Do you have them? Are they removed? Did it hurt?
I'm considering removing mine. I'm afraid of going to the dentist tho
Are you afraid of dentists?

You meant tooth?

One can have more than one

On average people have 4 wisdom teeth.



Mine haven't been removed yet. I'm scared about when they have to take them out

I have one, and sometimes I can't eat cuz it hurts so bad.
It's just sometimes though.

What are they?

It's it a bad tooth?

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I didn't think of removing it because it 'sometimes' hurt too. But recently it really bothers me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_tooth
There you go sis

Luckily, the way mine grew in they didn't affect my other teeth. My dentist said I don't have to remove them unless I want to.

I had my wisdom teeth removed around a year ago before they even started growing in. Apparently it's the best way to go, the earlier you get them removed the less the nerves will have grown.

Far as the surgery went I went under laughing gas as well as local anesthesia. Some people who are really afraid of dental surgery will be put under so they aren't conscience for it, but my parents didn't want me to do that because there's always a chance you could slip into a coma I could have gotten them all removed at once but I was scared so we did two visits, I got one side of my mouth done one time and then like a month later went back and did the other side. This was during summer so I could take all the recovery time I needed but if you have school or work obviously you can't really do this.

The only painful part about the surgery was getting the needles for the anesthesia. I can't remember how many needles they give you but it's multiple all around your gums but it's not that bad. If you've had cavities filled under anesthesia then you know what the needle feels like. Once you get past the needles you honestly can't feel any pain. Only the pressure of the dentist taking out your wisdom teeth.

The surgery wasn't really that bad, with the laughing gas it was almost enjoyable and relaxing in a way, it's just the recovery that is horrible. You have to rinse with salt water regularly. Your mouth is just sore and you can't really eat or drink anything for a while. But they should prescribe you pain killers afterwards I just didn't take them cause they made me feel like crap and I'd be sleeping 15 hours a day

Anyway, it's all worth getting it done now because as you age your wisdom teeth cause a lot of problems. Go for it.

Thanks for the input sis. I'm still scared tho

I had all 4 removed when I was 15, back in summer 2006. They put me to sleep, which was great. One minute I'm talking, the next minute the ceiling started darkening.

The most painful part was the ride home. Every little bump and noise irritated my mouth. I spent the first two days just sleeping because of the Vicodin. I spent the rest of the week inside because I was waiting for the swelling to go down. I remember by day 3 or 4, I tried eating a hotdog and nearly choked to death.

The nasty part would have to be the blood that continually pools in your mouth on the first day. After that it would have be the horrible taste the blood leaves in your mouth. You can't brush your teeth, so there's not much you can do about it except for eating applesauce to hide it.

Well, I say do it.

Oh, and gargle saltwater like your life depends on it. I wasn't really doing it and my dentist got mad at me. He said it's imperative to the heal process.

I had them, they were removed two years ago since they were crooked.
The first surgery (on the right side) was okay, the second one (on the left side) two weeks later took way too long and I already looked like a hamster when I left the doctor's office. That's not the norm, though, it was just bad luck I had. The rear part of my gums was inflamed and no one knew that
Besides looking like a hamster I didn't have any problems after the surgery. I couldn't really open my mouth, but after I started to crush the things I wanted to eat that wasn't problematic anymore. Brushing my teeth was almost impossible (and you shouldn't let the toothbrush come close to area where your wisdom teeth were).
They prescribed me pain killers, but I didn't need to take them.
Good luck if you remove them

I have to have mine removed, but there's so much to do after they are and ain't nobody got time for that. My sis had hers removed and got braces installed. I don't want braces, I'm already ugly as ****.

They make my head hurt, though.

You should just request to be put to sleep.

Mine are starting to come out but its only the top two, I unfortunately have to get them removed because they aren't growing properly, they are crooked.

That can sometimes be a blessing in disguise. My wisdom teeth aligned the rest of my teeth for me, so I didn't have to get braces after they were pulled out.