According to the unbearable pain in my teeth and gums in the upper left quadrant of my mouth, I'm in my wise years. I have a wisdom tooth coming in; my first out of three. I was reading on the Internet about wisdom teeth and how you know if you have one starting to come in and I learned something. Apparently they call them wisdom teeth because people get them in their wise years (in this case 18 to 25 years of age).
I am going to an oral surgeon appointment on Monday. They are going to attempt a panoramic x-ray on me so they can view the wisdom teeth. Wouldn't you know my regular dentist office is not accessible. It's very small and they are not able to do a panoramic because with my wheelchair and the length of it I can't get close enough to the machine. I am hoping that the oral surgeon's office will be a little more accessible and able to do one because that's really the only way they can tell if they have to surgically remove my wisdom teeth. Personally I would just say go ahead and slice my gums open and pull those suckers out because it hurts like a word I won't say which obviously means that it's not growing in right. Maybe I should've gone to dental school. I think this is what they mean about being wise. It really does help to rant out loud. Thanks for reading my complaints; I feel much better now.
Jenni
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LOL, the "wise years" being 18 to 25! You could have fooled me. Although perhaps they mean that's when they begin and perhaps there were fewer old people around.
I remember the day my mother had her wisdom teeth pulled. That was back in the 1980s and she must have been in her late 20s or early 30s. I remember her puking blood into a bowl and obviously feeling very ill. I don't remember her face puffing up, though, which is what a lot of people report when they have their wisdom teeth pulled. Thankfully I've never had to have mine done.
I had all my teeth done at the same time, I think at least two of which were impacted. My face was swollen for a week, I gargled with salt water constantly and the pain was awful.
Can you gargle salt water? I guess it's kind of involved with all the side to side swishing. Do you have a very limited range of motion with turning your head?
By the way, that is just *my* experience; I don't mean to scare you. I know plenty of people that have had the same procedure done and gone back to work the same day, with minimal swelling/pain.
I had all 4 out at once and it really wasn't bad. I mean, I had to be somewhat careful about what I ate, but I only took pain meds for 1 or 2 days.
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