Wisdom teeth removal

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My teenage son got his wisdom teeth removed this morning. Sucks to be him.

But last week I was talking to some coworkers about it and there was a wild story.

To preface this story my coworker said his mother was a single mom of four boys, so she did the best she could.

He said that he was not knocked out for it, but he said that he miserable. He said that night his mother went to McDonald’s and bought everyone dinner. He got a quarter pounder and his mother threw it into the blender.

I asked if he ate it and he said he took a spoonful and it was so awful that he didn’t eat any more of it.

My story was rather routine. Hurt for a week or so and had to be really gentle eating. But otherwise nothing remarkable.

Anyone else have a wild wisdom teeth removal story I can share with my son?
 
#2
I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed at one time/visit by the oral surgeon when I was 16-17 y/o. He numbed me up pretty good but was not asleep by any means, and kept the meds coming since the roots for all 4 wisdom teeth were wrapped around my jaw bones (for lack of a better term and that's how he described). It took longer than he thought it would since a root tip broke off on 3 out of the 4, so he had to go "fishing" for the small broken tips to avoid infections, etc. The one tooth that did not break off a tip was the hardest to remove he said.

No pain meds for the aftermath, he told me to stop and get a 6 pack or 2, and don't drive after I started the pain prevention process. LOL. Mom was a bit upset with the oral surgeon for his "pain meds", especially when I got home with the beer.
 
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Had all 4 removed in the early 80's. Watching the local news the next morning, saw my oral surgeon being led out of his office in handcuffs by
the US Marshall's Office. Time of his arrest was about 30 minutes after my surgery. He was charged with murder for hire of Sam Garrison, who defended Nixon during the impeachment hearings.
Fun times 😂

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I had all 4 removed in 2020 when I was 45 years old. For years my dentists had lied saying they fit...only for me to wake up one day in pain. Xray showed they did not fit.

Fast forward to surgery and I came to with the surgeon/dentist chick kneeling on my chest with I guess a long chisel wailing on my tooth. My jaw and mouth were really swollen so it was hard to get in there I think, but either way they either calculated the sleepy stuff wrong, or it took longer than they thought. Needless to say I was pissed.

It took them a few mins to realize I was awake. One of the helpers looked over and noticed and whispered it to the surgeon. I couldn't move out of fear of her sending that thing through my cheek or jawbone. Once they finished and took me to the recovery room I was cussing them out and calling them sadists. My mouth was full of gauze so it probably did not come out clearly, but I could see the look of panic in their eyes. I got a ride home and did my recovery then went and fought to get money back I was charged to put me under. They took a whole $150 off the $600 that my insurance didn't cover. It took them 120 days to credit me. Needless to say I have found a new dentist.
 
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I got my last one in when I was 16. Fast forward a few years and I had to go see/in-process with an Army dentist who was rumored to take everyones wisdom teeth. I put it off for a couple months, until Top called me into his office and made me go! :ROFLMAO:

Here I sit, 40 years later, and I still have all 4 of them. I just got home from having a different one pulled. :(
 
#6
Had right side removed in my early 20s. Asked if they planned to knock me out. "Nope. Have make sure you feel it.". I'm getting out of the chair when he laughs and explains he had to break the lower tooth (growing sideways) into several pieces asI would need to confirm I "felt" it. Never have understood why. Wasn't a painful procedure, just the usual discomfort. The pain kicked in several hours later and lasted several days.

Fortunately, the left side were straight forward extractions.
 
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JimTN said:
I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed at one time/visit by the oral surgeon when I was 16-17 y/o. He numbed me up pretty good but was not asleep by any means, and kept the meds coming since the roots for all 4 wisdom teeth were wrapped around my jaw bones (for lack of a better term and that's how he described). It took longer than he thought it would since a root tip broke off on 3 out of the 4, so he had to go "fishing" for the small broken tips to avoid infections, etc. The one tooth that did not break off a tip was the hardest to remove he said.

No pain meds for the aftermath, he told me to stop and get a 6 pack or 2, and don't drive after I started the pain prevention process. LOL. Mom was a bit upset with the oral surgeon for his "pain meds", especially when I got home with the beer.
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Thanks to a lot of Dr's and dentists over prescribing oxy's for anything including a hangnail, dentists no longer can prescribe pain meds, not even Tylenol 3. Fucked over the rest of us who have legitimate issues. I have a 70 year old neck injury that has had me in level 6-7 pain since I was 5 years old. I have to almost fight the fuckers for 14 pills per month, about half what I should get. Fuck the DEA.While I'm at it, Fuck ATF.
 
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Only had the top ones done as they were the only ones interfering with anything. Was awake, but had a valium the night before, the morning of, then gas the whole time. Made it only that day on liquid diet, ate a whopper meal the next day, fries and all, and a large shake. Stitches bugged me the most, as they dissolved they would dangle down and drive you crazy.
 
#13
All four removed when I was in my early 20s. Novocaine and Nitrous Oxide. Surgeon and his large breasted mid 20s nurse. When I came to, he asked me why I was smiling so much- it was because I was staring at those boobs as I went under- only about 6 inches from my face!
 
#14
Had all 4 taken out when I was late teens. Gassed and was out. No problems and was eating regular food the next day.

Just had to use the water pick to get food out of the craters for a while, but otherwise no big deal at all
 
#16
Got one side taken out in Navy boot camp. Lower was impacted so they had to break it in place and take the pieces out. I was awake, but numbed up as hell. I actually thought the Navy dentist did a pretty good job. That gets you a two day rack pass and pain meds that basically kept me asleep the whole time. Dentist told me to get the other side taken out at my next command, but about four weeks later we were doing some absolutely stupid shit for a few days. I raised my hand and told them I was supposed to get my other teeth done, so they sent me back to dental. Same impacted deal with that side, same drugs and rack pass. I slept through those two days of boot camp ignorance, but I paid for it. It was worth every minute.
 
#17
Had 3 removed I. The early 1990s. Not knocked out, but numbed up good. Last one either never developed or didn’t need removal. Can’t remember.

Dentist had a movie poster for Marathon Man on the wall.

I loved that Dentist!

He said either people thought it was hilarious.

Or thought he ran marathons.

So… show the Boy Marathons Man tonite!!!

Sirhr
 
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I was 2LT in Army - one of my soldiers almost bled out in chair at Dentist office on Ft Ord. I go to Ft Ord dentist for routine cleaning, etc. Dentist (O5) says you must have those wisdom teeth removed. Thinking of my soldier's recent experience, I politely declined. O5 pretty pissed at 2LT, "you will get those wisdom teeth removed!". I still have my wisdom teeth at 65.
 
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Mine were all done when I was a 12-14. I had the crappiest mouth (full of cavities, etc.), much to the dismay of my father, a well recognized dentist in his area. Too much of a sweet tooth back then. Subconsciously, I think there may have also been a bit of "childhood rebellion" in there, somewhere.

As I recall, the 3rd molars (wisdom teeth) were all extractions... removed with a ton of N2O and Mepivacaine, but that was all... no general anesthesia. I was never "under." I don't think my dad really did that kind of work (i.e. that required "general.." as he'd have to have "recovery" facilities and extra staff on board). After that, then crown after crown after crown. At present, I have more crowns in my mouth than I do natural teeth, but I still have a few. Very few if any sweets as I'm paying for that sweet tooth with type II diabetes, now.
 
#20
I was processing out of the Army at Ft. Hood for the first time and the dentist told me that my wisdom teeth were in. I said that I did not have any pain. He said that I would at some point. That he would gladly take them out right then and there if I wished. I said sure and he yanked them in 10 minutes. He said that I had "roll-outs" with straight roots. He used some sort of pliers and yanked them out like he was seeing how quickly that he could do them.
My oldest daughter had hers out two years ago. It was a 3 appointment process that required surgery. She had quite a bit of pain related to the surgery and a few weeks after. My how it can be different for each person.
 
#21
Wisdom Teeth can be a nasty experience.

They can grow forwards and impinge on the roots of the teeth in front of them.

They may need to be fractured with what looks like the dental equivalent of a pickaxe to facilitate extraction. Meaning, the teeth are broken apart while still in your gum, and removed shard by shard, fragment by fragment.

One can end up looking like a chipmunk twice, before the ordeal's done.

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"Root Elevator."

Such fancy, colorful names.

You learn something new every day.
 
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I was in boot camp, I heard my name called too the class room thought I was going to get bend and thrusted for something. Instead I got to go to the dentist and they took out two wisdom teeth. Have no idea why, never had any problems but I wasn’t in a place I could say much. I was probably just a guinea pig for some naval dentist. Thought that asshole was going to break my jaw he was prying so hard.

Think I got one day of light duty then it was back to the riggers of Marine corps boot camp. They got the other two when I reported to Camp Pendleton. Tell your son it can always be worse lol.
 
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Have fondled a few hunnerd thousand over the years. Basically its all about getting a nickel out of a dime-sized hole as efficiently and atraumatically as possible. Regular pre-op routine, diet, and brushing resumed by post-op day 2-3 is essential or can subsist on soft foods for days on end while everything gets red, foul, swollen and stiff; dealer's choice.
 
#28
Pretty routine operation for myself, but coming out of it I called the dentist a pompous prick for enjoying micro brews (not even sure if it was him who said that or if it was the other feller in the bay next to me) and that the assistant had a nice rack i would pay to motorboat… my ma couldnt get me out of the dentist quick enough after some of my remarks.
Never hurt really and had my signature burger and fries the same day at my after school job which immediately backfired when some food got stuck in the holes where I previously had teeth.

My older sister had a pretty funny wisdom tooth experience where she confessed her love to her dentist and tried fighting the dentists wife for his love. 😂
 
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I only had 1 wisdom tooth that fully sprouted out above the gum line line a normal tooth. In my late 30s I chipped it on a Payday bar, so it got pulled with just the usual novocaine. Pretty much a routine tooth removal for that one.

While getting a yearly checkup in my late 40s, the dentist mentioned that one of my remaining 3 wisdom teeth was causing bone loss of the neighboring molar. He highly recommended getting them extracted by his oral surgeon buddy. One of my lowers was sideways and never breached the gum line. The other lower just barely had about half its top surface showing at the gum line, so it was a food trap.

I was knocked out with IV sedation and after about an hour in the chair, they were cut out. No stitches. They were pulled at the 10 and 2 o'clock angles, kind of out the outer sides of my gums instead of straight up. The bleeding finally stopped after 24 hours. It was a bit painful to rinse the holes out after eating for a 2-3 weeks. It took 6 months of cautiously chewing food before the holes healed over. It was necessary, but glad it is over and done.
 
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Rosebudteg said:
My teenage son got his wisdom teeth removed this morning. Sucks to be him.

But last week I was talking to some coworkers about it and there was a wild story.

To preface this story my coworker said his mother was a single mom of four boys, so she did the best she could.

He said that he was not knocked out for it, but he said that he miserable. He said that night his mother went to McDonald’s and bought everyone dinner. He got a quarter pounder and his mother threw it into the blender.

I asked if he ate it and he said he took a spoonful and it was so awful that he didn’t eat any more of it.

My story was rather routine. Hurt for a week or so and had to be really gentle eating. But otherwise nothing remarkable.

Anyone else have a wild wisdom teeth removal story I can share with my son?
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I got mine out in boot camp in the Navy. Quick and painless. The dentist gave me a chit to get a soft meal at the chow hall.

So I got to the chow hall that night. With my chit in hand. Them motherfuckers are serving NY strip steaks. I added up that chit and stuffed it way down in my pocket. I ate every bit of that strip steak. Cut it real small and chewed it with my front teeth. But I'll be dammed if I was going to miss the first good meal they served in five weeks.
 
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