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I had all four of mine out at the same time.  I went to the dentist with a really bad pain in my jaw (there wasn't a tooth there at the time), and the x-rays showed they were all impacted.  Which means they were growing in crooked, sideways and upsidedown.  The one that was hurting me was actually tipped on it's side, and if left alone would have eventually poked out through my cheek.  :-X :-X
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OMG!  That sounds exactly like what I had!  All four at the same time... ugggh...

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Oooo. Ouch.  I feel your pain.  Really.

Been there, done that ect.

I had all four of mine out at the same time.  I went to the dentist with a really bad pain in my jaw (there wasn't a tooth there at the time), and the x-rays showed they were all impacted.  Which means they were growing in crooked, sideways and upsidedown.  The one that was hurting me was actually tipped on it's side, and if left alone would have eventually poked out through my cheek.  :-X :-X

I was admitted to the hospital for "day surgery", which meant they knocked me out and surgically removed all 4 at once, but I didn't have to stay overnight.

The best part is they gave me some really nice little pills to take home with me. :-* ;D  And every time I felt any pain I would swallow one of these little magic pills and the pretty colors would come and make it aaaalllll better. ;D ;D ;D

I hope they gave you some niiiiccceee medicine too.
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Me too! Exactly. It wasn't fun. Although it was nothing compaired to a root canal. :-X  I seem to remember the "happy" medicine though. ;D

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and as for "good medicine" i got tylenol with codeine which seems to make me feel depressed more than anything else and antibiotics so it doesn't get infected
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When they removed my bottom two wisdom teeth, they gave me Tylenol with codeine.  I took three of them the day they pulled those teeth and it nearly knocked me out!

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some reason I only have 1 wisdom tooth.

the left hand side hasn't grown through yet but it doesn't cause me any pain or anything so i don't see why i should have them removed yet or at any time...
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I think they only get removed if they are causing problems.  Growing in wrong or, in my case, they are coming in right, but my jaw was too small causing crowding.

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I've had all mine pulled.  When I was a boy, I had Bill Cosby's LP "Why Is There Air?" and on it was a story of him having a toothache, and in it, he says, "Novocain doesn't kill pain, it postpones it."  When I was a kid, I thought that was funny.  Now that I've experienced it firsthand, I knew what he was talking about.
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is that where he like couldnt talk, and he was telling his dentist that he saw smoke and all that , im not sure if it was the same one but it cracks me up.

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I've had my two bottom wisdom teeth pulled. It didn't take the dentist that long to pull them because they were almost fully grown out. It didn't hurt until I got home and the painkiller started wearing off. I dread getting my top ones pulled, but luckily they aren't causing me any pain right now.

As for my sister, she went through a horrible experience with a dentist. When she was 11, this stupid dentist pulled out 7 of her baby teeth (her baby teeth were really stubborn and refused to fall out on their own) and all 4 wisdom teeth at once. Because of this horrible experience, my sister was totally afraid of dentists up until 2 years ago. We found out later that this dentist was notorious for doing stuff like that.
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Poor girl. Makes you wonder why in the world someone like that would become a dentist?  :-/

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As for my sister, she went through a horrible experience with a dentist.

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Because of this horrible experience, my sister was totally afraid of dentists up until 2 years ago. We found out later that this dentist was notorious for doing stuff like that.
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I did too.  When I was 7 I was supposed to get my teeth professionally cleaned for the first time.  The dentist explained to my parents, but not to me, that the big, loud, whirring thing was a professional electric toothbrush.

All I knew was that he was coming at me with something that looked like my father's power drill.. :o :o

After screaming and kicking my way through the cleaning, (and mom telling me to stop acting like a baby the whole time!) I ran out of the office as fast as I could. No idea where I planned to go, but luckily, a friend of my dad's caught me outside.  I told him about the "evil dentist with the power drill".  He brought me back to my distraught parents (who were about to charge out the door looking for me) and got the whole mess straightened out.

Before I took my daughter to the dentist for the first time, I visited the office (obviously it's a different dentist) and watched how they worked with the kids.  She is not afraid of the dentist at all.  I'm glad things have change since I was 7.

But they still creep me out.....

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Before I took my daughter to the dentist for the first time, I visited the office (obviously it's a different dentist) and watched how they worked with the kids.  She is not afraid of the dentist at all.  I'm glad things have change since I was 7.

But they still creep me out.....
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I made my daughter come and watch me get a cleaning 6 months before she had an appointment with the dentist.  We go to the same dentist, so our appointments are at the same time.  The dentist said the kids do better when the parents aren't in the room with them.  It seems to work because she loves the dentist and lets him clean her teeth with no problems.

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I had a stroke of good luck some years ago at the dentist....They took X-rays and he asked when I had my Wisdom Teeth out, I replied I hadn't.

He said "Well you don't have any then" and I have been counting my blessings ever since !  ;) End Quote

My bottom 2 came in and I had to have only 1 removed b/c the other one had room due to a molar I had removed earlier. When they did this bit of dental "surgery" (he froze me, drilled a hole in the tooth and then pulled it out with a screwdriver...I kid you not...) they also x-rayed the top of my mouth to see where those 2 were...they never showed on the x-ray and so he told me I'd never have those 2...well, I had them both within 6 months of that and had to have them removed as well. I went to a different "surgeon" and she was great. I had no pain or bruising or anything. I believe I'm one of the lucky ones.

Quoting:I had a stroke of good luck some years ago at the dentist....They took X-rays and he asked when I had my Wisdom Teeth out, I replied I hadn't.

He said "Well you don't have any then" and I have been counting my blessings ever since !  ;)

May your pain pass quickly..... :)
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...they also x-rayed the top of my mouth to see where those 2 were...they never showed on the x-ray and so he told me I'd never have those 2...well, I had them both within 6 months of that and had to have them removed as well.
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Oh Thanks Jonman !  :-/

Now I am officially :

Freaking OUT !  :'( :'( :-/ :-

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Oh Thanks Jonman !  :-/

Now I am officially :

Freaking OUT !  :'( :'( :-/ :-
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Sorry Fussy ol' pal...don't freak out! Not all dentists are bad and can't read x-rays like my first one!!

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My bottom 2 came in and I had to have only 1 removed b/c the other one had room due to a molar I had removed earlier. When they did this bit of dental "surgery" (he froze me, drilled a hole in the tooth and then pulled it out with a screwdriver...I kid you not...) they also x-rayed the top of my mouth to see where those 2 were...they never showed on the x-ray and so he told me I'd never have those 2...well, I had them both within 6 months of that and had to have them removed as well. I went to a different "surgeon" and she was great. I had no pain or bruising or anything. I believe I'm one of the lucky ones.
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Wow.  I was told back when I had braces that my wisdom teeth would never form...they never showed up on any x-ray.  I finally cut one last year on top.  It hasn't bothered me yet so I haven't had it removed...

Coincidentally, my brother had his wisdom teeth removed last week the same day I got my tooth fixed...I talked to him that night and he seemed to be doing okay.

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No cavities, no root canals, no wisdom teeth to be pulled...I've been lucky ;D

Does anyone picture their dentist singing "Dentist!" from Little Shop of Horrors?  That would totally crack me up :D
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LOL!! That is EXACTLY what I thought of when I first read this thread.  ;D ;D ;D

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All I can say is I'm obviously going to the dentist in the wrong country !!!
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Ditto!  ;D lol! Sorry, no offense, but I always picture British people with crooked teeth....but I guess maybe that was only way back when

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All I can say is I'm obviously going to the dentist in the wrong country !!! Apart from making the tooth numb to pull it I was sent home and told to take asprin if it got too painful.I'd have been far happier with a fistful of painkillers!

To digress slightly isn't it almost impossible NOT to poke your tongue into the hole left behind even though you've been warned not too..........
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I might have to agree with you.  I work for a dentist and we would NEVER recommend aspirin for pain relief after an extraction or any kind of oral surgery.   Thins the blood making it difficult to stop the bleeding.