NBR: Wisdom Teeth

BrideBuddies

What is the point?  What are their purpose?  Shouldn't Man have evolved enough by now to have them disappear... kinda like tails? 

And where's my Vicodin?

 

stever

Boo... I'm sorry. I had mine yanked years ago once they decided to go all impacted. Hurt like the devil getting them out, but not as much as before they were removed.

 

M.Amy

Oh bummer! I still have mine (I guess I am a freak of nature) but I fear having to get them pulled.

BrideBuddies

I've been a big chicken too, but bit the bullet and had them yanked at 42.  Sedation dentistry is a wonderful thing.  I didn't even realize I was out.

robynlesley

I had a fancy 360 x-ray done of my jaw a few years ago and I only have 1 wisdom tooth and it's never emerged. I keep worrying that it will decide to push up and I'll have to have it pulled.

Not a fan of dental surgery. Had a permanent tooth NOT come in and I had to have it surgically pulled down (with a brace). Oral surgery sucks.

carladillon

I think the point is to give dentists a steady revenue stream.

FWIW, I've had all 4 of mine since I was a teenager...I guess I must be really smart...my dentist has talked about pulling them but they don't cause me any problems other than they need a little extra attention when I get my teeth cleaned.

Piranha54

BrideBuddies:

Sedation dentistry is a wonderful thing.  I didn't even realize I was out.

Bummer, but I agree sedation is the best way to deal with it!  It was some of the best $328 I've ever been charged.  Plus, my surgeon was HOT! 

vanverth

I had mine cut out at age 16.  That kept me from having to have braces.  I can not imagine having them removed now.

JenniferTCU

I love Vicodin.

I hope you feel better soon!

stever

robynlesley:

I had a fancy 360 x-ray done of my jaw a few years ago and I only have 1 wisdom tooth and it's never emerged. I keep worrying that it will decide to push up and I'll have to have it pulled.

Not a fan of dental surgery. Had a permanent tooth NOT come in and I had to have it surgically pulled down (with a brace). Oral surgery sucks.

robynlesley

Heather... I was 14 at the time, I think.  I lost my primary (baby) eye tooth when I was 12 and the permanent tooth never grew in.   Apparently there was no space for it, so I had to get braces to make a space and then oral surgery to "guide" the tooth down.

The main thing I remember about the experience was watching the trees on the ride home and being all drugged out.