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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 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 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...
Wisdom Teeth
Asked by K.S. from College Station
on April 24, 2008
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Okay ladies hopefully someone can give me some insight here. I am scheduled to have all four wisdon teeth pulled (two are impacted and will require bone grafts) next m...
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- Hi K.: Are you going to sedated for the procedure? I had all four of my Wisdom Teeth taken out a year ago, and the doctor gave these pills I was to take an hour be...
- Good luck on finding help. I had 2 impacted molars removed about 20 years ago. I do not remember them as being too terribly painful, but something does come to mind....
- Talk to your FRG (family readiness group), you should get help from them in this situation. Also sign them up with your bases daycare. There should be special privel...
Anyone on This List Ever Have a Tonsilectomy as an Adult?
Asked by S.B. from Chicago
on March 14, 2007
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I went to see my Dr. today, since I have had a sore throat for a couple mths continually and also been in the ER 3 times. I have always had big tonsils. I have been ...
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- S.- I had mine out when I was about 24 (I'm 29 now) and it was awful. It WAS outpatient surgery for me and I was in and out in about 2 hrs, but it took me about a m...
- I had the surgery as an adult in my late twenties. The pain was excruciating and lasted about one week. It hurt so bad that I was afraid to swallow my own saliva. At n...
- Hi S.. I have not had a tonsilectomy but a very close friend of mine had one last summer. It was not good, but some of that was her fault. Whatever the doc tells you t...
Looking for a Dentist in Denton/Corinth ASAP. Please Advise
Asked by L.W. from Dallas
on November 5, 2007
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I need to get my 4 wisdom teeth removed ASAP. I have been putting it off for YEARS but it is now to the point the I cannot bite down because I bite my cheeks. I have...
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- Dr. Terry Angevine (male) is an excellent oral surgeon!! His address is 651 Cross Timbers Road, Flower Mound, 75028. His phone # is ###-###-####. He did some MAJOR ora...
- Unsil Keiser and her partner are great. I shopped aourn 3 others before I was happy with them. I live in Corinth too. I have a 5 year old girl and a 3 year old boy. ...
- I second Unsil Keiser. Our family just started going there a couple of months ago and we love their entire staff. They are great with kids too. All 3 of my kiddos g...
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 Coming in at 13!
Asked by J.S. from Seattle
on March 27, 2008
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Hi Moms:) My 13 year old son has his wisdom teeth coming in prematurely. So, two questions: Does anyone know of a good oral surgeon on the Eastside? I live in Redm...
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- I had braces in my 20's and didn't get any mean comments. I heard in japan it's the 'in' thing for kids. I still have my wisdom teeth - i'm dreading the surgery. I hav...
- Consult with your dentist and see if your son really needs to get them pulled. Sometimes (like the other contributor said) people can keep them just fine. Braces a...
- I had braces in high school and it really wasn't all that bad.. now they have the kind that you can't even really see, or the cool colored bands and wire, that they ca...
Dentist
Asked by J.G. from Dallas
on April 11, 2006
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I'm looking for a GREAT dentist in Carrollton. I have yet to remove my wisdom teeth and are now moving my front teeth out like I use to have before I got braces. I a...
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- Hi J., I take my two boys and myself to Dr. Kurt Seidler. He is located in Carrollton at the SE corner of Rosemeade and Josey. Their staff is awesome and so is he...
- Dr. Kelli Ettilbrick/Dentist for kids/ located in Frisco behind Krispy Kremes- it is a little drive but she is worth it! Dr. Rivera/Trinity Medical on Hebron by Targe...
- Dr Grant Parish off of Trinity Mills and Midway for you and for the little one Dr Hector Hidalgo off of Wincom in Plano just West from the tollway off of Parker and Co...
Help with Wisdom Teeth Pain
Asked by J.H. from Augusta
on July 29, 2007
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I am just now cutting my wisdom teeth. Right now it is only one that is hurting. I have pain meds at home from other medical problems I have, but they aren't working. ...
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- Cloves. Take ground cloves, mix with a little olive oil to keep it together and put in on the gum beneath the tooth that hurts. It will numb the area, giving you some ...
- Ouch, I remember when I cut mine in college, when I was 19. It made me feel so badly for little teething babies! I popped motrin continuously. Nothing really helped un...
- A couple of yrs ago I had to have one of my wisdom teeth pulled out b/c a peice of loose skin was allowing food to get up under the tooth and causing it to hurt...it h...
