Wisdom tooth extraction: Ouch! Anyone else had it done?
Re: Wisdom tooth extraction: Ouch! Anyone else had it done?
Had mine done back when I was in the USMC in the 80's.
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Re: Wisdom tooth extraction: Ouch! Anyone else had it done?
Same here, checked into Marine Barracks, Ground Defense Force, Guantanamo Bay Cuba and during my in-processing check the Navy dentist decided to pull all 4 wisdom teeth while I was in his chair....even though they showed no problem at all. I think the old guy was just bored. I left the checkup with 8 800mg Motrin and advised I could return to full duty the next morning.Ankerson wrote:Had mine done back when I was in the USMC in the 80's.
Re: Wisdom tooth extraction: Ouch! Anyone else had it done?
OldHoosier62 wrote:Same here, checked into Marine Barracks, Ground Defense Force, Guantanamo Bay Cuba and during my in-processing check the Navy dentist decided to pull all 4 wisdom teeth while I was in his chair....even though they showed no problem at all. I think the old guy was just bored. I left the checkup with 8 800mg Motrin and advised I could return to full duty the next morning.Ankerson wrote:Had mine done back when I was in the USMC in the 80's.
I was getting close to getting out (less than a year left) and the Navy dentist said I should get them out.
Re: Wisdom tooth extraction: Ouch! Anyone else had it done?
My dentist told me many years ago, the two lower wisdom teeth will have to be removed. He managed to convince me to them one at a time and not both at the same time, which was my truly harebrained idea. Later on, I was glad he was so graphic and managed to convince me. Ok, got rid of the first one, drove home. At every red light, I openend the car door and spat blood. Came to hate green lights, truly amazing. Next week, we had a repeat performance on the other side of the jaw. Being on the right side of the jaw, I had to lean out farther on the drive home at red lights....
A while later, a wisdom tooth in the upper jaw started acting up. Had it removed with quite some trouble. At night, at home, it started acting up, bleeding heavily. So I called emergency services who gave me a number for the emergency dentist. Went there by cab, smart move, they managed to get the bleeding stilled, went home by cab, totally weak-kneed and sweaty. Don't ever want to do this again, why the h... do we have wisdom teeth? And appendixes, btw!
A while later, a wisdom tooth in the upper jaw started acting up. Had it removed with quite some trouble. At night, at home, it started acting up, bleeding heavily. So I called emergency services who gave me a number for the emergency dentist. Went there by cab, smart move, they managed to get the bleeding stilled, went home by cab, totally weak-kneed and sweaty. Don't ever want to do this again, why the h... do we have wisdom teeth? And appendixes, btw!
Re: Wisdom tooth extraction: Ouch! Anyone else had it done?
I don't believe in this myth.