Pain

seven-day-weekend

DomRavioli wrote: »

It isn't a common complication with maxillofacial surgery - I should know, I've had 14 ops to my MF area and never had an issue. I've had 7 teeth out (due to a severe accident) both under LA and GA, broke my jaw and had it wired, and had a few holes drilled in my mouth. Oh and the 6 titanium screws; not including the hours of reconstructive bits and bats done either at the hospital or at my dentist without anaesthesia. In all that, I've never had any facial pain after the swelling and inflammation has gone down.

Has your OH been diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia by a specialist? It could be an impinged nerve or something quite less tricky.

Please don't scaremonger when people with compounded wisdom teeth are in severe pain; trigeminal neuralgia sucks big time, but it is uncommon, and very uncommon to last as long as your OH's has; most last a short period of time until full healing, which can be over a month. If he's still in pain, he needs to go back to the hospital for full diagnostics and treatment.

There is treatment for trigeminal neuralgia, if it is diagnosed, including meds and surgery. Please see the NHS fact sheet here: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Trigeminal-neuralgia/Pages/Treatment.aspx

The Dr and the dentist both said it was TN, so we logically assumed that is what is is. They also both said it was common after wisdom teeth surgery.

He went to the dental centre at the hospital after about five days. They told him that as it was more than 48 hours after the surgery he should go to A&E! Which he did, and was given some tablets that our dentist was horrified by as they were so toxic, and our own GP took him off and gave him some others.

I;m not trying to scaremonger and I'm sorry this has come across as such, the object of my post was really to say that we both have had some insight into what living with constant pain must be like. I don't wish to put anyone off. Just relaying one person's story and giving my opinion.

DomRavioli

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

The Dr and the dentist both said it was TM, so we logically assumed that is what is is. They also both said it was common after wisdom teeth surgery.

He went to the dental centre at the hospital after about five days. They told him that as it was more than 48 hours after the surgery he should go to A&E! Which he did, and was given some tablets that our dentist was horrified by as they were so toxic, and our own GP took him off and gave him some others.

I;m not trying to scaremonger and I'm sorry this has come across as such, the object of my post was really to say that we both have had some insight into what living with constant pain must be like. I don't wish to put anyone off. Just relaying one person's story and giving my opinion.

Well if that is the case, he needs to see a specialist; get him to the GP's ASAP for a referral. Doesn't have to be in pain.

And your story wasn't an opinion as such, it was saying that wisdom teeth extraction (which can be a necessary and painless procedure) was many things, most of which were barely opinion.

seven-day-weekend

DomRavioli wrote: »

Well if that is the case, he needs to see a specialist; get him to the GP's ASAP for a referral. Doesn't have to be in pain.

And your story wasn't an opinion as such, it was saying that wisdom teeth extraction (which can be a necessary and painless procedure) was many things, most of which were barely opinion.

It was meant just as an anecdote as to what living in pain is like. I was not saying it was unneccessary to have the surgery done. My remark at the end about not having it done unless it was life-or-death was the sort of throwaway remark one makes occasionally and meant to illustrate how painful his experience has been.

I know this can be a painless procedure. However in my husband's case, the Dentist told him years ago that if he had to have it done, then it would 'not be pleasant' . This was his experience.

You appear to be disputing that he has had this painful experience by saying that all wisdom teeth procedure is painless. Well it is not, especially if the operation is not straightforward and there are complications.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Wisdom-tooth-removal/Pages/Complications.aspx



I'm glad to say he was much better yesterday.

In_Debt_Bet

Glad to hear your husband is feeling better. Really wish I hadn't clicked on this thread as I'm in pain at the moment with a wisdom tooth that flared up over the weekend, I know it will need to come out as I was only at the dentists with it three months ago in agony with a face swollen like a chipmunk, going to ring later for an appointment.

seven-day-weekend

In_Debt_Bet wrote: »

Glad to hear your husband is feeling better. Really wish I hadn't clicked on this thread as I'm in pain at the moment with a wisdom tooth that flared up over the weekend, I know it will need to come out as I was only at the dentists with it three months ago in agony with a face swollen like a chipmunk, going to ring later for an appointment.

I think if the tooth has erupted out of the gum and can be done by the dentist, there is far less likely to be any trouble My husband's wisdom teeth have never come through his gum which is why he had to go to hospital and have what amounted to an operation under general anaesthetic.

lostinrates

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I think if the tooth has erupted out of the gum and can be done by the dentist, there is far less likely to be any trouble My husband's wisdom teeth have never come through his gum which is why he had to go to hospital and have what amounted to an operation under general anaesthetic.

Just to further reassure people with wisdom teeth situations.


My wisdom teeth all came out when I was eighteen, putting and end ( then) to migraines and head aches which had been horrible. I had it done under general with no complications.

I have complex neurological and neuroendocrine issues now, tn is just one aspect of pain of the former and was nothing to do with my wisdom teeth which was a easy and straightforward. DH also had his out with no complications ( also under general in hospital)

System

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I think if the tooth has erupted out of the gum and can be done by the dentist, there is far less likely to be any trouble My husband's wisdom teeth have never come through his gum which is why he had to go to hospital and have what amounted to an operation under general anaesthetic.

My husbands teeth hadn't erupted through his gums either. That's why he had to have his teeth taken out in hospital.

Sorry to have frightened you In_debt_bet. Maybe I should have mentioned it in my post.:(

lindens

Mine were only partly showing through the gum so I couldnt clean them properly and the inevitable decay occurred. My dentist took them out singly under the usual local injection - so it was unpleasant for 24/48 hours and that was that.

Firetastic

I've got a Wisdom Tooth growing in. It is very slow and it is heading towards my cheek. When my Dentist had a look she would leave it untill it had grown in a bit. So far it seems to be in the same position.

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seven-day-weekend wrote: »

My husband had his wisdom teeth out at the hospital under general anesthetic

He has had trigeminal neuralgia

It is apparently a not uncommon

I insisted on a GA when I had all four wisdom teeth out about 16 years ago and the NHS didn't like it at all, they were quite sulky and patronising about it.

I had a pain like someone hitting my temple with a hammer each time I swallowed for the first week, but it just turned out to be a fragment of jawbone sticking out of the gum so that my tongue was brushing against it. Once they pulled that out I was fine, there was no pain at all from the tooth sockets.

Radio 4 You and Yours did a piece about wisdom teeth shortly after I had mine done, and apparently people who insist on a GA are much more likely to end up with nerve damage than those who have an LA. The presenter put it to the spokesman that GA's don't cause nerve damage, and that it is the surgeons who are mauling the patients more. The spokesman just evaded the question.