Pain

KxMx

Yes, I agree, wisdom teeth should only come out when they are causing problems, dentists are far too keen to whip them out unnecessarily.

I have one so far (another one in the process I think), and it's not causing any problems, given the slow progress I suspect it won't erupt fully but no way will I have a tooth out while it's causing no issues.

Should a problem emerge I will re-consider but right now it's a big fat NO despite anything my Dentist might say.

danih

I have had problems with my lower wisdom teeth - they are impacted, and I've had a few infections. Nothing too serious yet thankfully.

However, I had two of my top back molars removed as a child as my mouth was too crowded. this allowed my front teeth to straighten out - the tooth on either side of the front two was sideways - making 2 perfect T shapes. The interesting thing (as far as my teeth can be interesting) is that a gap remained in my back teeth until my top wisdom teeth came through - they pushed the teeth in front of them forward, closing the gap. My upper wisdoms are fully out - no probs.

catkins

I do think pain anywhere in the head can be more difficult to "live with" than pain anywhere else as you just cannot seem to be able to shut it out.


Although nowhere near as bad as this particular pain sounds, I suffer badly from migraines and at present am lucky if I get 2 days a week without one. I will on average have at least 2 a month which see me in bed unable to move, throwing up etc and the pain is so bad I cry. Other days though the pain in my forehead may not be as bad but the whole of one side of my face can hurt - eye socket, in my ear, down my nose, jaw. It's really horrible and the pain makes me very irritable and short tempered

trolleyrun

I had my wisdom teeth surgically removed (LA) when I was 15ish. One tooth per week. That was a rough month because I found it difficult to eat soft foods as I hated squishy food at the time. I didn't have any major problems, apart from the 5 roots on each tooth. No major pain, which by reading other posts I was lucky. I'm glad I got rid of them early, as most of my relatives had their WT rotting in their mouths - it was the smell that was the awful part.

OP, I hope your oh recovers quickly with no lasting side-effects.

tomtontom

catkins wrote: »

I do think pain anywhere in the head can be more difficult to "live with" than pain anywhere else as you just cannot seem to be able to shut it out.


Although nowhere near as bad as this particular pain sounds, I suffer badly from migraines and at present am lucky if I get 2 days a week without one. I will on average have at least 2 a month which see me in bed unable to move, throwing up etc and the pain is so bad I cry. Other days though the pain in my forehead may not be as bad but the whole of one side of my face can hurt - eye socket, in my ear, down my nose, jaw. It's really horrible and the pain makes me very irritable and short tempered

Have you been to a chiropractor? Might be worth a visit, I went with a bad neck but in relieving that pain my migraines got significantly better as well. There is anecdotal evidence that it can help some cases of TN also.

Person_one

tomtontom wrote: »

Have you been to a chiropractor? Might be worth a visit, I went with a bad neck but in relieving that pain my migraines got significantly better as well. There is anecdotal evidence that it can help some cases of TN also.

Anecdotal evidence is all you'll ever get for the usefulness of chiropractors.

missbiggles1

Person_one wrote: »

Anecdotal evidence is all you'll ever get for the usefulness of chiropractors.

The NHS website seems to think different.

"There is good evidence that spinal manipulation – as practised by chiropractors – can be an effective treatment for persistent lower back pain."

Presumably this is why you can have chiropractic for this on the NHS.

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chiropractic/Pages/Introduction.aspx

System

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

My husband had his wisdom teeth out at the hospital under general anesthetic twelve days ago. Since then he has lived with constant intense pain.

He has had trigeminal neuralgia all down the left side of his face. He did not realise anything could be so painful, see here:


http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=79817

It is apparently a not uncommon complication after invasive dental surgery, especially in those over 25 (he is 65!! ). It can take months or years to get better and can even be permanent. [blsh]

I'm glad to say that today he woke up and it was MUCH better. Let's hope the improvement continues.

However, it has made us realise how life-limiting living with constant pain can be. In his case, it would stop him doing two of the things he likes doing most; singing in the band with his friend (he could not open his mouth wide enough) and riding his motorbike (can't wear his crash helmet, too painful). As well of course being in intense pain.

It has also made us realise how important are the everyday things you take for granted, like eating .

Praise the Lord, he has been relatively pain-free all day, although he still has numbness of his lower jaw and chin, another complication of the surgery (that also may be permanent). But he can live with that.

I hope we remember the insights we have received about pain through this experience.

People, don't have your wisdom teeth out by surgery unless it is life or death!!

My husband had all of his wisdom teeth out in his mid 20s under general anaesthetic due to the fact they were impacted. His whole face was swollen and distorted and he was in immense pain for months.


Good job my wisdom teeth were ok cause what he went through was enough to put me off for life!

whitewing

I had all of mine at at the same time at the dentist and had no problems during or since.

NAR

Just so glad I have never had to go through this either