Have you ever had your wisdom teeth taken out?

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Answer 1

yes. go to a biologic dentist, so you don't get cavitations.

CAVITATIONS

A cavitation is an unhealed hole in the jawbone caused by an extracted tooth [or a root canal or an injury to a tooth]. Since wisdom teeth are the most commonly extracted teeth, most cavitations are found in the wisdom tooth sites. Please see the graphic and photo below to get a glimpse of what may be in your mouth and the effects it is having. The photo and diagram demonstrate the destructive and pathologic consequence of a routine tooth extraction. Dentists are taught in dental school that once they pull a tooth, the patient's body heals the resulting hole in the jawbone. However, approximately 95% of all tooth extractions result in a pathologic defect called a cavitation. The tooth is attached to the jawbone by a periodontal ligament which is comprised of "jillions" of microscopic fibers. One end of each fiber is attached to the jawbone and the other end of the fiber is attached to the tooth root. When a tooth is extracted, the fibers break midway between the root and the bone. This leaves the socket (the area where the root was anchored in the bone) coated with periodontal ligament fibers.

There are specialized cells in the bone called osteoblasts. Osteoblasts make new bone. The word "osteoblast" means bone former. They are active during growth and maintenance. However, the periodontal ligament prevents the osteoblasts from filling in the tooth socket with bone since the periodontal ligament fibers lining the socket act as a barrier beyond which the osteoblasts cannot form bone. In other words, an osteoblast "sees" a tooth when it "sees" periodontal ligament fibers. Since there are billions of bacteria in the mouth, they easily get into the open tooth socket. Since the bone is unable to fill in the defect of the socket, the newly formed "cavitation" is now infected. Since there is no blood supply to the "cavitation" it is called "ischemic" or "avascular" (without a blood supply). This results in necrosis (tissue death). Hence we call a cavitation an unhealed, chronically infected, avascular, necrotic hole in the bone. The defect acts to an acupuncture meridian the same way a dead tooth (or root canal tooth) acts. It causes an interference field on the meridian which can impair the function and health of other tissues, organs and structures on the meridian. Significantly, the bacteria in the cavitation also produce the same deadly toxins that are produced by the bacteria in root canals (see Root Canals). These toxins are thio-ethers (most toxic organic substance known to man), thio-ethanols, and mercaptans. They have been found in the tumors in women with breast cancer.

Answer 2

Yes. My face swelled up the day after they were taken out. I didnt go out for 1 week. I drank soup for days because i didnt want to chew anything. The pain wasnt bad, i was just sore. About a month later I developed TMD which is a problem with the TM joint in the jaw and I cant open very wide anymore and my left side of my jaw always hurts now.
I had no choice though. I had 5 wisdom teeth (thats right i had an EXTRA molar, caleld a supernumery tooth) and they were all impacted (under the gum line, unerupted). If they erupted they would have grown sideways and pushed my other teeth all around causing major problems.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Yeah I had they taken out by a oral surgeon when I was 19. I was under general anestheisa (asleep) when he removed them. Mine wasn't bad, they were all impacted under the gumline. I had some bruising and only took pain pills the first day. But the pain afterward will of course depend on your pain tolerance and how difficult it was to remove them. Also some people end up getting sick from the sediation. It all depends. But remember the oral surgeon has done hundreds of these procedures and will have them out in no time. Just remember to follow the post procedure directions. You don't want a dry socket. Thats when the blood clot comes out of the hole and inhibits the healing- that's painful.

Answer 5

No. I'm around 50 and still have all my wisdom teeth. Initially I had problems - too crowded and was thinking of removing one but later, the particular tooth settled in. My dentist said that all 4 are fine and as long as I keep them clean and visit the dental clinic for checking and cleaning bi-annually, I may even keep them for a long time!

Answer 6

Yep. 2 were all the way up and it was no big deal, they just pulled them out and it barely hurt afterward.
The other 2 were impacted so they had to use a little saw and it hurt for a week.
Both times all I had was Novocaine (my choice) and my earphones cranked up.
Just get a couple of soft cold packs you keep in the freezer and get the pain med prescription filled.
Follow the instructions so you don't get a dry socket and you'll be fine.
Your breath will be bad while the holes are healing and food will get stuck back there for a while.
For me it was worth it, because my jaw hurt and one side had gotten infected because the tooth was half in and half out.

Answer 7

Yes I had them pulled out in December of 2004 less than a week before the Pre-Christmas blizzard hit Cincinnati. My mom made ice cream shakes for me for the first two days. I also took 800 mg aspirin for the pain. I was lucky to have them sticking out and not impacted like my brother and sister did. It hurt them worse than it hurt me. The pain was gone within a week.

Answer 8

Yes, after everything wore off I was in so much pain. I was taking two vicoden every hour. It hurt for two weeks and now my jaw clicks when I'm eating. I think he messed something up.

Answer 9

I had 3 removed by oral surgeon under IV sedation ...no problem, no pain. no pain med. came home and ate 3 soft boiled eggs.

Answer 10

ya, 4 tooth taken out.....i was getting frustrated that i couldnt eat solid food....