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 Nov 3 2008, 12:19 AM
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 Amberific.  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772  |
QUOTE(karmakiller @ Oct 31 2008, 03:34 PM)   I was hoping that you wouldn't have to get them removed. But, I guess, on the bright side, since they aren't that developed hopefully it won't cause much discomfort or swelling.Sorry, JC. |
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Nov 3 2008, 12:29 AM
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 in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
^ Yeah...
It's not as bad as it sounds, JC, I'm just a pussy. There there. 
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Nov 3 2008, 06:54 PM
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 Hey, I'm Mike Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 406,241 |
I had all four of mine out, and they were all impacted. I just felt little pokes in the back of my mouth... the dentist told me i had to get them out before any real pain started.
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Nov 27 2008, 04:36 AM
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I had my oral surgery 2 weeks ago on 13 November & was perfectly fine 6 days later & was able to go to work.
I had 4 wisdom teeth & 2 extra teeth removed coz I'm getting braces. My wisdom teeth have been slowly pushing these 2 teeth of mine out which made 1 like at a 45 degree angle...... the other 1 isn't that bad.... but yea..... hence the reason I needed braces & the need to pull an extra 2 teeth out coz my jaw was too small. The top 2 wisdom teeth had already come out, so there was no problem removing them. The bottom 2 impacted wisdom teeth were still under the gum so I was a bit swollen at the bottom jaw. I wasn't swollen to the extent that ppls knew I was swollen. I looked pretty normal, just a bit chubby. Hehe! |
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Dec 13 2008, 08:38 PM
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I'm getting two of my wisdom teeth pulled out tomorrow morning. I'm scared.
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Dec 13 2008, 08:54 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
^ Don't be scurred. It's nothing to really be scared about since you're going to be out of it for the whole thing.
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Dec 13 2008, 09:05 PM
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 Onyi eff. babii Group: Member Posts: 529 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 204,660 |
stupid question:
but why do so many ppl hav to remove their wisdom teeth? i got mine when i was about 11 or 12. never gave me any problems. |
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Dec 13 2008, 09:08 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
Because wisdom teeth are vestiges from earlier times if/when they grow in they tend to grow in so that they mess up the alignment of your other teeth (called impaction). Messed up alignment = bad, so wisdom teeth = removed.
Edit: Also, apparently, if wisdom teeth fail to completely erupt from the jaw (stay partially impacted), over time this can cause pericoronitis, an infection. |
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Dec 13 2008, 09:24 PM
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Onyi eff. babii Group: Member Posts: 529 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 204,660 |
^thx. i sooo get it now
this whole topic is starting to make my wisdom teeth hurt.... |
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Dec 13 2008, 11:31 PM
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QUOTE(hi-C @ Dec 13 2008, 05:54 PM) ^ Don't be scurred. It's nothing to really be scared about since you're going to be out of it for the whole thing. I'm not going to be sedated... I'll hear/see everything. 
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Dec 14 2008, 01:01 AM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
^ At least you won't feel anything! =D *tries to be helpful*
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Dec 14 2008, 01:45 AM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
Haha, thanks Carrie
 
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Dec 14 2008, 01:59 AM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
When I got my wisdom teeth removed, it just felt so weird. I felt like I was in and out of consciousness, only half aware that I was being operated on...halfway throughout the thing I began to hyperventilate and starting crying. WTF?! Yeah but definitely felt no pain.
GOOD LUCK JOANNE! It'll be fine. 
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Dec 14 2008, 10:41 PM
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So it's done. It took 1.5 hours to take those two teeth out (about an hour longer than it took to get my sister's four out) because apparently there was a lot of bone under the tooth and they had to dig it out, and now my jaw is puffed up and I look like I have a square head. I can't wait till this pain wears off.
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Dec 14 2008, 11:09 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
^ OMG, picture when you're feeling a little better. I have some that I can post from when I was swollen if it makes you feel better.
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Dec 14 2008, 11:35 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
Haha, nah it's okay. Thank you though. =]
There is a plus side to this pain... I asked my mom to buy me ice cream, and she said yes! She always either says no right away, or asks me if I want to be fat. Soo yayyyyyy |
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Dec 15 2008, 05:21 PM
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^Wow thats nice of her. Hot damn parents denying their children some ice cream?! WTF.
Anyway, getting your wisdom teeth out isn't that terrible, sure it hurts but not as much as other major surgeries. Plus, you get some sweet drugs for a few weeks. I had to get all mine out at once because of how they were growing in. I was terrified of going under and remember crying when they put the IV in me, waking up near the end of my procedure, then being at home eating an ice pop. I went to Disneyland the next day. My puffiness was down after a week and the pain went away completely after like 2-3 weeks. I never had to deal with getting food out of my holes, I just stayed away from solids for a while, good diet ehh ;) |
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Dec 18 2008, 08:27 PM
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rawr? Group: Official Member Posts: 2,705 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 285,858 |
when is the age you start growing your wisdom teeth? i'm just curious..
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Dec 18 2008, 09:15 PM
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Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
^ Late teens, early twenties, hence the name "wisdom teeth."
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Jan 17 2009, 06:58 PM
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QUOTE(Gigi @ Dec 13 2008, 10:59 PM) When I got my wisdom teeth removed, it just felt so weird. I felt like I was in and out of consciousness, only half aware that I was being operated on...halfway throughout the thing I began to hyperventilate and starting crying. WTF?! Yeah but definitely felt no pain. GOOD LUCK JOANNE! It'll be fine. o.o I was put completely under for when my wisdom teeth were removed. Some of the first (clearer) recollections I have afterwards are of my dry wretching in the car. >.> Yeah, it's not cool, especially when people outside are staring at you like o.0 The ortho-surgeon who operated on me kind of talked to me in a voice like I was a little child. I was 19 or so at the time. |
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Jul 23 2009, 04:41 PM
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 crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
QUOTE(mipadi @ Oct 28 2008, 11:05 AM) Word. Several studies have suggested that at least 60% of wisdom teeth removals are unnecessary [1]. WHAT. QUOTE(Joannnnnne @ Dec 14 2008, 12:31 AM) I'm not going to be sedated... I'll hear/see everything. i had that too, but i kept imagining other things and kept my eyes shut really tight most of the time. just had mine removed this morning and right afterward, i was really fine. but now the pain is so bad, but the painkiller is kicking in so it's a lot better. this sucks so bad though :/ |
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May 14 2010, 04:45 PM
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 I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
damn guys i still need these things out. they have grown in way more. they don't usually hurt that much, but now i feel like there isn't enough room. if i bite down, half the time i bite the inside of my cheek. i have to physically move my skin inside my mouth so i can bite down all the way. i'm thinking that isn't the best thing. but i'm still putting this off.
any of you guys got your wisdom teeth out in the time since i made this |
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May 14 2010, 04:54 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,454 Joined: Nov 2008 Member No: 696,018 |
^ dude, same here. my dentist tells me to get them taken out every single time i see him, but i've kept putting it off. now they're starting to grow in. you can see a little white corner of a tooth peeking out of the gum. when i get bored, i like to touch it.
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May 14 2010, 05:09 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
QUOTE(Joannnnnne @ Dec 14 2008, 08:41 PM) So it's done. It took 1.5 hours to take those two teeth out (about an hour longer than it took to get my sister's four out) because apparently there was a lot of bone under the tooth and they had to dig it out, and now my jaw is puffed up and I look like I have a square head. I can't wait till this pain wears off. I forgot to mention that, despite my mouth being numbed, I could still feel things. It was even hurting at point, so they had to inject me with more of that numbing stuff. =\ |
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May 14 2010, 05:10 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
oh you're trying to make it even worse huh. teesa's didn't even go right and she had to go back for them to fix nerves or something. I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS.
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