Nobody wants to hear this, but I’m going to tell you anyway

@DianneN You're very welcome. I hope you're 100% as soon as possible. Mom was told she couldn't be in the room with me when I had my wisdom teeth removed. The oral surgeon wasn't my regular dentist and didn't listen when I told him the numbing shots had worn off. I could feel everything he did with the last tooth he extracted. He was hurrying to get all four out and didn't cut all the way around the bottom wisdom tooth on the right side. When he yanked it out, he tore the skin on my gums from that back tooth all the way to the front teeth... I started screaming from the pain and started screaming that I was going to kill the dentist! And I would have if I had caught him! They had put a leather strap across my body holding my arms down so I couldn't move them. When he tore my gums, I broke the strap. The nurse jumped on top of me trying to hold me down. I threw her in the floor and was trying to pull that dentist out from under his desk where he had gone to escape from me. Mom ran into the room yelling at me not to hurt him and grabbed my arms and held on. The dentist was curled up under his desk crying "Please don't hurt me!" over and over again. Mom forced me back into the chair and made me stay there. She went next-door to my regular dentist and asked him to come look at the mess the surgeon had made of my mouth. He sewed my gums back together and told mom not to pay the surgeon's bill. Mom told me later that when people heard me screaming they ran from both waiting rooms. She said she had to fight the stampede to get to the room I was in. Edit to add: My wisdom teeth had to be removed because they were coming in sideways and pushing my other teeth towards the front of my mouth. I still have one bottom tooth that is crooked from that. I don't trust dentists enough to have braces put in. I'm lucky I can keep from panicking every time I need any dental work done.

@DaddyEvil OMG! How barbaric! He should have been sued and his practice shut down. I can see why you don’t like getting dental work done. My parents were good friends with both my orthodontists. Well, the first was only a dentist who dabbled in orthodontics, hence the second one. He finished the work on me before dying of cancer.

It’s no fun for sure. When I had the only 3 I had at the time, they had to be removed for braces. My mother watched from the doorway and fainted with a bang on the floor. Everyone, including my orthodontist left me with my mouth hanging open and ran to her. When I turned to look at the commotion, I was so embarrassed! At 15, everything is embarrassing Thank you. Just a horrendous headache and a bit of one today.

@DianneN Needles. Can you feel me shudder?

Only the two shots were painful, because I wasn’t numb enough. The horrendous headache I developed later wasn’t very pleasant either. However, the tooth came out fairly easily. So glad it’s out.

@sallypup

@DianneN

I had some removed for braces. Now I am wisdomless No pain because I am still numb. Don’t make me smile.

@DianneN Yep, musta been where all my brains went.

That’s why I was smarter than you, until today

@snowy22315 Now mine are gone, too. Lol

@DianneN No. I don't doubt that.

Ha Ha! I hated the crunching sound the most. My headache afterwards didn’t help either.

@DianneN Things will get better for you. Just hang in there.

Gone for good! I was only queasy changing the gauze pads and had a horrible headache last night. Just a tiny bit today. I’m supposed to rest and gargle with salt water and not spit. lol

@velvet53

She was very good and pretty quick. What took the longest was getting numbed up twice!

My other 3 were all taken out at the same time when I had to get braces put on. I don’t believe the 4th had popped up by then. I know what you mean. Still have to eat like that.

Yes, the final one is gone. Just a horrible headache last night and a little one now.

Youth!

At the rate I am going, I won’t have any teeth left to extract

Same with me.

No fun

I can’t wait to feel normal again.

Yeah, that's true.

They are both necessary evils.

@DianneN I have natural wisdom.

@jstory07 You’re full of confidence

I only had 3 removed for braces. This one came up late. Glad it’s gone now, even though we are now without wisdom.

You must have more wisdom than I do. I’m a now!

@DianneN As those two are healthy, I am not going to have them pulled out.

@LadyDuck Unless you hear otherwise, don’t. I had 3 removed for braces when I was a teenager. This one hadn’t grown in, yet. Since there was no wisdom tooth above it, it was useless. Glad it’s gone now and feeling much better today.

@DianneN Glad you are feeling OK again

Sounds similar to why I needed mine removed. The first 3 were removed when I needed braces and way before this last one popped up. Basically, it popped out after several attempts, and I needed two shots to numb my mouth. Those made the procedure take so long. Only needed Tylenol for my horrendous headache last night. So glad it’s over!

Thank you. After that first day I was in good shape. I’m still trying to chew my food on one side of my mouth and being careful when brushing my teeth.

Just a horrible headache last night and a small one today.

@LindaOHio They told me to take Tylenol, so I took it. Today, Friday, I feel great. Just being careful what I put in my mouth.

@DianneN I'm so sorry. I hope you took something for the headache.