#wisdom tooth removal

[ofowlsdinosaursanddragons]

Gonna get my wisdom teeth removed tomorrow on New Year’s Eve.

@mooflettes @psychrodraws @ezdrools @just-a-freak40 @skyedancer2006 @tealmaskmybeloved @sp1derc1der @uallstupid @doktoptaxa

Wish me luck lol.

[gotstabbedbyapen]

Currently chilling at the dentist place and waiting to have my wisdom teeth removed. Not too nervous because this isn't the first time my mouth has seen bloodshed :)

[positivelypresent]

Your wisdom is yours to keep!

[zeestarfishalien]

They took out my wisdom today

Didnt even ask me if I wanted to keep it

[triassictriserratops]

I got my wisdom teeth removed yesterday and now I'm in my chipmunk era.

Spot all 6 differences.

Also, I got a sticker because I was VERY BRAVE and only cried a LITTLE bit. 🤏🏽

[chronicallycouchbound]

If you have chronic nerve pain (trigeminal neuralgia) due to your broken wisdom tooth like I do, here’s my list of things to try for pain management. These things might help for other chronic or acute facial nerve pain issues, jaw pain, broken teeth, wisdom tooth pain, toothache, etc.

• Ibuprofen, Tylenol and most medications severely interact with my other conditions, especially my stomach conditions, so I avoid them as much as possible. Liquid versions aren’t as bad if I can find dye free, citric acid free, versions in flavors I’m not allergic to. These can help for a lot of people though, just ask your dr if you’re unsure.

• Brushing the broken area, gently, to clean out any food particles that might be stuck in it is hit or miss but can make a difference. It’s always sore for a while after brushing so that’s a con

• I make homemade clove tinctures with vodka and whole and ground cloves. I let it sit in a glass container in a cool,dark place for as long as possible and shake it when I see it (keep it with your spices you’ll remember it more). Then I take a gauze pad and get a dropper full and put it on it. Both cloves and vodka have anesthetic properties and can numb it for a bit. It’s a very temporary solution, also can cause soreness from pressure on the tooth.

• Hot pad on the cheek can cause soreness too (a running theme) BUT it helps a lot especially with cold sensitivity. After you remove the hot pad you can be extra sensitive to the cold or drafts in the air so that sucks too but it passes after a couple mins usually.

• Waterpik flossers are great for sensitive mouth issues, and clean out the tooth area with minimal soreness. Great but takes more spoons to do than toothbrushing and is less portable.

• CBD oil is hit or miss. I have other serious chronic pain disorders and just like many generalized pain management options, it can sometimes get rid of the headache I didn’t notice anymore or the joint pain I dissociate out of existence. Like yeah, glad thats gone but it just makes me focus on the other pain more. Some CBD options aren’t strong enough to do shit for me.

• Warm salt water gargle/rinse is helpful for me most of the time, and it is really important to keep any broken teeth very, very clean due to infection risk. The warmth and salt can help with the pain overall though and so far doesn’t have negative effects for me. It’s very mild in terms of managing the pain though, it’s like a soft gentle kiss on a boo-boo. Feels nice in the moment but when you’re done it usually just goes back to the pain your had.

• TENS units might work for you. I have several electrical abnormalities in my heart so I’m not allowed to use TENS but I’ve heard they can help. Definitely ask a dr first for this one though because I don’t know all the safety risks especially with facial pain

• Warm environments with no drafts or wind, ideal for this pain, for me is not ideal bc of my cardiac issues.

• Medical ultrasound machine, I’ve used these for other conditions in PT and they help a lot!! I don’t know if you can get these outside of a medical setting, especially for a reasonable price, but a provider might be able to help with this. There is the ultrasound goop they put on wherever they do it though so like, might not be fun and also might be a bit sore after?

• Last resort: adult beverages so I’m not paying attention to the pain. Works best for sleeping for me, but obviously has it’s drawbacks.

I avoid:

- Cold environments

- Drafts and wind on my face

- Cold foods

- Hard foods

- Sleeping on the side that hurts

- Chewing on that side

- Talking too much, chewing gum, etc.

- Going anywhere without at least one pain management option available

- Trying to sleep without a pain management option or plan ready to go

- Not brushing my teeth, at minimum I use mouthwash after meals

And some important reminders:

• Watch out for signs of infection and get treatment ASAP. Dental infections are no joke and can be life threatening quickly, especially if you have certain medical conditions such as heart valve disorders (like me).

• These recommendations are from personal experience, talk to your medical providers to see if they’re right for you. I am not a doctor just a humble chronically ill person.

• These are not a replacement for actual medical treatments for your condition, you should still see a professional if you can.

• Many insurances don’t cover dental, dental issues are more common amongst poor people, rooted in the idea that you can still work with fucked up teeth or without teeth . Hence why they’re called “luxury bones”

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Like this post if you have your wisdom teeth out.

[what-you-like-about-the-moon]

i wonder where i’m going 🤓👆

[sunshine-zenith]

Alright, got my wisdom teeth out this morning and my overall reaction is “…that’s it? Seriously?”

I went the anesthesia route, even though I was super afraid of what my reaction might be coming off it. The IV tech even made a joke about how, even though I was a phlebotomist who let baby phlebs practice on me, I wasn’t allowed to judge her technique. Anesthesia was weird — I blinked and it was an hour later and I felt fine

I couldn’t talk after surgery, so I just used my phone to type out questions and mined for my friend when she picked me up. I was a little unstable on my feet for like ten minutes but I didn’t feel out of it, other than The Lost Hour Of Surgery I don’t think I had any memory lapses (but who knows, I might’ve asked the tech to fight me when I woke up or something and it’s just gone from my brain), I didn’t cry or do anything weird. I even put in my address for my friend without trouble. Fear of anesthesia concurred I guess

One thing I was not prepared for was the amount of blood. I put on a face mask just in case when I took a two hour long nap when I got back home, and I still woke up in a pool of my own blood. Not the first time (iykyk), but like. My typical method of getting blood out my sheets is to use a mixture of cold water and saliva — I even gained a reputation at my last job for telling patients that if they end up bleeding a little after removing gauze from where they had blood drawn and it got on their clothes, they can just rub it out with a little spit. And well. That’s not an option

Otherwise I’m just chilling. My tongue feels dry and I hate that I can’t brush my teeth for like 24 hours, the pain’s coming in now but it’s minimal so I’m just holding a frozen water bottle wrapped in a t shirt to my face and binging theory videos on YouTube. I feel fine enough that I’ll probably get some homework done later

It really, sincerely was not as scary as I thought it would be

[awetistic-things]

for the past week and a half, my gums on the left side of my mouth have been hurting so bad and it felt like i sliced it open somehow ( and my inner cheek has quite literally been split open from the tooth )

just looked at it for the first time in the mirror and oh boy oh boy it’s one of EIGHT :( of my wisdom teeth

i’m not gonna be able to get it out for at least another month and i can’t brush or floss that side of my mouth right so plaque has been building up super fast

THEREFORE

if anyone has any suggestions on how to brush / floss when your wisdom tooth is completely grown in and is out for the world to see ( edit: i checked again and it is only half showing, but i can feel either the rest of it or a completely other wisdom teeth bulging out of my gums ) as well as ways to lessen the pain that would be very wonderful :)

edit: just checked it again but my phone-light and i have discovered that it has a very strong green hue which i don’t need to google to know that’s a very big problem

[artistic-shapeshifter]

Time to suffer in pain and recover for the next few days. And then be careful what I eat the next couple weeks.

Yay for wisdom teeth being completely useless and a pain.

[downoutcold-blog]

Birthday Wishes

I’d love to be able to lay in bed all day, maybe change into a hospital gown, bouffant cap, surgical stockings, and booties. I’d love to have an IV and catheter inserted. Hopefully I’d be hooked up to monitoring equipment, especially an EKG, BP Cuff, and Pulse Ox, maybe even a temperature probe (rectal). I’d be anesthetized and various times, with the clear full-face mask. I wouldn’t be opposed to Intuabtion (ET tube, LMA, nasotracheal).

From there, anything could happen. I could get the tonsillectomy I probably need. I could have orthodontic braces applied. I could get plastic surgery; I’d want a bunch of facial work, maybe some liposuction, and possibly a breast reduction. Or things could turn a little kinky. I could have someone in a nice pair of leggings sit on my face. I could have someone force me to sniff the shoes, socks, and feet. I could get a nylon footjob.

That would make for a great birthday!

[starstruck-thetraveler]

Gonna be lost in space for the next few days, getting some wisdom of mine rememoved. Guess the wisdoms stored in teeth.

[almaprincess66]

I'm getting my wisdom teeth removed tomorrow, so I tanked up with books to read while I dose off in painkillers.

[aamy2100982]

Today I had two wisdom teeth removed, on the left side.

The dentist pulled hard, it hurt, I moved slightly and my fucking tooth was pushed back

What was supposed to be a 30-minute operation turned out to be 3 hours, because we had to leave the clinic to go to the X-rays thing and then to another clinic where another dentist treated me.

So yeah. I don't normally post about my private life, but fuck me

Now I can't even swallow because everything hurts so much and I cried like an idiot.

Moral? Don't even think about moving while you're having a tooth pulled, NOT EVEN A FUCKING CENTIMETRE or inch or whatever

[redrosecut]

Me: *can only eat soft food real slow and drink plain water due to wisdom teeth removal*

My brain: Do you remember how delicious pizza is? Doesn't that Coke look refreshing? Uhhh a schnitzel would be amazing now. Do you know what we didn't have in quite some time? Goulash. A crunchy bread roll with salami and maybe some pickled jalapeños would also be amazing right now.

Me: