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    Official "What was I thinking when I agreed to this?!" Thread

    Thursday I'm having my wisdom teeth taken out... without being put under. I'm happy enough that I've finally found a dentist willing to take them out (my previous two dentists refused to do it -- said I didn't need it so they wouldn't do it. My teeth are starting to move a bit, though, so I want them out), but the fact that he's not a surgeon means he's just going to numb me up and pull them out. All four teeth are in just fine, and he suggests that they should come right on out without any difficult, but even with the numbing I'm not looking forward to sitting there having to LISTEN to it happen. My wife recommends headphones and loud music, so I think I'll do that.

    I suppose I could go to an oral surgeon, but I'm getting to the end of my max annual payout for my dental insurance and I need to get this work done before I have some more work done once the new plan year starts in April. It'll cost me an extra $1000 out-of-pocket to go to a surgeon. Call me a cheapskate, but I figure I'd rather just save the money, have an hour of discomfort while the procedure is done, and then take a vacation with the savings next month.

    Anybody willing to share positive or negative wisdom teeth pulling experiences?
    Visca Catalunya Lliure
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    Should have opted to go under. It's worth it.

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    • #3
      Going under is always the right call with wisdom teeth. My brother didn't go under and he still regrets it to this day.
      "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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      • #4
        I had them yanked without being put to sleep. I survived without any lasting emotional scars.

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        • #5
          I'm the only person in my family to do general and also the only person not to break into a cold sweat if "wisdom" and "tooth" are used in the same sentence. It makes a huge difference.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by EuropeanFootballMale View Post
            I'm the only person in my family to do general and also the only person not to break into a cold sweat if "wisdom" and "tooth" are used in the same sentence. It makes a huge difference.
            But is it worth $1000?
            Visca Catalunya Lliure

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            • #7
              I had my wisdom teeth taken out without being put under. It didn't seem like a big deal. Of course, it was in my mid 30's and so they weren't impacted or anything. My dentist told me that I needed to get the cavities filled in them (and maybe a cap on one) or she would just yank them out for me for the same price. I told her to just yank them out. She gave me the locals and pulled them. I remembered the shots hurting more.
              "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
              "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
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              • #8
                I didn't go under and "all of my wisdom teeth were okay, should be an easy one." I did break into a cold sweat after they realized that one was impacted and started chipping away at my jaw bone. They gave me a hit of oxygen a few times and that was fantastic. Your wife is spot in with the sound but you still feel the pressure before your tooth snaps into pieces. All that said, I still wouldn't of been put under. I just hate not knowing what is going on around me.

                The worse part for me was the recovery, not the procedure. My mouth wouldn't stop bleeding for 2-3 days and my cheek was swollen past my ear on the side that my tooth was impacted. I didn't think that my mouth was ever going to heal.
                I'm your huckleberry.


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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Tim View Post
                  But is it worth $1000?
                  To me yes.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Tim View Post
                    But is it worth $1000?
                    Not for this poor boy.
                    I'm your huckleberry.


                    "I love pulling the bone. Really though, what guy doesn't?" - CJF

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                    • #11
                      I had one pulled at age 11 and three removed surgically at 19. The three were impacted. The one that was pulled was much much easier to recover from. The impacted ones left me bleeding from my mouth for 2 days, and I couldn't open it but about a third of normal for a couple of weeks.
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                      The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                      • #12
                        My dad's dentist had his knee in his chest to get one of his wisdom teeth out.
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                        • #13
                          My father inlaws is a cosmetic dentist. He does wisdom teeth without putting patients under all the time. In fact I got to watch him do my wife's. It was pretty cool to watch.
                          "To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail."
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                            My dad's dentist had his knee in his chest to get one of his wisdom teeth out.
                            I had the same thing happen. I had an abscess so the anesthetic wasnt that strong. I literrally had a drenched through shirt. One of the worst experiences of my life.
                            "Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum

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                            • #15
                              Any recommendations for good foods to eat while recovering? I know about pudding, jello, ice cream, etc. Any other surprising items that worked well for you guys?
                              Visca Catalunya Lliure

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