I'm getting 2 Wisdom teeth removed either Friday or Monday. I hear doing so as an adult can be a more painful experience. Anyone gone through this in their late 20's or later?
They could take your entire jaw and you wouldn't care.
I had 4 out in one shot. No big deal. A little achy for a couple of days. Really, the worst of it was waiting for the stitches to dissolve. Uncomfortable and annoying.
around 19 I believe. Didn't even need the pain killers. Everyone is different though but its really nothing more than being really sore in my experience. Eating no solids for 5 days or whatever it was was a bigger pain in the ass.
Got 4 removed at the same time without being knocked out.
Ho-lee-shit. One of the worst experiences of my life. Apparently I have deep roots and it made pulling the teeth so much harder. He had to crack each one of them.
Worst part for me was the pure barbaric concept of this guy literally having to hanker down, use all his strength, and rip something out of my body.
"Silver lining," if there is one, is right now I'm in god awful pain as I have a cavity in one of the two teeth. It's absolutely awful. So my hope is that even if there is pain, it'll still be an improvement.
But trying to put off as long as possible. Although I have plenty of room in my mouth, the issue is that because of the way my teeth are eventually they will get cavities because of how deep some of the grooves are that it is impossible for dental equipment to get everything.
"Silver lining," if there is one, is right now I'm in god awful pain as I have a cavity in one of the two teeth. It's absolutely awful. So my hope is that even if there is pain, it'll still be an improvement.
It should because there will be no more nerve. Your pain will be soreness and not stabbing, shocking pain you get from a bad cavity.
"Silver lining," if there is one, is right now I'm in god awful pain as I have a cavity in one of the two teeth. It's absolutely awful. So my hope is that even if there is pain, it'll still be an improvement.
It should because there will be no more nerve. Your pain will be soreness and not stabbing, shocking pain you get from a bad cavity.
Understood, but if you can find a way to swing it, I would recommend all at once. If you only get two out, you will not want to go through it again. As others have mentioned, ask for tons of Novocain and get gassed.
Getting gassed will still potentially result in your feeling like complete garbage when you wake up from the surgery and possibly nauseated. The last thing you're going to want to do is puke with all of that gauze and stitches.
It's not for everyone, but I'd look into going the intravenous route. You'll be "awake" but as crazy as the sounds, won't care when you hear your teeth cracking and getting pulled out of you jaw. It was pretty surreal actually and I was in and out of sleep during the whole process.
Plus, I felt fine afterwards. A few 800MG motrin's for a few days should suffice, but I'm sure the doc will give you some perocet or Vicodin if the pain gets really bad. Do yourself a favor (and this isn't an anti-drug PSA) but do not take the stronger meds unless you really, really need it.
FWIW - I had veneers put in last summer (35 at the time) 10 top, 10 bottom. The procedure was just done with novacane, took 3.5 hours and was 100x worse than getting my wisdom teeth out. When they pulled off the temps to put on the permanent ones I literally blacked out from the pain. 20 exposed nerves at once. Bad times.
Mine were pretty impacted and had to be broken up into pieces to get them out. Bled like crazy for several days and hurt like hell for a few more after that.
The thought of it is kind of gross. But I did not find the pain that bad afterwards. Nothing that some pain meds couldn't cure. Gums also heal very fast.
The anticipation of it is anxiety producing. But the actual procedure and recovery is not that bad.
Just get through it and you will be glad it is over.
Getting gassed will still potentially result in your feeling like complete garbage when you wake up from the surgery and possibly nauseated. The last thing you're going to want to do is puke with all of that gauze and stitches.
wait, what? Nitrous has NO after effects. 10 minutes after, I was clear headed as when I walked in.
I have a fear of aenesthesia and am afraid of being put under. Had to do a little searching for an oral surgeon that would do it while I was awake, the first few said they wouldn't do it. I had all 4 done at once and honestly, it wasn't bad. I was looped from the nitrous and had my ipod, I may have well been on another planet. The whole thing just didn't bother me, even though the roots were big and a few times my head was being torqued pretty hard. Really, the worst part was the needle. He hit a spot on the roof of my mouth that was sore to the touch for a solid 6 weeks afterward. Other than that though, it was a pretty easy experience. I think the nitrous made all the difference. I didn't have that awful post-anesthesia feeling, and I just didn't care while they were doing it.
Trick is don't suck like you would a regular straw.
Got to put the straw to the back of your mouth. Hold it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue and then swallow. At least it worked for me, I was barely able to open mouth after having all 4 out.
You're probably too old to get hooked so take a bunch and fire up the idiot box. I'd also ask for xanix to take on the way in, I can't even get a filing without that stuff. I'm the biggest wuss ever when it comes to the dentist. Biggest wuss ever. No idea how people managed in olde times. Good luck man. Good luck!
Just got out of the dentist chair 2 hrs ago. Had 3 out all in a row (not wisdom), novocaine starting to wear off. Oxycodone and I will become buds. Actual extraction not that bad. Doesn't hurt, but the sound... Go for the nitrous too.
my son had deep roots and had a lot of pain. they have Novocain type patches that they put directly on the wounded area and it numbs the pain for a couple of days. worked wonders for my son's pain.
I didn't go the anesthesia route, either.. they just gave me the gas and it felt like the process lasted 15 seconds. I vaguely remembered the crunching and cracking sounds of them yanking them out but couldn't feel a thing and was way too loopy to react to it.
By the time I walked out, I felt totally normal aside from the blood-soaked gauze in my mouth.
and when you wake, you will be somewhat delusional. You may wake up thinking the Islanders are in the playoffs, but they aren't. You may wake up thinking that the Islanders didn't have an extremely disappointing season this year, but that's not true. The Islanders were not good and they were very disappointing and just to be clear....they are NOT in the playoffs.
Worst part for me was the pure barbaric concept of this guy literally having to hanker down, use all his strength, and rip something out of my body.
Hope your experience is better!!
I recall the same. For me, after the novicane was administered, there was little to no pain. But i recall being amazed at the amount of force being used, as well as crunching and cracking sounds, while simultaneously being numb. The whole thing just seemed wrong and I knew my entire jaw would be sore for a week after.
You said a while back you've never had a prescription in your lifetime?
You gonna break that streak? Get 5-10 of the goodies they might offer?
Anyway, I'm around your age and still have mine, but fear they may need to come out (discomfort for 2 weeks, every 8-10 months past 5/6 years)
I'm so scared to just get it done with.
Ha, I actually broke the streak a month ago. It comes in bunches. Got an adderall prescription in March after years of staring into space at school and work, and now yeah, got a little Codeine which is finally kicking in a little.
and when you wake, you will be somewhat delusional. You may wake up thinking the Islanders are in the playoffs, but they aren't. You may wake up thinking that the Islanders didn't have an extremely disappointing season this year, but that's not true. The Islanders were not good and they were very disappointing and just to be clear....they are NOT in the playoffs.
Hate to say it Danny, but that's the experience I've had. I finally bit the bullet, pun intended, this time because I had a cavity in the bad tooth, too. On top of that there was one of those infected cysts next to the tooth. That was a lovely $285 out-of-pocket.
Got 4 removed at the same time without being knocked out.
Ho-lee-shit. One of the worst experiences of my life. Apparently I have deep roots and it made pulling the teeth so much harder. He had to crack each one of them.
Worst part for me was the pure barbaric concept of this guy literally having to hanker down, use all his strength, and rip something out of my body.
Hope your experience is better!!
That was how it went for me too when I got my first two removed-- top and bottom left side with the bottom one being a real bitch. Few years later did the right side and it was a little better. In both cases one of them was impacted. Not cool.
I had 4 out in one shot. No big deal. A little achy for a couple of days. Really, the worst of it was waiting for the stitches to dissolve. Uncomfortable and annoying.
Ho-lee-shit. One of the worst experiences of my life. Apparently I have deep roots and it made pulling the teeth so much harder. He had to crack each one of them.
Worst part for me was the pure barbaric concept of this guy literally having to hanker down, use all his strength, and rip something out of my body.
Hope your experience is better!!
Please don't smoke if you are a smoker. You will get a dry socket and be miserable
Ask the oral surgeon about possible parasthesia if the roots are near the nerve
Lots of ice and anti inflammatory meds. Percocet if necessary
Eat and drink. Do not take meds on empty stomach
Great excuse to eat nothing but ice cream for days on end
I'm broke.
It should because there will be no more nerve. Your pain will be soreness and not stabbing, shocking pain you get from a bad cavity.
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"Silver lining," if there is one, is right now I'm in god awful pain as I have a cavity in one of the two teeth. It's absolutely awful. So my hope is that even if there is pain, it'll still be an improvement.
It should because there will be no more nerve. Your pain will be soreness and not stabbing, shocking pain you get from a bad cavity.
That's somewhat comforting then.
Thank you.
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I'm broke.
Understood, but if you can find a way to swing it, I would recommend all at once. If you only get two out, you will not want to go through it again. As others have mentioned, ask for tons of Novocain and get gassed.
It's not for everyone, but I'd look into going the intravenous route. You'll be "awake" but as crazy as the sounds, won't care when you hear your teeth cracking and getting pulled out of you jaw. It was pretty surreal actually and I was in and out of sleep during the whole process.
Plus, I felt fine afterwards. A few 800MG motrin's for a few days should suffice, but I'm sure the doc will give you some perocet or Vicodin if the pain gets really bad. Do yourself a favor (and this isn't an anti-drug PSA) but do not take the stronger meds unless you really, really need it.
FWIW - I had veneers put in last summer (35 at the time) 10 top, 10 bottom. The procedure was just done with novacane, took 3.5 hours and was 100x worse than getting my wisdom teeth out. When they pulled off the temps to put on the permanent ones I literally blacked out from the pain. 20 exposed nerves at once. Bad times.
Anyway, there's my two pennies. Good luck!
the bottom left of my mouth is still numb... it tingles when touched, or when i scrape my teeth or tongue against it
it's improved a little, but still sucks there's a long-term effect
YMMV obviously, my regular dentist mentioned that the surgeon probably damaged a nerve
this is useful for shooting streams of water to clean the wounds after eating
Best of luck!
The anticipation of it is anxiety producing. But the actual procedure and recovery is not that bad.
Just get through it and you will be glad it is over.
It's not that bad, though.
Funny bit about telling 2 wisdom tooth stories. Something to watch and occupy your downtime.
Brian Regan - 2 Wisdom teeth - ( New Window )
Funny bit about telling 2 wisdom tooth stories. Something to watch and occupy your downtime. Brian Regan - 2 Wisdom teeth - ( New Window )
my surgeon specifically said not to use straws the first couple of days
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And keep changing the gauze.
Funny bit about telling 2 wisdom tooth stories. Something to watch and occupy your downtime. Brian Regan - 2 Wisdom teeth - ( New Window )
my surgeon specifically said not to use straws the first couple of days
I'm hearing no straws, as well.
Please don't smoke if you are a smoker. You will get a dry socket and be miserable
Ask the oral surgeon about possible parasthesia if the roots are near the nerve
Lots of ice and anti inflammatory meds. Percocet if necessary
Eat and drink. Do not take meds on empty stomach
Amen to that. I made that mistake too. Worse than getting them pulled.
Just eat mashed potatoes, ice cream, and smoothies by spoon.
By the time I walked out, I felt totally normal aside from the blood-soaked gauze in my mouth.
You gonna break that streak? Get 5-10 of the goodies they might offer?
Anyway, I'm around your age and still have mine, but fear they may need to come out (discomfort for 2 weeks, every 8-10 months past 5/6 years)
I'm so scared to just get it done with.
Or even pot..
Worst part for me was the pure barbaric concept of this guy literally having to hanker down, use all his strength, and rip something out of my body.
Hope your experience is better!!
I recall the same. For me, after the novicane was administered, there was little to no pain. But i recall being amazed at the amount of force being used, as well as crunching and cracking sounds, while simultaneously being numb. The whole thing just seemed wrong and I knew my entire jaw would be sore for a week after.
So not painful but certainly uncomfortable.
You gonna break that streak? Get 5-10 of the goodies they might offer?
Anyway, I'm around your age and still have mine, but fear they may need to come out (discomfort for 2 weeks, every 8-10 months past 5/6 years)
I'm so scared to just get it done with.
Ha, I actually broke the streak a month ago. It comes in bunches. Got an adderall prescription in March after years of staring into space at school and work, and now yeah, got a little Codeine which is finally kicking in a little.
94 points isn't "not good"
But... yeah :(
I was wondering about this. I have a birthday party tomorrow and they say you can't drink for 24 hours... it'll be 26 hours at that point. Bottoms up.
As soon as you get home; chase it with some Scotch. Damn the torpedos!
Ho-lee-shit. One of the worst experiences of my life. Apparently I have deep roots and it made pulling the teeth so much harder. He had to crack each one of them.
Worst part for me was the pure barbaric concept of this guy literally having to hanker down, use all his strength, and rip something out of my body.
Hope your experience is better!!
That was how it went for me too when I got my first two removed-- top and bottom left side with the bottom one being a real bitch. Few years later did the right side and it was a little better. In both cases one of them was impacted. Not cool.