Wisdom teeth

Hm, on the left side, my top & bottom teeth have come in & they are relatively straight, but my mouth doesn't accomodate them. The inside of my cheek kinda flaps over the bottom tooth, so every time I close my mouth I crunch the fuck out of my cheek. I have to puff my cheek out every single time I close my teeth together. Evey now & then I slip & gash the shit out of my mouth while eating. This has been hapening for two years now, so I have a large ridge of scar tissue that runs the length of that tooth. I just got dental insurance so I will be able to get them taken out soon. I can't wait.

JM

Got mine taken out years ago, it went like:

DR: Okay, count backwards from 10.
Me: 10...9...8......7....

Slap slap, wake up, it's done.

I still have them, in a little envelope in my room somewhere, freaky looking.

Had all of mine taken out about 8 years ago... lived off "potted meat product" for several days, since I couldn't chew much. Have you seen this stuff? It's a small can, about the size of a tuna can, filled with a substance that is more like a paste than actual meat. And it's made of truly awful things, but I tried not to think about that.

To this day, I still have an occasional craving for this mysterious canned meat, despite my better judgement.. :p

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Originally posted by diffusionx
They need to be taken out because they push on your other teeth. This can lead to major problems.

What happened to me is that my one tooth was coming in crooked, and there was like a litttllleee bit of my gum that was under the tooth that was growing in and pushing on my other tooth. A toothbrush couldnt reach it, so stuff would get trapped in that little bit of gum. Eventually my jaw got infected and swelled up. I had no idea it was going on until I saw an oral surgeon.

My procedure was painless and all, but still, its not a fun thing to have to go through in the least. Even now I still need 2 to be taken out.

Wisdom teeth are evil.

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Jesus..that sucks ass.

No wonder my gums are swollen.

Thanks for the info.

*Rubs his jaw*

Okay, I'm scared now. Last time I saw my dentist (A month or so ago) he told me that my wisdom teeth will be ready to come out by this Summer.

So how do they put you to sleep anyways? The little breathing thingy? I haven't bothered to ask anything about it because uhh..I'm scared X_X

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Originally posted by Sl1p
So how do they put you to sleep anyways? The little breathing thingy? I haven't bothered to ask anything about it because uhh..I'm scared X_X

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If they need to actually knock you out, it goes like this. You get laughing gas through a mask for a couple minutes before they tie a rubber tube around your arm and ask you to clench and release your fist a few times before stabbing you with a needle for IV where you get the real drugs. :p Of course, since you're on laughing gas, it's like nothing's happening at all.

Damn those fucking needles!

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Originally posted by JM
Hm, on the left side, my top & bottom teeth have come in & they are relatively straight, but my mouth doesn't accomodate them. The inside of my cheek kinda flaps over the bottom tooth, so every time I close my mouth I crunch the fuck out of my cheek. I have to puff my cheek out every single time I close my teeth together. Evey now & then I slip & gash the shit out of my mouth while eating. This has been hapening for two years now, so I have a large ridge of scar tissue that runs the length of that tooth.

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I had the exact same problem for quite a while.

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Originally posted by Schlep
If they need to actually knock you out, it goes like this. You get laughing gas through a mask for a couple minutes before they tie a rubber tube around your arm and ask you to clench and release your fist a few times before stabbing you with a needle for IV where you get the real drugs. :p Of course, since you're on laughing gas, it's like nothing's happening at all.

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*lip quivers*

I better be getting a god damned lolipop for this :(

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Originally posted by Sl1p
I better be getting a god damned lolipop for this :(

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:lol:

They might even put you on painkillers for a couple days leading up to your surgery. Those made me feel fine 'n dandy, even as my parents were driving me to the dentist. So no worries. :)