Anyone want to ease my mind??

[slleipnir]

I went to the dentist today preparing for the worst..which is so sad..I mean a dentist appy and I was worried..anyway, no cavities or anything (whoot!) BUT..gotta get my wisdom teeth out -cries- I've heard ppl say it wasn't bad, and other say its tough..I think its the -being put under- part that scares me..but I'm not getting it done unless they put me under -will kick and scream- So I'd love if you can tell me how you felt (even if it was really bad..I wanna know the truth..other ppl are prob just trying ot make me feel better..) Thanks lol

[apcrs5122]

My sister had hers taken out a while ago and I personally think it was bad. Every couple of hours my mom had to change the gauze from her mouth because it was so bloody....and for a week she couldn't eat solid food:ice cream, jello, etc......I don't know what else to say except, don't feel too scared, and I hope that when you do have them taken out, it doesn't hurt that bad

[Miss Meow]

All four?

I've had three out, all separately, and if I had my time again, I'd NEVER do it like that!

My second wisdom tooth took more than two hours to remove, I had 13 injections to numb the pain but they didn't work. I couldn't have gas as I had cried so much I couldn't breathe - it was just an awful experience. I went to a specialist for the third one and he gave me sedatives (which didn't do a thing) - that took ages and the tooth split in half from top to bottom, so I needed two extractions to remove it.

If you have them done while asleep, the surgeons might be a bit rougher, and you'll be sore, but at least you only have to put up with one recovery process

[slleipnir]

All 4 I wanna get it done all at once or I know I won't be able to go back..my friend got hers out and she was fine..my sis got a bad infection..god I really hope its ok for me..I'm SO scared..

[primabella]

My sis got back from a dentist appointment yesterday and they mentionned her wisdom teeth were comming in but were groing in crooked. She went to get X-rays done and they told her she would need to have surjery for them to pull them out. (they're growing in sideways so they'd have to cut up her mouth...yuk!) I'm scared for mine. My cousin had hers pulled a few years ago and I can still remember how much pain she was in. She couldn't talk for awhile. Anyway I'm sure you'll be fine hehehe

[carole]

Im sure with all the latest dentistry techniques available these days, your discomfort could be kept to a minimum, i do hope so, there is always intravenous sedation, works very well, with some procedures ,and laser dentistry which is considered to be painless, whether its done for wisdom teeth, im not sure, but check out all options before you go ahead,and dont be too scared, no surgical procedure is pleasant, but im certain things wont be near as bad as youve been hearing, times have changed and things are usually much better these days , heres hoping.

[Miss Meow]

Originally posted by slleipnir
All 4 I wanna get it done all at once or I know I won't be able to go back..my friend got hers out and she was fine..my sis got a bad infection..god I really hope its ok for me..I'm SO scared..

All surgery has its risks, but wisdom teeth is comparatively low risk so I'm sure you'll be fine. It sure beats the never-ending pain if they are trying to grow out of your gums, or are pushing into your other teeth.

[joycenalex]

i had all 4 of mine out at one time, 2 were impacted and i had no problems at all. the dentist started an iv line in my arm, count backwards from 100...99...98...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. i woke 2 hrs later, my brother took me to my moms' house for the week, but i didn't need all that time to mend. i ate soup, yogurt and soft stuff. the only problem was on the 3rd day, when the taste in my mouth was bad. otherwise i was fine and lived to tell the story. hope yours is as easy.

[Gone Doggin']

hey me too, i have the iv needle thingy put up the back of my hand....i only have 2 wisdom teeth though - both on the bottom, lol well they also said to count back from 100 and u'll fall asleep before u reach 90, ...i didn't count though, i told myself that i was gonna stay awake! haha i opened my eyes sooo wide and tried looking around the room, then....i woke up lol, it was all so weird, and i didnt' feel anything, and my hand was numb from the needle and i tried to move it around and it didn't hurt
After..all i had was soup, and sleep and more sleep
good luck on urs
hope it doesn't hurt

[captain]

My experience was IDENTICAL to joycenalex!!!

No pain, no swelling ............ just soft food - fingers crossed yours is the same!

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

Audrey, if all 4 of your wisdom teeth need to be removed, go ahead and get them all done at the same time. I had all 4 of mine taken out April 2002.

Don't mean to scare you, but they hurt like heck when it was all done! My face was blue and swolen like a chipmunk for a whole week. I was out of work that week and lived on Strawberry smoothies and water! When I wasn't on pain killer, the pain was too much. But those pain killer knocked me out. My oral surgeon said he didn't have to put me under but highly recomended it. I took it! Don't think I wanted to be awake for it.

On the other hand, my brother's girlfriend and many other people I know had their taken out and no problems with the. Guess it just depends on how your body handles pain and how fast you heal!!

[Kfamr]

My brother was in so much pain after getting his done. Just make sure you have someone put frozen peas on your cheeks [ the peas form to your face unlike regular ice pack] and pain meds.

Here's bro after getting his pulled [Nala isn't included!]:

[babolaypo65]

I had all four done at once. Two were impacted. The doctor suggested putting tea bags back there (instead of gauze). I got the sorta medicated kind from the health food store, they made me sleepy and calm.... I'm glad i used the tea bags, because when I would go to spit I wouldn't notice the other yucky colors, just tea. I wouldn't want to do it again, but it wasnt the worst experience I've had!

keep us posted

[Gone Doggin']

hey Kfamr does ur bro have a name? *wink* *wink* lol
jkjk

[Kfamr]

Yes, He also has a girlfriend who is a member of Pet Talk.