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Oral Surgery

angel_smiles @Lolaze (5092) • St. Louis, Missouri 20 May 16

I found out earlier this week that later this summer or early fall I will be having some pretty major oral surgery. I have severely impacted wisdom teeth that need to come out. One is so bad that not only is it pressing on the...

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Well if This Isn't a Pain in the Mouth!

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45941) • United States 26 Feb 16

My appointment with my dentist was today. Me, being the frugal one, picked up my daughter and did our grocery shopping before my appointment. While at the store I checked the time and panic set in. It was 11:15 and I had 15...

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I got my wisdom teeth removed!

Brooke @o2bnocn (2992) • United States 22 Feb 13

I had both wisdom teeth on bottom removed last Thursday. I was nervous but the nurse gave me the mask, and then the dentist gave me the IV. Next thing I remember I was walking down the hall with the nurse toward my mother. My mom...

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It's easier to just knock me out!

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 8 Feb 11

Sometimes I would swear that the tools and methodologies of dental work are intended to be punitive. Sometimes it seems that the dentists are definitely trying to put a good healthy fear into you with the cavalier way that they...

tooth extraction

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My cat is home from surgery

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 6 Nov 08

This is to let my friends know that Taj, my cat with teeth problems, had his teeth pulled today and is home. He isn't happy when we try to medicate him, but he did eat tonight some baby food and seems happy enough when we...

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Wisdom teeth

jesssp @jesssp (2712) • Canada 13 Oct 08

To everyone who has had their wisdom teeth removed surgically (bottoms, specifically): how long did it take for your mouth/face/jaw/ears to stop hurting? I had mine out over a week ago and one side of my face is still killing me....

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I have an abscess tooth.

saundyl @saundyl (9783) • Canada 5 Oct 08

On friday morning i woke up with my face so swollen and sore, overnight the root of a tooth that im scheduled to have pulled abscessed. I've been on the waiting list for the oral surgeon for over a year. The reason its just a root...

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Ever had your wisdom tooth / teeth extracted?

Artgirl @owstalaga (4825) • Philippines 6 Jul 08

Last month i learned i have an impacted wisdom tooth... and it has to be removed surgically (extracted). Woooo~ I'm gonna have both the left & right lower wisdom teeth removed next month so i'm a bit nervous (or scared?) about the...

tooth extraction

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Why did I wait so long?

only1shi @only1shi (404) • United States 3 May 08

Ok, if you guys have been reading any of my recent posts, you would know that I was preparing to have all of my wisdom teeth removed. I was a little nervous about the downtime afterwards, but I must say that I feel pretty good. No...

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Dental Insurance

angelface23 @angelface23 (2494) • United States 14 Nov 07

So I don't have any kind of dental or medical insurance which sucks because my teeth are terrible! You wouldn't be able to tell by looking at them. I mean I dont' have a messed up grill but all my molars need to come out. I signed...

dental insurance

dental insurance

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Under what circumstances will health insurance cover dental surgery?

lilybug @lilybug (21107) • United States 14 Nov 07

Under what circumstances will health insurance cover dental surgery? Will it ever? I went to the dentist yesterday and found out that I have to have my wisdom teeth surgically removed. Two of them are impacted and hurt like heck....

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dental insurance

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Oral Surgery-Complications?

girljar @girljar (287) • United States 30 Oct 07

My daughter had oral surgery 5 days ago, and she is still not feeling well. Is this normal? They gave her hydrocodone for pain, but she hasn't taken in for 17 hours. She says she doesn't feel right. She has a horrible breath odor,...

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healthcare

jene1985 @jene1985 (224) • Australia 8 May 07

for those of you in australia I need to know something I currently have very bad wisdom teeth which i have to have operated on to have out I have been told that I cant have them done for 12 months+ through the public system.I...

Double decker the fearful dental patient profile for me!

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 24 Mar 07

I consider myself to be more than your standard "fearful dental patient". My fears are zinging at me from two totally different and unconnected levels at once over dental work. 1st I am a dental patiend who after my 1st visit my...

fearful dental patients

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Have you ever had a tooth pulled ? Did it hurt ?

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 17 Nov 06

I had a tooth pulled and it hurt even though numbed..and aterwards took long time to stop the bleeding.. Ever have complications after minor tooth sugery or have a tooth pulled.?

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