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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kosh on August 03, 2005, 11:40:12 pm
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I hate them. I really do. I went to the dentist today. I had 4 wisdom teeth that were impacted, so they needed to be removed. I also had a small cavity that needed to be filled.
So he first filled the cavity, that was no problem. Then they proceeded to remove the wisdom teeth. Originally I was supposed to have all 4 removed today. Unfortunatly, things did not proceed quite as planned. My teeth turned out to be deeply rooted, and so they did not come out easily. They removed the top two, but by the time they started working on the 3rd one, i could actually feel the pain of them removing it. They stopped, game me a local anestetic, and then tried again. The anestetic had no effect. They tried more. Still no effect. So, they decided to stitch it up and try again next week. For some reason I couldn't feel them stitching it up.
So now I am on vicodin for the pain. I am extremely tired right now. It is discouraging to know that in a week I will have to go through this crap again with the other 2 teeth.
I hate wisdom teeth, I really do.
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I'm still waiting on mine....... :nervous:
But about half of my baby teeth had to be pulled because they were deep rooted and Iv'e never had a cavity. :D
EDIT: actually I think I have room for my bottom ones to come in at least.
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My best friend just got her wisdom teeth out. She was puking from the meds and her face was all puffed out. I'm not looking forward to having that done to me.
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:D... Mine were painful when it was growing, but at least, I didn't need it removed :p
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I was blissfully unconcious for three of them; after the removal of the first it was decide it would be better for it to be done that way.
I was given some kind of liquid painkiller, don't know the name, and Vicoden if it got really bad. I took some Vicoden one night. I'm never using the stuff again. You get rather loopy, and you know you're loopy. It's very annoying.
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I still have all my wisdom teeth (which explains a lot about why I'm just so wise - and modest, to boot!). My dentist was wise as well - he pulled my 4 rear molars to make room for my wisdom teeth. See, look:
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Not everyone gets wisdom teeth, however. So I'm told anyway. They are supposed to arrive between 18-20. I'm nearly 21, no sign of them yet. Maybe I'll get a lucky break, touch wood.
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Carl had his wisdom teeth out. one of the holes left over from where the tooth used to be got infected because they accidently left something in, like a piece of tooth or something, so then i had to get that out too.
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I've got mine, and had no problems (except for that it hurt when they grew), so I don't have to "enjoy" having them pulled out (expecially since I really hate syringes, alot).
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I only have 2 wisdom teeth. I'm somewhat concerned over where the other 2 will decide to sprout.
Oh, and I still have a wisdom tooth sprouting through at 22-and-a-bit. 'twas quite sore last night, as a matter of fact.
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I had an impacted wisdom tooth problem a little while ago. Real nasty. Still a hole where it was.
It started growing partially under an existing tooth and so that had to be pulled too.
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Mine weren't painful. The first one was ripped off my steely bone with no repercussions whatsoever, the next one gave me a great chance to act like a terminally ill person - coughing blood in public is awesome.
The last two were removed by my country's adamant army, while my company mates were shooting and blowing **** up in rainstorms. Also, I got a very nice mix of painkillers and tranquilizers, and the final painkiller medicine was morphine, which I could freely inject into my cloggen veins.
The last 24 hours of my oh-so-magnificent WISDOM TEETH OPERATION were awesome, being high on morphine is really cool. I don't wonder how people get addicted to that stuff so quickly.
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Originally posted by Hunt Smacker
Not everyone gets wisdom teeth, however. So I'm told anyway. They are supposed to arrive between 18-20. I'm nearly 21, no sign of them yet. Maybe I'll get a lucky break, touch wood.
My Mother said that her Wisdom teeth didn't show until she was 27.....
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I had a rather good experience getting my wisdom teeth out; it didn't hurt much, I got codine, and when i got to high school the next day all the girls were like oh does it hurt bad. Attention from the opposite sex derived from sympathy is cool because you don't have to do anything to deserve it.
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I'm lucky I don't have to have mine removed, but this little bit of good fortune is made up for with bad dental genes. Not that they look bad, just hygeine that runs through the family. What is the purpose of wisdom teeth anyway?
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Originally posted by EtherShock
I'm lucky I don't have to have mine removed, but this little bit of good fortune is made up for with bad dental genes. Not that they look bad, just hygeine that runs through the family. What is the purpose of wisdom teeth anyway?
They are vestigial. The human jaw has gotten smaller over over the past 10,000+ years and most jaws cant fit them anymore.
How good your teeth are really does depend on genetics. I knew someone who never had a cavity, despite only brushing her teeth once every 4 days or so (and she was the daughter of a dentist oddly enough).
So far I have only had one cavity. Good thing I inherited my mothers teeth. :) Unfortunately, her wisdom teeth were pretty deeply rooted too. I guess it is a small price to pay for no cavities.
And nghtm1r is right, Vicodin does make you feel loopy. I can deal with that better than the pain. I guess because it does make you feel loopy makes it addictive.
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When my teeth were bad, the best thing for it was a bottle of beer. Still hurt, but I didn't sem to mind it as much. :doubt:
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i got mine out a month ago, it sucked not eating but damn do they give you great pills
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On my last visit to the dentist a couple months ago I learned I should have my wisdom teeth removed too. I guess it wasn't imperative which is a very good thing because a) my budget won't absorb the cost of the operation very well and b) I don't want to go through with the op anyway, doped up or not. I find the two circumstances compliment each other nicely. :lol:
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You have to pay?
Where are you?
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I had to go to a damn Dental Uni. :shaking:
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Originally posted by aldo_14
You have to pay?
Where are you?
Isn't he in the US? As with everything else, health, dental, etc are NOT coverred by the gov't. Hence why so many people here go without such treatment until it's too late.
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Unless you're a senator. They have an excellent health plan.
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They also don't have to pay into Social Security. (although they'll spend it all, bastards)
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Yep, had mine taken out last month. Those first few nights of sucking up jello and pudding and watching old war movies... now at least I respect older people more. :D
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I had one pulled... hey, I got some quality laughing gas time out of it. The rest of the experience wasn't too fun though.
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Appearently I am not able to tolerate Vicodin at all. It makes me nausous, even with food. :(
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Two years ago. Interesting epexeriance, having feelings ones teeth being cut out of one's mouth. Gause isn't the best tasting material either.
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I just had my last two wisdom teeth removed today. They reffered me to a dentist who can do a general anesthetic, so they put me to sleep while they removed the lower two. There was little choice, those teeth were so deeply rooted that Novocain (however it is spelled) couldn't numb it.
But, I am glad that this drama is finally over.
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Those dam Dentists. Always trying to cause pain and get more appointments. "Oh sorry, our pain killers are not working. Lets keep going!"
My wisdom teath didnt come up but one of my bottem ones, is like 1\2 through. Its point is like right under the skin so at tiems when i chew and **** it herts but it never comes up. Wtf..!:!:!
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Those dam Dentists. Always trying to cause pain and get more appointments. "Oh sorry, our pain killers are not working. Lets keep going!"
That's total non-sense. They can't "try to cause pain" because it violates their Hippocratic Oath.
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Good job. You've exposed Charismatic for the phony liar he is.
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Some do try to get more money out of you. Mine keeps bugging me about some cosmetic work. I think I'm going to find a new dentist.
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My wisdom teeth were causing too much pain so I had them extracted. All four of them gone one the same day and I didn't pay a penny for the surgery. My dental plan covered everything.
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Originally posted by Kosh
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I just had my last two wisdom teeth removed today. They reffered me to a dentist who can do a general anesthetic, so they put me to sleep while they removed the lower two. There was little choice, those teeth were so deeply rooted that Novocain (however it is spelled) couldn't numb it.
But, I am glad that this drama is finally over.
[color=66ff00]I had one pulled under a gen. anesthetic. It was somewhat humourous actually as the dentist asked me to count backwards from 5 when he inserted the needle. All I remember was 5, 4, ...
I woke up in my uncle's car some time later none the worse for wear. Strange thing is that I had to get down a flight of stairs to the car. I have no recollection of that though. :nervous:
Regarding Kosh and Ford's points in relation to Charasmatic's:
Taking the oath and actually keeping it are two different things. Dentistry is not the occupation of saints, I'm sure there are more than a few unscrupulous types in the business. I'm pretty sure Ford was being sarcastic though. :)
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Originally posted by Charismatic
My wisdom teath didnt come up but one of my bottem ones, is like 1\2 through. Its point is like right under the skin so at tiems when i chew and **** it herts but it never comes up. Wtf..!:!:!
Maybe you're not sufficiently wise yet?
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My wisdom teeth were not that bad. They were impacted but I had them all taken out after my 19th birthday. I was under for the whole thing so I don't really remember any pain (we had them cut out from X-ray results rather than pain, as there wasn't room for them) but I was feeling well enough that night to go to a basketball game and a concert.
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Originally posted by Maeglamor
[color=66ff00]I had one pulled under a gen. anesthetic. It was somewhat humourous actually as the dentist asked me to count backwards from 5 when he inserted the needle. All I remember was 5, 4, ...
I woke up in my uncle's car some time later none the worse for wear. Strange thing is that I had to get down a flight of stairs to the car. I have no recollection of that though. :nervous:
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haha i had the same situation, That anesthetic gets to work fast boy, I was mid conversation when I passed out
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I had a dream about care bears last time I had a general anesthetic.
I was, admittedly, a fair bit younger then.
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Not me. I remember part of what happened during surgery. It was freaky.
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Originally posted by aldo_14
I had a dream about care bears last time I had a general anesthetic.
I was, admittedly, a fair bit younger then.
last week ? :p
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Did they use laughing gas on you guys or something else?
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Nah they put an IV in my hand and knocked me out
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:nod: I think that's the way it should be done. Laughing gas has been misused too much.
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For three of my wisdom teeth, I was knocked out for (Lady says, "Imagine a nice beach", then I wake up with my mouth numb. It's weird how you can actually feel the slight burning sensation of the anesthetic traveling up your arm). First thing I did after I woke up was stand up and then fall back down XD.
My three teeth were still mostly underneath the gums. No complications besides not being able to eat much solid food for a couple of days.
The pain wasn't even enough to require Tylenol much less the uber-pain-killers they prescribed for me. I suppose I was lucky in that the specialist was skilled and my situation wasn't particularly hard to deal with.
For my last one, since it was completely out already (and functional), my dentist just shot the area with novocain or something and then took a grip on my face and pulled it out. Wasn't terrible, nor was it terribly pleasant.