The Wisdom Teeth Thead

[chazraps]

How many of you had your wisdom teeth removed? How long were you out of commission? How soon could you talk/work again? Did you get all four removed at once? Did somebody take you home after the surgery?

Please, tell all.

[DragonMasterP]

Had mine taken out a couple months ago. Had constant headaches and stomachaches for a week, could still talk and move and stuff, just felt disoriented.

[Display Name]

Had all 4 removed at the same time when I was 18,without getting put under.Don't remember being out for long,but remember it bleeding like a mother that first day.

[Wolf Hurricane]

I haven't had it done, and from the looks of it (knock on wood) I may never have to. My brother did though; he was pretty much bedridden for a good week. He was about eighteen, though.

[twiggy101]

I got two of mine taken out when I was 17. I found the procedure rather pleasant because I was high on laughing gas. I thought it was cool hearing my teeth break. My mouth was so bloody after the surgery. I didn't miss school because I was on holiday.

[The Ichi]

Had two out in 2010. Maybe I'm a fast healer but I was only sore for a few days. It's kind of scary having teeth yanked out and not feeling it though (I wasn't even asked if I wanted to be gassed).

[Free Hat]

As far as I can tell, mine all grew in properly. I visit a dentist twice a year, and he's never suggested removal, so I think I'm fine.

[Shy Guy]

had all four taken out about two years ago. talking never stops me, so i was talking right after the surgery (and drooling all over the place, but whatevs). had the week off school, so didn't have to worry about any of that.

also, had my mom walk me to the car\drive me home after the procedure. brother was nice enough to hook up the wii in my room, and i played it all week.

[Deleted]

Had them removed in the late '80s, in my early teens. I remember 3 things from the experience:

1) For some reason, I asked to go to Toys R Us after the procedure...
2) The dentist moved out of state like a week later, so there was never a follow-up...shady...
3) I slept on the fold out couch bed that night, parents didn't really want me dealing with the stairs, I think.....and there was NOTHING good on TV that night.

[woowoowoox]

I have all four of mine coming in right now. They don't hurt at all so maybe I'll get lucky.

[Jiren]

I've had my Bottom left one removed last week.

The procedure was nice and quick and the heling process was no trouble

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

I had all 4 taken out right before I lost dental insurance.They weren't even bothering me,just better safe(and cheaper)the sorry.

[theryno665]

Jan 11, 2013 18:13:44 GMT -5 woowoowoox said:

I have all four of mine coming in right now. They don't hurt at all so maybe I'll get lucky.

I did. All four of mine came in with little to no pain. Never had to get them removed.

However, my sister did. I don't remember how many she got removed, if it was all 4 at once, but it happened the day after she got into a car accident. Between those two things, she was laid out for like 2 weeks.

[Bo Rida]

I actually had four other teeth out to make room my wisdom teeth, three of which have come through the other has been stuck half way for about 5 years, as it hasn't given me much bother I think it must be waiting for me to gain that final bit of wisdom.

[bibboid]

I had to have all four removed when i was in my early twenties. The top two were growing sideways toward my cheeks and the bottom two pointed forward and shoved my bottom teeth around. The roots of the bottom ones were wrapped around the nerve in my lower jaw so the surgeon took them out two at a time. Both times, my mom drove me to the doctors. They took out the first two, waited two weeks and then took out the other two. I don't remember any problems. I didn't even use all the pain pills the doctor prescribed.

[Doctor Of Style]

I had all 4 taken out at once when I was a teenager, my cheeks swelled up like a hamster and I couldn't eat solid food for a few days. On the third day I just said f*** it and ate a sub sandwich that was painful but delicious.

[Tyfo]

Had all 4 taken out at once, didn't get put under, just numbed/gassed like they would do with a filling or something like that. It was fun listening to the snap, crackle, pop!

I wasn't in much pain, it just bleed a lot at first and had to change the gauze a few times. But I was doing normal stuff that same day. Hell, I even did my podcast later that night, which a few people on here can attest to!

[Throwback]

All 4 removed. Don't remember a thing from the point they turned the gas on until the next morning. Apparently while I was out of it, I tried to fight the nurse, tried to convince my mom I was good to drive home, called a friend when I got home and told him that hanging out on my deck was better than any concert he was planing on going to. Then I woke up the next morning on my deck with blood running down my chin and my friend tapping me awake with his foot. I don't remember any of it. But other than watching what I ate, I was bright as a daisy after that first day.

[chazraps]

Did they let any of you keep your teeth?

[nm]

i read all of the horror stories that seem to come up with wisdom teeth before i had to get them out in 2010 and was real worried about it.

went there got put under, woke up and felt like a million bucks from the drugs, went home and had zero complications. they gave me like 50 gauze pads for blood and i didn't have to use one of them. just drank shakes for a day and that was it.