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Wisdom teeth removal
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Can anyone talk to me about their experiences? Pain, healing, aftercare, that sort of thing.
Going to bite the bullet and get it done privately (partly waiting times and partly I want to be knocked out). My teeth have moved in the last week (same time that my bottom right wisdom tooth popped up further) and the dentist I saw today tried to convince me that the two events had absolutely nothing to do with one another and that, "The idea of teeth being moved by wisdom teeth coming in is a bit of an urban legend." I wasn't convinced. Not to mention that damage has been caused to a tooth in front of the bottom left one thanks to impaction.
Any responses appreciated
Going to bite the bullet and get it done privately (partly waiting times and partly I want to be knocked out). My teeth have moved in the last week (same time that my bottom right wisdom tooth popped up further) and the dentist I saw today tried to convince me that the two events had absolutely nothing to do with one another and that, "The idea of teeth being moved by wisdom teeth coming in is a bit of an urban legend." I wasn't convinced. Not to mention that damage has been caused to a tooth in front of the bottom left one thanks to impaction.
Any responses appreciated
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And now my teeth have shifted and I have a gap inbetween two incisors and I look like a doof
On the other hand everybody I spoke to who had theirs done at that time never encountered any problems and it was all a breeze. Pain/swelling/bleeding all gone after a day or two. One woman at work who never had hers removed had one taken out the other day as it got chipped. She was back in work the next day eating and you'd nver guess anything had been done.
If you are having one removed at once it will be a bit painful and uncomfortable to eat, but it's bearable really, but might need a day or two off who. In a week you should be a-ok. Painful is a strong word. I'm sure you endured greater pains and the most is already over after 2-3 days.
If you are just removing one I would advise against general anesthetics. It takes much longer (removing one with just local anaesthesia is a thing of 10-20 minutes) and you need to be in hospital (at least so I think. You need to be intubated etc.).
And as a helpful hint, instead of guaze to soak up all the blood after, use tea bags. They soak up much more and taste better.
Lol, how terrible that the first two people to reply had horror stories!
I'm planning on getting at least 2 taken out, they're the ones causing me problems. I can't remember what she said about the upper molars but I'll see what happens when I get another opinion. I'd go for a general whatever the options. I'm young, fit and healthy, the risks of a general to me are quite low and the benefit I'd get from being knocked out is greater than the risks.
I think in a way hearing the worst of it helps me to weigh everything up. Timing of two in a row is a bit unfortunate but that's life
The regular wisdom teeth removal is a routine and the drawbacks of an general anaesthesia are most probably greater than the benefits. It's really no biggie.
Yeah I know, but I have reasons for not wanting to have it done under a local and I know enough about what a GA entails.
very well, if there are personal reasons behind it, as long as you know all pros and cons.
I had one removed in the ordination and I sweated blood. He had to saw the tooth to dust to get it out. Suffered for a week and had then 3 more under general removed and suffered 2-3 more weeks
Do you have to pay for your general anaesthesia? And what are your personal reasons, if you don't mind asking.
Yep, if I'm paying privately then there's added cost because of paying for the anaesthetist, theatre time etc.
No, I don't mind. I've had 4 adult teeth (and 2 milk ones) removed before under a local, I found the experience unpleasant enough for me to avoid going back to the dentist for about 3 years - and that was a simple, straightforward procedure with no complications. I've had several generals before, reacted and recovered well with them, and I think in terms of co-operating with the surgeon, it would be better for all parties involved if I had no part to play in terms of having to sit still, not panicking etc.
My boyfriend was talking to me about his experiences yesterday, and he said, "Don't worry, you're awake, you won't feel pain, only pressure and tugging," and bless him, although he was trying to help, inside; the memories came back and it made my stomach turn.
Bottom line: I'm a big baby
my worst experience was, when I had a milk tooth, which wouldn't come out. He was really firm (so not waggling), even tho the adult tooth came out below it. (had this problem with many milk teeth and lost them very late). I went to a dentist (I never visited her a second time I might add), who took this giant plumbing tongs, grabbed the tooth and just ripped it out. It made this horrible ripping sound, and in every horror movie where someone is tortured on his teeth I can't help but squirm.
I had a great experience. I was seen within 48 hours and operated on within a week. The hospital was fantastic, my surgeon could have been more comforting (he looked at my xrays and said 'yeah, you do NOT want to be awake for this'), but he did a great job, was pleasant and professional and incidentally the exact same guy who would have seen me on the NHS in Leeds a year and a half later.
I had one simple extraction and one complicated one. The top tooth just popped out. For the bottom one he said they had to dislocate my jaw, make a 3 inch incision, shatter the bugger and pick it out in pieces (he was right, I didn't want to be awake for it). I had no pain at all for the first 12 hours or so, cause they'd given me pain relief, and even when it kicked in, it was totally bearable. They gave me 400mg ibuprofen to take, but after the first day I halved the strength and still barely had any pain. I had quite a lot of swelling in the bottom jaw (none in the top), but nothing a bag of peas and a week in the house/hiding my face didn't sort out.
I may be a bit biased because I was in so much pain with my teeth before I had it done that I'd have pulled them out myself with pliers if they weren't buried in my gum, but I had a fab experience and wouldn't hesitate to do the same thing again with the one they left in :thumb:
I think I can wait a little longer for supper now :sour:
Thanks for your reply, Olive, that reassured me loads. Hell, getting them done with a local on the NHS seems like pulling teeth (bo-bom chhhhh..)
Oh, and stock up on soft foods. I don't know if it was just because of the dislocation, but my jaw was so stiff that i couldn't open it wider than about half an inch for nearly 2 weeks, so even though I wasn't really in pain, eating was really difficult. I sucked down a lot of soup, mash and gravy!
Me too, much as I hold a torch for the beloved NHS, if I could afford it for everything, I would (not for the staff, as you mentioned, it's the same people, but for everything else). I'll be digging into some savings for this, but it's something I'm prepared to 'invest' in to remain sane. Boyfriend gets private healthcare with his work :grump:
I have a pack of straws leftover from when I had a coldsore and sipping water was painful/difficult, will put them to use again. :thumb:
Oh shit. Never did anything teeth related on my rotations (not expected to know anything from that part of the body either) so that lets me off
You get the no traumatic memory part with better recovery and cheaper if you're going private. Doing wisdom teeth under GA is sub optimal, the anaethetist and the dentist want the same bits of patient.
Also, even if you think your wisdom teeth coming through has moved your other teeth, having them out will pooving the lot.tentially cause much more significant movement as the wisdom tooth and root have been there for years holiding the current position of your other teeth. Them breaking the gum surface is like a drop in the ocean to your other teeth vs rem
Will def think about it. In all honesty though, even with the risks I think I'd still want to be knocked out. RA I could just about deal with, but with any kind of sedation, I tend to be more cautious as I've seen enough of it when I worked at Stopes.
Yeah, I was thinking about that last night. Will just have to see what they say when I have the initial appointment.
ETA: Just as I posted this one of my teeth started hurting
hope this helps x