottle of Vicoprofen to go with it. Wonderful.

 

[aaron campbell]

When I was in the Corps we had horse doctors. Had all four taken at once. They gave me a local to each gum, covered my eyes and face with a towel, and broke the bottoms in 1/4's. My dentist had his knee in my chest prying those fuckers out. I swear he dislocated my jaw.

Semper Fi