Have to get my wisdom teeth removed tomorrow

Fireman32
Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
edited March 2010 in The Clubhouse
Well a day that I have been putting off for quite a long time. A coupe of weeks ago one of my wisdom teeth broke on me and now I have a bad toohace. I went ot the dentist last week and they told me that I need to have all 4 removed. So tomorrow is the day. They said since none are impacted that they will just numb me up and pop them out.

I have to admit I am very nervous about the whole ordeal. I never liked the dentist to begin with and now going to get four teeth yanked out freaks me out even more. I never even had a cavity and still dont.

So what I need is some good stories of people that have had this done to help put me at ease.

Thanks
Dave
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,211
    edited March 2010
    I had mine done with no problems, as a matter of fact it was one of the best high's I ever had..;) they had me drugged up big time, make sure you have someone to drive you home..
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited March 2010
    Dave, I had mine out many moons ago, I was put to sleep because they had to be cut out, not a bad ordeal for me anyways. One way to look at it is, once they are gone you won't have to worry about those hurting anymore. David
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited March 2010
    I had all 4 removed in one-shot when I was 22.

    IV shot - down and out. Woke up with gauze in my mouth, a bit groggy, jaw a bit sore, but it wasn't so bad.

    The worse was just keeping the food bits out of the stitches.

    Don't worry man - you'll be fine! :D

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2010
    Beware of DRY SOCKETS !!:eek:
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2010
    No biggie. I had mine done awake.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited March 2010
    I will be awake. Just going to numb my jaw. I will have my ipod with me blasting so I dont hear anything.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,211
    edited March 2010
    ben62670 wrote: »
    No biggie. I had mine done awake.

    Ditto I had the lady cracking up, I had my mouth full of crap and I kept telling her that the room was spinning..
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,211
    edited March 2010
    Fireman32 wrote: »
    I will be awake. Just going to numb my jaw. I will have my ipod with me blasting so I dont hear anything.

    Tell them you want the gas as well..;)
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2010
    And some Vicodin, to go.;)
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited March 2010
    Had mine pulled out when I was 18 (just 20 years ago).
    No biggie. Relax and let them do their thing. Ipod is a good idea.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited March 2010
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited March 2010
    I was put out for my wisdom teeth but when I was in the 6th grade I had 4 other permanent teeth pulled out (I had too small of a mouth for the proper fit or something) and was so high on laughing gas it was awesome. It really isn't too bad. just relax after they give you the shots its all good.
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  • lectronicjunkie
    lectronicjunkie Posts: 299
    edited March 2010
    gdb wrote: »
    and some vicodin, to go.;)

    +100 :d
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  • Disc Jockey
    Disc Jockey Posts: 1,013
    edited March 2010
    I had mine done a few weeks ago, no big deal really. It will only take 15-20 min or so to take them out after the local takes effect, no need for nitrous or general if you don't mind the noise. The vicodin takes care of the pain for the next day or two and the 800mg ibuprofen will take you the rest of the way.

    The Novacain takes a few hours to wear off so you have plenty of time for a few errands after the procedure before you have to be home. :)
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited March 2010
    You might want to skip reading this one.:eek:




    I had mine out in the USMC at age 20. They did a side at a time.
    For the first round, they found a Navy Corpsman who had never done it before.
    He left a bruise in my chest(from his knee!) and made a mess of it.
    I couldn't open my mouth for days. A real Navy dentist pulled the second two.
    No picnic, but nowhere near as bad.
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited March 2010
    I don't and never did have wisdom teeth. Weird, huh? If you knew me, this fact would tell you a lot about me.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,726
    edited March 2010
    Yes, be very worried about DRY SOCKETS! The older you are (past your 20's), the more likely you will get them. Ask the Dr for advice on how to minimize the possibility and follow their advice strictly!

    I had two dry sockets when I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out about 8 years ago now. It was the worst pain I've ever been in. It just overwhelms you and radiates out of your jaw up into your neck and head and basically makes you non-functional. Pain medicine does nothing for them, not even the hydrocodone types. If you get them, it will be about two weeks of non-stop pain. The only thing that works to minimize the pain is clove oil. Yes, clove oil. The Dr has these little cotton cloths soaked in clove oil. They use tweezers and stuff the cloth down into the dry socket. It helps deaden the pain right at the nerve endings. Of course, you can taste nothing but cloves for days, and they start to loose effectiveness after about 36 hours, so you have to make repeated trips to the Dr. office to have them replaced.

    Did I convince you its no fun? I hope so. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

    If you don't get dry sockets, the pain is minimal. You'll be over it in 2-3 days, but that is when dry sockets can start to rear their ugly head. If you feel like the pain is getting worse after 2 days, just march yourself back and get the clove oil things. Don't waste any time.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2010
    Do Not use a drinking straw, or do anything to create suction/vacuum in your mouth ! It'll pull out the packing from the sockets, if your dentist does pack them at all.:eek:
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited March 2010
    Had all mine done at once. Went pretty smooth.
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited March 2010
    I had all 4 of mine removed in November. I was nervous about it for sure. I got the gas to calm my nerves. They numbed me up and I did not feel a thing. After the fact i got loritabs 7.5 and I was good. It sucked afterwards but it was not that bad.

    Make sure that you rinse as instructed and be mindful of dry sockets. They suck, I had a minor one.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2010
    I still have two left and I'm older than most of you....dentists disagree about whether you need to remove 'all' of them at once. It is sometimes 'necessary' but usually it's a preemptive strategy for the future....I have the two bottoms left....one is impacted and has NEVER caused any problem so the advice has been don't mess with what is not a problem. The other is doing fine by its own there in the back!

    In most instances the Dentist can pop out one or two in a few minutes or even less than a minute..it's eerie to watch it just come right out.

    And most of the time, unless you do all 4, which you are doing, it's no BIG DEAL...minor discomfort and caution for a few days so you don't muck everything up..then you're fine.

    Good Luck.

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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited March 2010
    Thanks for all the advice everyone. They do not use gas at this office so it will be all novicane. I hope it will go easy but I am still a nervous wreck.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2010
    Hang in there Dave! It shouldn't be as bad as your knee surgery, less recovery time!
    Call if ya need anything, buddy!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited March 2010
    Fireman32 wrote:
    So what I need is some good stories of people that have had this done to help put me at ease.

    Thanks
    Dave

    I had mine cut out via surgery. Hurt like hell. My jaws were so swollen I looked like a chipmunk getting ready for winter for a week and could only eat/drink through a straw. The drugs were nice though.

    How's that for a "feel good" story?
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited March 2010
    i had mine (2) removed by cutting them to pieces.....because they were impacted and had to cut gum open remove them...i was awake the whole time....it's not bad at all...drove home from dentist....
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited March 2010
    shack wrote: »
    I had mine cut out via surgery. Hurt like hell. My jaws were so swollen I looked like a chipmunk getting ready for winter for a week and could only eat/drink through a straw. The drugs were nice though.

    How's that for a "feel good" story?

    You just made me feel all warm and fuzzy. NOT! My appointment is at noon trying to keep my mind off of it.
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited March 2010
    I had 4 impacted wisdoms, so the dentist couldn't do it. Went to a maxillofacial surgeon(oral surgeon) to have it done.

    Phentanil IV to put me under and then I woke up 30 minutes later, pain free, with a mouth full of gauze.

    The pain set in within an hour or two, so get your pain med quickly!!! I'm immune to codeine, so I get opiates(oxycodone, vicodin, etc...).

    Eating was real slow for the first week in my case, but I'm a smoker, so a slow healer. My bad!

    Also, the stitches took something like 3-4 weeks to dissolved and fall out. It doesn't hurt, but it did seem weird.

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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited March 2010
    Fireman32 wrote: »
    Thanks for all the advice everyone. They do not use gas at this office so it will be all novicane. I hope it will go easy but I am still a nervous wreck.

    found out that gas it is a cost item $$
    and the insurance companies will not cover that....
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2010
    had all impacted 4 of mine taken out when I was 20. They knocked me out for it. within 2weeks everything was back to normal.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited March 2010
    Just got back. 3 of the teeth came out within a few minutes. The last one that was giving me a problem took him a long time to get out. My jaw is very sore from all the work he did but otherwise it was not as bad as I thought it would be. We shall see what happens when the novicane wears off.
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