Wisdom teeth

[Buck]

I have all four of my wisdom teeth.
What is the purpose of having them pulled if they are not impacted?

 

[kokane_muthashed]

Get the gas or knocked out, whatever. Make sure your ride video tapes your come-down.



Beware of unicorns.

I prefer this one:

Thought about posting that one too.

Lil' Ryan Sonner in the back seat of the car: "Is this real life?"

 

[JackReacher]

I have all four of my wisdom teeth.
What is the purpose of having them pulled if they are not impacted?

The way it was explained to me, there's a little space between my bottom two and the jawbone or whatever, and there's a 100 percent chance that bacteria will eventually build up in there to the point where it's going to hurt like hell. So...better to just yank them now and get it over with. I couldn't argue with that. Fortunately, they're not impacted and they all came in straight as an arrow.

80-20 N20.

 

[Buck]

I guess that would explain it.
I always wonder about wisdom teeth because I had a dentist lie to me about it when I was younger.
The wisdom teeth were coming in, and there was some pain and swelling. I was home visiting from college, so I went to see the dentist.
He said they were impacted and had to be removed. He tried to schedule a surgery immediately, but I put it off and went back to school.
Long story short: They were not impacted. I was experiencing the normal discomfort associated with healthy wisdom teeth.
They came in fine and I still have all of them. I never went back to that lying dentist the rest of the time I lived in NJ.

 

[Dyno]

Another reason to get them out is if they are crowding or shifting your other teeth.

 

[Gomer]

Like Smash, I'm terrified of needles. To the point where I started to have fainting episodes and then, later on as a child, seizures.

When I went to get my wisdom teeth out I was in first year college. I was not offered the gas, and as soon as they put the needle in my mouth to freeze the area I passed out and went into seizures.

Woke up, apologized, my mouth was frozen by that point and believe it or not, the actual procedure wasn't so bad. Yes, there's some weird grinding involved but as long as your wisdom teeth are normal, it's actually quite routine. Well, aside from all the rinsing and gauze you have to do afterwards of course.

Enjoy!

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Get a local unless your specialist highly recommends otherwise. Going under is just one more potential complication.

I had one out almost two years ago. Did the local, though I loathe needles, and it was done in about 30 minutes, including time for the Novacaine to take full effect. Ate that night, didn't go through too much gauze and didn't need the pills prescribed in case of trouble.

 

[canucklehead]

Had mine done during Christmas break during my university years.
Got knocked out, woke up and puked all over recovery and the doctor advised my folks to leave me in the hospital for the night and come back in the morning. (We were from out of town).
My parents went to a Jets/Maple Leafs game that night while I slept it off. The only reason my dad agreed to go to the game was because he was a Darryl Sittler fan.
I was put in a room with a bunch of old fellows and the man next to me spent the night causing **** with the nurses. I read his obituary in the paper a few days later.
The end.

 

[Roscablo]

Do NOT get knocked out if they're not impacted. It's as routine as can be. I was up and out that night. DO get knocked out if the sound of grinding and crunching coming from inside your skull will freak you out much.

That's the thing. They're not impacted.

If they're not impacted I wouldn't go under. It took all of 90 seconds to get all four of mine out about five years ago. I also had the debate whether or not to get knocked out and after talking to the dentist figured I'd just stay awake. There were a couple of solid pulls, but it was pain free. As fast as it went I'm glad I went that route. Would have sucked to spend the time going under and then coming to for as long as it took having them removed. Ask your dentist or oral surgeon how difficult he thinks the procedure will be.

 

[ifilus]

I'd advise going with the nitrous and the local.
I did it that way and it was easy.

Why risk the general for such a minor procedure?

Risks:

Although the risk of serious complications from general anesthesia are low, they can include heart attack, stroke, brain damage, and death. The risk of complications depends in part on the patient's age, sex, weight, allergies, general health, and history of smoking, alcohol or drug use.

The overall risk of mortality from general anesthesia is difficult to evaluate, because so many different factors are involved, ranging from the patient's overall health and the circumstances preceding surgery to the type of procedure and the skill of the physicians involved. The risk appears to be somewhere between 1:1,000 and 1:100,000, with infants younger than age one and patients older than 70 being at greater risk.

http://www.answers.com/topic/general-anaesthesia

 

[EagleMorph]

I've had a lot of work done on my mouth, including my wisdom teeth, so I've been through just about every form of pain management. Localized injections, gas, knocked out...

I did not have any impacted wisdom teeth, but I have a small jaw/mouth, so they had to come out. Because of the size of my mouth and my experience with past procedures, where I was awake and had injections, I asked to be knocked out.

Best decision ever. Got to sleep, didn't have to worry about the sounds (which, believe me, you'll hear well over your IPod), and was able to move on from there.

 

[Monday Morning Sportswriter]

I'm all for just manning up and getting in and out.

And then I realized that if you're getting four out at a time, that's a whole lot of needles. Including the ones in the roof of the mouth. Three shots per tooth, as I remember it. Of course, I got them out one at a time.

 

[Smash Williams]

Does knocking out really mean a full general? I took it to mean Valium or some other sedating/memory-loss causing drug. I didn't think they did general anesthesia for wisdom teeth unless there were serious problems.

 

[JackReacher]

Does knocking out really mean a full general? I took it to mean Valium or some other sedating/memory-loss causing drug. I didn't think they did general anesthesia for wisdom teeth unless there were serious problems.

The full deal, yes.

 

[Wenders]

Does knocking out really mean a full general? I took it to mean Valium or some other sedating/memory-loss causing drug. I didn't think they did general anesthesia for wisdom teeth unless there were serious problems.

Yeah, they gave me an IV and I was down for the count. It felt great - a 45-minute deep nap and I didn't have to hear any noises. I'm fairly sure if I wasn't knocked out, they would have had to hold me down.

 

[Iron_chet]

I don't think anyone should get a general anasthetic unless absolutely neccessary. It is hard on your system and generally not that great for you (that being said neither is red meat and I love that!)

I worked as an operating room orderly on and off for 4 years while travelling and going to school where I quicly learned not all doctors, anaesthatists included, are created equal.

 

[pride of pleasantville]

I got knocked out, but three of mine were impacted. I've posted the story elsewhere, but apparently I was crying in the waiting room, wandering aimlessly, and being ... well, the crazy girl on the knockout juice.

What I remember: Waking up after the procedure, thanking the girl at the front desk and saying "My friend's out there, does he have to come in or can you just trust me? I have no keys" and then walking out.

That knockout juice is the real ****.

When I was really little like 4 I had a surgery on my ears they knocked me out and I was crazy. I do not remember at all but I was supposedly trying to bite the doctor, and was throwing stuff.

 

[Football_Bat]

Full surgery for mine, or at least it seemed like it. Luckily it was all at Uncle Sugar's expense.

 

[JackReacher]

So yeah, it's a done deal. Wasn't nearly as simple as the doctor originally said, but it was still relatively pain-free. First one popped out in like 20 seconds, maybe less. Cake. Second one was a little *******; took about 8-10 minutes. Third and final one was a *******, too; took maybe 5-7 minutes.

Very little actual pain, but my comfort level was at about a 3 all the way through. Lots and lots of pressure; the doctor pushing and pulling on these damn things until they popped loose.

But it's over, and I'm glad I went with the local instead of getting knocked out. Felt great after the procedure. Left, got some money painkillers and have been icing my face and removing/replacing gause for the last couple hours. I can see why so many people are addicted to painkillers.

Shouldn't be much swelling as long as I do the ice 20 min on, 20 min off today and tomorrow. Lots of pudding, mashed potatoes and sketti O's in my future this weekend.

Back to work Tuesday.

 

[93Devil]

Oh really. What kind? Codeine, Vicodin, Percoset, Etanol, Oxicotin, Palidone.