the longer you wait, the bigger they get

i've had 3 sets SETS of wisdom teeth taken out.  the last go-around, i had waited a long time because a dumb-ass dentist told me it would never grow.  a few years later, i was having headaches and getting sinus infections.  the tooth had grown and migrated up into my sinus.

that meat is from the sinus wall.  the two little brothers were sitting in the same pocket.  all of this came from my upper right side.  the left one is still there and i dread having to get it out. 

Do Not Wait.

Quote from: ungeheuer on December 05, 2011, 01:54:07 AM
If I were you, I wouldn't pull 'em now.

Wait 'til you get to a dentist.

Funny, when I was a kid (sometime around the invention of dirt) as I began wearing braces they pulled some molars to make room but left my wisdom teeth. Guess they figured I would need all the help I could get in the "smart department". Every dentist I have been to looks in my mouth and says WTF? They left your wisdom teeth? My brother has a friend that is a great dentist... and a great guy. Went to him when I lived in Austin in the 70s. He even filled a cavity on one of them. That also blows other dentist's minds. They all say they would have pulled it rather than go through the hassle since it was so far back. Having a big mouth helps!

Quote from: ducatiz on December 05, 2011, 09:30:03 AM
the longer you wait, the bigger they get

i've had 3 sets SETS of wisdom teeth taken out.  the last go-around, i had waited a long time because a dumb-ass dentist told me it would never grow.  a few years later, i was having headaches and getting sinus infections.  the tooth had grown and migrated up into my sinus.

that meat is from the sinus wall.  the two little brothers were sitting in the same pocket.  all of this came from my upper right side.  the left one is still there and i dread having to get it out. 

Do Not Wait.

Gnarly dude.

Quote from: fastwin on December 05, 2011, 09:32:59 AM
Gnarly dude.

I lost weight!   

 

Just do it now. I did all four in one sitting. I got the intravenous knock out method. Felt 0% pain and 100% high. The only annoying part is changing the bandages waiting for it to clot. I was eating steak the next day.

edit:
its called "conscious sedation" and its amazing.

Still have mine at 42.

They were a pregnant dog ten years or so ago. Now nothing.

They're probably so big now that they're rooted to my brain.

All of mine were pulled years ago.

Which I'm very grateful for, cause otherwise I'd be having nightmares of wisdom teeth eating my face like ducatiz's undead chompers.

Quote from: thought on December 05, 2011, 05:02:55 AM
I got 4 pulled at the same time due to how badly impacted they were...

Just dont expect anything to taste good for weeks after due to the taste of the healing socket/medicine in the socket... and dont expect to talk to anyone you would want to sleep with you in the near future.  The breath... it's going to be bad.  haha.

But yeah, like everyone else says, get em pulled as soon as you can.  Leaving it off will only let it get worse.

+1 on this, I did the same, why go 2X thru with this

I got some channel lock pliers and some tequila - come on over!

More good old school thinking! Besides, I love tequila and Channel Lock pliers!!

When I got home from having mine done, I was still high as shit and very, very nauseated (always happens to me when I get put under). Walked in my front door, ran right to my office and puked in my wastebasket. It was wire mesh.  

Seriously....

Get it done now. The Valium was amazing and the gas was even better. Going in and out of consciousness on the way home was terrific. The days following were dandy.

That doc jotted down prescriptions so fast the pad was smoking.

I had mine done at a new oral surgery clinic - when I went back for the follow up, they cut back some of the gum tissue to help drainage - it hurt like fury and pissed me off - as I left, I spit a huge wad of blood that filled up in my mouth on their nice new concrete sidewalk entry. 

I had all 4 of mine taken out at the same time. The VA did it for me, I had 90 days after I got out of the Army to get it done. It took longer for the novacain to take effect than it took for the dentist to pull the teeth. I have friends who were in agony for a couple of weeks and I was fine that afternoon. It can go either way.



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