I hate having wisdom teeth

[Behemoth]

Ranting at the moment because I'm in pain with the above. Two of them have come through fine on my top set, but its the bottom ones I've got the problem with.

When I last had them ex-rayed they are at an odd angle which means that when they finally do come through (which one has been for years) its going to be very uncomfortable, now it's gotten infected (again) because basically food has gotten trapped down between the flap of skin and the tooth itself.

On my last checkup I asked if that tooth could be removed (I know its a painful operation but with it gone I won't be in this comfort) and was told no because it wasn't impacted and the op would be very painful after that.

I went into the dentist this morning to re-book my missed appoinment from February and asked if the dentist could write me a perscription there and then because I know she's done it for my sister several times before without seeing her and was told "No sorry can't do that you must see your dentist first"

Thats fine, it just means I'll be up all night again when I goto bed with the pain, my mouth feels like its the size of the albert hall (well on the left hand side anyway)

Don't suppose someone fancies coming down to Cornwall to punch out my wisdom teeth do they ?

[Saracen]

.... I know its a painful operation ....

Not necessarily. Oh, there's some pain, but not necessarily as bad as you might think, or will often hear stories of.

I had one (impacted) out a few years ago. It certainly wasn't a barrel of laughs, but the op itself (under local) was worse in thought than actuality, largely because of proper anaesthetic, including a thorough blocker. Getting it out was ....erm ... somewhat mechanical, but didn't actually hurt much at all. It was sore for a day or so afterwards, but that was taken care for by paracetamol and codeine. After that, it took a few days of mild discomfort while the gum healed, and then merely felt weird for a few weeks afterwards.

All told, the pain of the op and the post-op was nothing like the grief the tooth had given me.

Having said that, I'm not saying it's a walk in the park, or that it's always as easy I had it. I also know of people that have had real problems.

My point is that while it can be bad, it's not necessarily so, and certainly not necessarily anywhere near as bad as you might think from listening to people's gory accounts. Experiences vary a lot, and you won't know what yours will be like until/unless you have it done.

[Behemoth]

Well after I get this infection cleared up and if it happens again I shall be asking for it to be removed, I can't keep having infections like this.

This time round its worse than the last.

[mrt9888]

Oil of cloves helps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPQ7KMCrPLE

[TooNice]

As the bolded (surely that's the correct word? FF is underlining it) 'necessary' stresses though, it really varies a lot. One of my friend looked okay, physically anyway, though did pop "happy-pills" as she calls them like tic-tacs. One of my ex-flatmate though, looked like he got punched in a bar fight.

[r_j_k_p]

If you are in an acute phase of infection the dentist may be hesitant to take the wisdom tooth out.
Try and improve your oral hygiene by trying to brush under the flap of skin and generally around your mouth.
Also we recommend warm salty mouthwashes after every meal and before bed.

Good Luck

[kalniel]

They're a pain, certainly. But coming out at odd angles is normal and they can settle down to be somewhat more normal. The main thing is brushing/mouthwash to avoid infection. They'll still get sore and blooming painful, but that's when you have to brush even more. A mouth wash like listerine that has pain killers in it is very handy.

[chuckskull]

Feel your pain mate. Knocked a little filling out of one of my front teeth a few weeks ago, just a tiny little one, you can barely see it, figured I'd make an appointment 'soon', which never happened. Fast forward to today and I'm sitting here with an abcess that feels the size of a lemon and no spaces til Wednesday. D'OH.

Yes I am an idiot and no I wont be doing that again. Thank god for codeine.

Hope you get it sorted.

[petercook7]

Ranting at the moment because I'm in pain with the above. Two of them have come through fine on my top set, but its the bottom ones I've got the problem with.

When I last had them ex-rayed they are at an odd angle which means that when they finally do come through (which one has been for years) its going to be very uncomfortable, now it's gotten infected (again) because basically food has gotten trapped down between the flap of skin and the tooth itself.

On my last checkup I asked if that tooth could be removed (I know its a painful operation but with it gone I won't be in this comfort) and was told no because it wasn't impacted and the op would be very painful after that.

I went into the dentist this morning to re-book my missed appoinment from February and asked if the dentist could write me a perscription there and then because I know she's done it for my sister several times before without seeing her and was told "No sorry can't do that you must see your dentist first"

Thats fine, it just means I'll be up all night again when I goto bed with the pain, my mouth feels like its the size of the albert hall (well on the left hand side anyway)

Don't suppose someone fancies coming down to Cornwall to punch out my wisdom teeth do they ?

i would remove it, a mate had the same he ended up losing the wisdom tooth and the tooth next to it, the food got under the gum and caused root decay. he was told by his other dentist the same.

[GoNz0]

they ended up removing mine by drilling out the jaw bone at the side after splitting it into 4.

i have never had pain like it after the numbness wore off

[Jay]

I had two impacted out of my lower jaw a few years ago, I was in A LOT of pain as they had to chisel the bone out of my jaw to get them out. I was sicking up blood and my then girlfriend passed out. lol

Still its not the worst pain I have had... that has to go to Kidney Stones.

[GoNz0]

omfg, snap LOL (well i thought thats what my jaw was going to do.)

[Behemoth]

The pain has gotten worse now, I'm not going into work tomorrow with this (just to add insult to injury I now have a raging sore throat ) they aren't going to like me for it but right about now I don't care.

[r_j_k_p]

The pain has gotten worse now, I'm not going into work tomorrow with this (just to add insult to injury I now have a raging sore throat ) they aren't going to like me for it but right about now I don't care.

mate if it is that bad, go to A&E - they may have maxillofacial surgeons or oral surgeons on call.

Failing that, try you local dental hospital?

Keep up with the ibuprofen if you aren't already on them.

[funke_munke]

Nightmare mate! I had no problems with mine growing through, but have been in agony many times as I've ground them down to nothing in my sleep! Toothache is mentally exhausting at times.

[Behemoth]

I got to see my desntist this morning and as she was taking a look the abcess birst, which was quite a relief. She's given me some antibiotics to take care of the infection itself, I have to take 5 pills today !!

The only downside, I can't eat anything, its so damn painful