Wisdom Teeth: Infant
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Wisdom Teeth
Asked by K.B. from Fresno
on June 15, 2009
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I went to the dentist yesterday and found out that my wisdom teeth have to be taken out. I knew this was going to happen they have been bugging me for years. I am stil...
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- I had my wisdom teeth out with only local anesthetic and it was fine. I was sore enough for medicine for two days, but after that, it was just inconvenient achyness, n...
- If you have just local anesthesia, you should not have to pump and dump at all. Local is injected directly into the nerve and will not enter your bloodstream or your b...
- Hi K., I think the difficulty of the extraction (and therefore your pain level during and after the procedure) is determined by how far the wisdom teeth have grown in...
Wisdom Teeth:(
Asked by N.F. from Grand Rapids
on September 24, 2009
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So I looked in all of the other questions asked just to see what people had to say and no one has asked about getting wisdom teeth pulled. Next thursday I am having m...
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- I went on my lunch break and had 2 wisdom teeth pulled. A good dentist will make this a painless procedure. I had no problem. He pulled the tooth and I didn't reali...
- Good luck! I didn't find it that bad, and I did have all four done at once. As for eating, be very careful. My favorites were actually cold, refrigerated baby foo...
- Hi N., Obviously everyones reaction to having wisdom teeth pulled is going to be different. Just like no two prognancies are alike, no two dentist visits are either...
Wisdom Teeth
Asked by D.J. from Portland
on April 23, 2008
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I still have my wisdom teeth and various dentists throughout the years have tried to get me to get them pulled and I have resisted, but now I'm thinking of giving in s...
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- I am 38 and just had the upper two pulled exactly three weeks ago. I am new to the area and my ND recommended Abe Dental. Dr. Abe was wonderful during the proced...
- I too was in your saaem situation :(. I waited to have mine pulled and ended up having to have my two 12 year molars on top pulled as well. As for my experience it...
- Go ahead and get them pulled! Get it over with. But don't be frugal with the pain meds. A good first "loading" dose (twice the normal dose) then take one every four h...
Wisdom Teeth
Asked by M.A. from Detroit
on January 5, 2011
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My youngest (18) will have all his impacted wisdom teeth removed tomorrow morning. He is a nervous wreck. Dr. prescribed Xanax for his nervousness, Motrin 600 and V...
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- I had mine removed about 4 years ago. They were all impacted and one was really hard to get out--the nerve was wrapped around my jaw. The first day is pretty painf...
- I had all mine out at the same time when I was 16. I was eating pizza 2 days later. Healing time varies depending on the patient. When I had mine out (this was year...
- I had 3 wisdom teeth removed and it was a piece of cake! The actual extraction took like 5 minutes, they just pulled right out. I definitely suggest he take earphones ...
Wisdom Teeth Removal
Asked by D.K. from New York
on July 17, 2009
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Has anyone had their teenager's wisdom teeth removed? If so, did you have all four done at the same time. Oral surgeon is recommending that all four be removed in one ...
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- Do them all at once, it's a very painful and uncomfortable experience and you dont want to drag it out. After one is done, he will NOT want to go back to get the rest...
- They have to remove them in pairs (upper and lower). I had all mine done at once, when only one was impacted. The good thing is it gave me more room in my mouth, and...
- I had all of my wisdom teeth removed when I was a freshman in college. I waited too long on one of them, it impacted and starting pushing the tooth in front of it, cau...
Having My Wisdom Teeth Taken Out
Asked by S.C. from Evansville
on October 23, 2008
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I'm having all four of my wisdom teeth taken out next week. I know one if not two of them will have to be cut out. The other two will be removed, but I'm not sure ho...
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- I had all four of my wisdom teeth cut out at the same time. I had this done on a Friday and returned to work on Monday. One thing I really think helped me was to dri...
- Hi S.. Listen, I'm going to tell you my total story about getting all 4 of mine out because NOONE warned me and so therefore, I wasn't prepared. Come to find out, wo...
- S., two of my children have had all 4 of their wisdom teeth out with out much pain recently . All their wisdom teeth were impacted .. Just make sure that when you get ...
Getting Wisdom Teeth Out
Asked by G.P. from Chicago
on December 17, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
My wisdom tooth has been giving me pain, so I went to dentist and he said I should get them (all 4) removed. My question is how painful is it and how lo...
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- I had my 4 wisdom teeth removed this past January. I was lucky that none of them was impacted as this makes more complicated the process of removal and recovery (that'...
- It depends on your age~teenage bones are more pliable and if the teeth are impacted. It is surgery so you will most likely want to take advantage of pain meds. The m...
- Let me preface my post with stating the fact that I am a big wuss when it comes to pain. Seriously, I'm a big baby! When I got my wisdom teeth out, I was fearing t...
Wisdom Teeth??
Asked by N.B. from Minneapolis
on May 4, 2011
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I had mine pulled when I was 15...and that was a really REALLY long time ago! LOL Has anyone, or their children/teens had them pulled more recently? What did it cost (...
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- My 14 year old daughter has 2 bottom wisdom teeth pulled last week. They were impacting the roots of the 2nd molars and might have killed those, and one of those had ...
- Similar to teenmom below, my wisdom teeth were extracted and our health insurance paid for it because it was done by an oral surgeon and I was under general anesthesia...
- i have had three out in the last two years, and about to get the last one out soon. They just rubbed some orajel on my gums first, then they gave me the shot. The dent...
My Teen Is Getting Her Wisdom Teeth Cut Out
Asked by J.T. from Dallas
on December 10, 2008
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My daughter will be coming home for the holidays. She is scheduled to have all 4 wisdom teeth cut out on December 22nd. I'm just wondering if she's going to feel real...
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- My daughter had all four sugically removed 2 days before her 17th b-day. I think for the first three days she just laid around and wasn't up to doing too much. Though ...
- I had mine out at 18 with the IV. It was a pretty good experience, but I had no complications. Good luck!
- I had an infection afterward - I was good the first couple of days, then my jaw swelled up like a grapefruit and it took another 2 or 3 weeks to achieve 'normal'.
Advice on Wisdom Teeth Removal and Playing Instruments
Asked by M.C. from Des Moines
on July 28, 2008
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My oldest daughter needs to have her wisdom teeth removed. We have heard from many in the medical field that she will be "out of activities" for three days and then s...
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- My 18 year old son just had his wisdom teeth removed Thurs afternoon and he is fine! They were, according to our dentist, really impacted and very, very difficult to r...
- This was a long time ago, but I had mine removed at about high school/college age. I swelled up quite a bit and was out of commission for about a week. Even if she f...
- I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was 18. I had to have two pulled and 2 where cut out as they were still under the surface. I was fine after a couple of days but m...
