Wisdom Teeth

[Rich]

I'll call for death, morphine or both if I get fucking dry sockets.

Seriously, worst case scenario ever. I'm going to try to not eat or drink anything tomorrow just to avoid getting one.

[jyoung]

Both my mother and sister got dry socket when they went through this, so it is not looking good for me.

The doctor I talked to said that the feeling you get from dry socket is comparable to the throbbing pain that comes from slamming your finger in a car door.

[SpoDaddy]

Don't smoke for a week after you get the teeth pulled. Smoking is one of the major causes of dry sockets. Stock up on patches to get you through the week.

[M]

Man this takes me back! I remember getting my wisdom teeth out back in hs, it kinda sucks, but its tolerable. I grew up with a retainer I had to wear all the time, except when eating, and I wore it from 92-97 and then I had braces for 2 years because "the angles were off" I should wear my retainer, but frankly I dont care. As for recovery, I think most people are knocked out (enjoy!) but you should be ok to walk out of there mostly unassisted. I drank lots of water as I recall, and took none of the drugs. The pain is manageable. Ice your cheeks though, I didn't and mine swelled up like a chipmunk.

I sort of wish I could have left mine in, but it would have fucked all my teeth up royally. And they were all sorts of fucked up, they had to go in and laser them apart into pieces to remove. But it would have been neat to have teeth where I have little tiny gaps at the back of my jaw.

I got my driver's license today.

[Grave]

They gave me vicodin when I got my wisdom teeth out... and a lot of them. Have fun with whatever you get. I prefer percocets, myself.

Both my mother and sister got dry socket when they went through this, so it is not looking good for me.

My sister had a million complications. I had none. I was eating solid food in small pieces just a few days later.

If you want to risk smoking, I would go for it. Nothing bad happened to me. Just pack the gauze in extra-heavy first, then replace following. No big deal.

[catfish]

I just had mine pulled on Friday. They were almost entirely horizontal and were at risk for the cysts and all that nasty impacted shit...

so, when they grow horizontal, thats how you get cysts?

[Vasteel]

I'm pissed off at my wisdom teeth. I went through braces as a kid and had my teeth straightened, but now my whole bottom grill is back to being fucked up once again.

I went through braces only to have my bottom grill messed up per being kicked in by a Timberland boot when 12 dudes decided to throw me the ol' boot party.

My wisdom teeth caused me no end of problems- I only used the local, which wasn't too bad, but I had to get a root canal the next day which was hellish. I remember laying in bed on New Years Eve of 2000 playing PS4:End of the Millenium on my Nomad hopped up on painkillers.

[Rich]

Don't smoke for a week after you get the teeth pulled. Smoking is one of the major causes of dry sockets. Stock up on patches to get you through the week.

I don't plan on smoking for 4-5 days anyway. I've got a painful cankersore on the gum next to one of my wisdom teeth. That should hurt like fuck when I wake up later.

[Type Ryan]

Don't forget the warm salt water solution - swirl that in your mouth for about 30 seconds after each meal.

I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled out (wide awake - no anesthesia, just novocain) and did the salt water thing - it works wonders.

[Rich]

And recommendations on what the fuck to eat later? I'm out the door right now.