Wisdom Teeth!!! - Mabank,TX

Don't have wisdom teeth - nothing was ever there to "make" them! Good thing since teeth are too crowded as it is!

Seems none of my kids have any signs of wisdom teeth either - also probably a good thing for them, too!

I was 17 when I had to get them out because I had no room for my other teeth as they were pushing them out of place. Had to go under general anesthesia and it went well but my face was like it had been boxed on - black and blue and huge! It was also very painful and I had to be on strong antibiotics and pain meds. I could not eat anything except for fluids amd thins soups through a straw and even that in the beginning was hard but after the pain and swelling went down it was like nothing and 18 years later I don't have any problems. I also had melting stitches. Good luck!

Mine were coming in crooked and were going to mess up my entire mouth so I had all four removed at once, which is what I would recommend because going in twice would be a lot harder!! Yes, it hurt and everything, but very worth it. If they are bothering you, go get them removed so your entire smile is messed up! =)

I had to get mine out. I was an adult and had my daughter. I remember it so well. The doc scared me, he would rub my breasts with his forearm while he was examining me. I cried and begged my brother to not leave me while the doc had me asleep.

I bled for days after. My DO made a house call and gave me a shot to stop the nausea. I kept puking up the blood and was so sick to my stomach. The doc walked into the bedroom and I looked up at him, trying to tell him I had never felt so bad except when I was pregnant and had morning sickness for 8 1/2 months at least 3 times per day. He got all scared and told my mom he thought I was hallucinating, I thought I was pregnant again. I just shook my head and went back to sleep.

I have had tons of teeth pulled since and truly have had no problems since then. I think it's the knowing what to expect and doing what the doc says.

Get lots of soft foods like pudding, jello, yogurt, soft stuff you like. Then keep ice handy for the swelling. I took a muscle relaxant and they made the pain go away completely. They numb the nerve endings and then there is just no pain.

I had my top two out a few years ago because I got cavities back there and the bottom two I just got out a week ago because of cavities and they were killing me. Both times I was put to sleep and woke up with no teeth. It's been a week and the healing has been excellent. If you follow the after surgery instructions, you shouldn't have any issues. Because yours hasn't fully come out, they may have to cut your gums to get the tooth out but if you are put to sleep, you shouldn't have any issues. After surgery I received medicated mouthwash that I had to gargle with three times a day and I received pain medication to take as needed as well as antibiotics (ammoxicilin) that I would also take three times a day until finished.

They will have you on a diet of mushy foods like mashed potatoes and apple sauce and soups until your mouth is well enough to start chewing solids again. It's something I would do over and over again if it relieved me of my pain. Now I have no wisdom teeth and I can enjoy the rest of my life without the persistent pain caused by my teeth.

when mine were coming in, I cried all day as I sat on the couch. It was pure hell. Anyway, I ended up having them taken out, and I had to be put out and don't remember any pain at all, except for the IV that I had to have. I am just scared of needles, so that is why I waited so long. It was a very long few days after they came out, and I had to take pain medicine too. I will say just do everything your doctor says, and don't drink out of a straw or smoke. You don't want a dry socket. And just do it. You will be so relieved afterwards. Good luck.

I have all four. They came in when I was about 18 with no problems. They did cause my lower teeth to shift, so my front incisors became a bit crooked, but since that is only a cosmetic problem and there was no medical reason to remove them, my insurance would not have paid for it, so I didn't get them pulled.
I don't mind having them, they have never caused a problem (other than the discomfort when they came in).
You should talk to your dentist about it. when they don't grow in properly the may need to be removed before they fully erupt.
Good luck.

I had 2 of mine taken out, one is still under the gums and one never grew in. One at 23 and pregnant, it got a really bad cavity and was really easy to pull because the tooth was dead. The second one I was 26 and it hurt really bad to get out, it was attached to my bone so they had to pry it from my jawbone.

Mine were embedded, coming in sideways and were going to make my teeth crooked if they came in. So, I had to get them all out before they came in enough to damage the other teeth. The doctor decided to do all of them at one time vs. one side at a time. Then, my veins are very hard to find, and he couldn't find a vein to put me under. So, I had to stay awake for the event, but he gave me a lot of novacaine so that I didn't feel anything except on one where the root was wrapped around my jaw funny. He immediately numbed it some more, and all was good. Afterwards, took pain meds right away. No nausea from anthestetic. I kept ice on both sides of my face (tied with an ace bandage at the top of my head...it was a sight to see, I'm sure) for the whole day and stayed relatively still in-bed all day with my head higher than my heart. Took pain meds on schedule for first day. Ended up with minimal swelling, minimal bruising and minimal pain. It wasn't nearly as bad as the horror stories I'd always heard.

What does your dentist say about your wisdom teeth? Is it ok for them to come in or is it going to mess up your existing teeth? I'd say that is the biggest factor in whether to have them done.

I've had mine since I was around 15 years old. I still have mine and I'm 31. Mine came in just fine with no problems. They weren't impacted and they all came out straight. I have not had any problems with them

I had braces, so there was no way that my parents were going to let all that money go to waste by allowing my wisdom teeth to come in and shift everything around. I had them all pulled before they came in when I was 15. It was painful, but I followed all post-op instructions and didn't have any adverse side effects (dry sockets). I'm really glad it was done when I was young and before they could negate my perfectly straight teeth.

I had mine taken out when I was 30.. I wish I would of had it done sooner.. B/c as they came in it was so painful... Mine were infected. I could hardly eat food. The surgery was not as painful as as the teeth coming in!!

Ihave all four of mine. I was told since I had plenty of space for them they wouldn't need to come out unless I get a cavity. ( Apparently, they don't fill wisdom teeth, they pull them. ) It's never been a problem for me.

Had mine out years ago. No big deal. Both my kids had their pulled as well. Minimum swelling and pain. Couple of days.

Nothing worked for pain for me aside from a cocktail of percocet and Vicodin. This includes with them coming in or the pain after removal. I did one surgery with the aid of nitrous and another without wide awake the other week. I wish you the best in your issues with yours.

I had all mine removed around when I was 20 years old. I had braces as a teenager and had just enough space for all my regular teeth, but not enough for the wisdom teeth.

My mom had me load up on vitamin C for about a week before the procedure. Afterwards, I had some pain, but it really wasn't that bad. I also didn't bleed much. I don't know if the vitamin C really helped or not. I do know my older sister swelled up like a chipmunk after hers and had a hard time with the bleeding. So either the Vitamin C helped, I had a better doctor/dentist, or I'm just tougher. :-)

I took Tylenol with codeine afterwards and discovered I was allergic to codeine so I just switched to Advil (or some other OTC pain medicine). After a few hours of laying on the sofa after the surgery, I was bored silly and wanted to get out of the house, but my mom insisted that I rest.

The hardest part for me was that I couldn't open my jaw all the way after surgery and it took about a week or so for my jaw to relax enough to eat more normal. Until then I had lots of shakes and soft foods.

FYI, I was asleep during the procedure and none of my wisdom teeth had broken through yet. They were able to pull/extract 2 of the teeth intact. The other 2 were shattered/broken and removed.

Tylenol worked to manage the pain when my wisdom teeth came in.
I left them, which was a big mistake. Due to overcrowding they were only able to emerge halfway. Since half of each wisdom tooth stayed below the gum line I couldn't brush them properly and they got huge cavities. A few years ago I had them out and the surgery was much easier than I thought it would be.