I made a post on here about my wisdom teeth a while back. Here are my tips:
1. Get a good doctor and dont cheap out too much. It will save you pain/time/hassle. I googled, yelped, everything I could with my doctor. He was awesome and kept contacting me after to see how I was doing.
2. Dont bother getting put to sleep. I did mine with just local and didnt feel a damn thing. The numbing took about 10 minutes, the removal took about 5. It ached a bit afterwards but that was going to happen either way. Only took vicodin for a day.
3. Only do it if you have to.
Before actually doing it, I was scared as fuck and wanted to be put asleep etc etc. Ended up only doing local since putting asleep cost an extra $400. After doing it all, I realized I was scared for nothing.
I made a post on here about my wisdom teeth a while back. Here are my tips:
1. Get a good doctor and dont cheap out too much. It will save you pain/time/hassle. I googled, yelped, everything I could with my doctor. He was awesome and kept contacting me after to see how I was doing.
2. Dont bother getting put to sleep. I did mine with just local and didnt feel a damn thing. The numbing took about 10 minutes, the removal took about 5. It ached a bit afterwards but that was going to happen either way. Only took vicodin for a day.
3. Only do it if you have to.
Before actually doing it, I was scared as fuck and wanted to be put asleep etc etc. Ended up only doing local since putting asleep cost an extra $400. After doing it all, I realized I was scared for nothing.
I'm 44 and have had none of them removed. They're not bothering me at all, so why worry about it?
LOLWat.
You only have four wisdom teeth. Or are you some sort of mutant?
Your situation sounds rather unique. There typically isn't much choice in oral surgeons. They typically get their own areas because there is a limited number of cases to be operated on. But I guess if you live in a heavily enough populated area and are willing to drive/find someone to drive, you can do it.
5 minutes is REALLY fast for wisdom teeth removal. I considered saving money by just doing local, but got general, and am glad for it. I have no real memories of the procedure. Didn't have to feel the chisel striking my tooth through the vibrations in my head, or the drilling, etc.
I was 22, and also had impacted teeth. The pain wasn't bad, and I didn't take my vicodin, but maybe I should have. I couldn't close my mouth for a long time afterwards due to swelling of the jaw.
i had mine taken out when i was 18
2 partially impacted 2 totally
took them out because i did not have room for them in my mouth. which is generally the reason people have them removed
LOLWat.
You only have four wisdom teeth. Or are you some sort of mutant?