My dentist explained to me that you can't really remove the bottom wisdom teeth without removing the top also since otherwise the top will grow down into the gum (iirc). I don't need my wisdom teeth out... so it's not like EVERYONE is told to get them out :p
On June 25 2010 15:16 TheMute wrote: I'm getting my wisdom teeth pulled out soon too! But my mom is being cheap and says she'd prefer to only pull the left side only or only bottom 2. Is that ever done or recommended? since I only hear everyone getting all 4 taken out
Nah she's right, since you can't use the side you pulled out the teeth from for over a week, it's kinda handy to still be able to chew with one of the sides lol.
Cost me 172euros for the left side (~$250) last year. Seriously, it takes like what... 3 hours ? so the guy's earning $900+ an hour ? ROFL.
The dentist is only getting a small portion of the money he collects. Even a checkup isn't cheap without insurance because he needs to maintain the facility and equipment, pay tons of insurance, etc.
Obviously he is going to charge more for longer/tougher procedures. Also, dentists/surgeons aren't performing operations continuously while they are at work and it makes sense for them to get paid well for the time they are actively doing this... it is really intense. I wouldn't want someone removing my teeth who wasn't getting paid well to do a good job :3
I am one person who had them "magically" grow in and not interfere. Though, growing up, I was told they would need to be removed. My 12-year molars came in at 8, and my wisdom teeth at 14. Way early. Maybe because I was still growing, my mouth adjusted for them.
when i got mine done they gassed me and i went off to some happy place listening to my iPod. When I woke up I was motherly escorted out by a loving nurse and driven home by my parents. Next thing I remember was being in bed chewing on gauss and bleeding like a mother. In that painful time the codeine was my friend, as will the codeine be your friend. the 3k you're about to pay is but a small price for happiness.
seriously though, 3k is pretty steep, sorry to hear. i only had to pay 5 hundred :o. i'm happy i live in canada.
its expensive but if you spent 5k on braces or whartever it is...you dont want to mess it up. My teeth were literally growing at 90 degrees so it was messed up lol. i got 4 out at once. didnt 'really hurt for me but i just ate tylenol 3 the entire time. Its gross cleaning it and shit but after a few weeks you get used to it. Also i puffed up like a chipmunk so it was kinda funny and i couldnt really eat for 2 weeks...at least i didnt want to cuz my mouth was sore. i can congee it up and drank those meal drinks.
I had all removed at the same time.Not sure how common it is but my wisdom teeth started to break down fast like I was doing pounds of meth in days or something.The got so bad just in a few weeks they had problems trying to pull them without them going into pieces in my mouth. Point? Get it done.
I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed. It was quite a bit cheaper because I told them not to knock me out and just use a needle injection to numb my mouth. So I just listended to my ipod while they yanked them out. I also didn't want to pay for the pain killers they tried to give me which saved me another 60~ bucks. The pain was only really bad for about one day then it got much better very quickly. I bled for about three days as well but thats pretty normal
Anyway, there are some ideas to cut down the cost, no extra meds, no being put under.
not to sound like a complete scrub but i havnt been to a dentist in like 10 years, am 21 and never had ne of my wisdom teeth removed, neither has my older brother
I got mine removed, so expensive. It was quick and painless though, I could eat normally after 2 days played in my high school basketball game after 3. It all depends on the person for some people it goes bad and hurts like hell
oh shit. i'm supposed to get mine removed next month. that looks really painful...
Don't let the procedure scare you, I had mine removed when I was awake and it really doesn't hurt at all. Afterwords, be prepared though lol. Your mouth will be so incredibly sore.
3 of my wisdom tooth comes out perfectly fine (vertical), but my wisdom tooth on my bottom right jaw is fucked, 90 degrees/horizontal right into my other bottom jaw teeth, i was told by my dentist to get rid of it 3 years ago, but i didn't give a fuck and 3 years later my jaws and teeth are still fine as of today, tbh though from where i live not really that much people actually give a fuck about wisdom teeth, nor did they cause them any sort of dental/oral health issues...
Hm, make sure you actually need to get your wisdom teeth pulled out before you decide on the surgery. The initial pain of them growing always hurts, but it goes away. Make sure they're actually going to fuck up the rest of your teeth without the removal before you decide to get them pulled. Like micronesia said, not everyone needs to get their wisdom teeth pulled out. Mine hurt on and off for about a couple of weeks at a time, but they're now fine and not screwing up the rest of my teeth.
Wow I believe my dentist told me it would cost $50 per tooth and even that pissed me off lol. Still haven't had them taken out yet but they haven't came in all the way yet so we'll see if they cause any problems.
I got two of my bottom ones pulled out because they were impacting my other teeth and caused sharp pains whenever chewing food. You only need to pull them out if they are hurting you. Dentists want you to remove all four to make quick cash but honestly, you do not. Also, it is much cheaper if you have local anesthesia instead of being completely knocked out with laughing gas.
On June 26 2010 08:10 YooNiEBaLooNie wrote: I got two of my bottom ones pulled out because they were impacting my other teeth and caused sharp pains whenever chewing food. You only need to pull them out if they are hurting you. Dentists want you to remove all four to make quick cash but honestly, you do not. Also, it is much cheaper if you have local anesthesia instead of being completely knocked out with laughing gas.
As I said earlier my dentist told me if you only get the bottom ones out the top ones will inflame the bottom gums or something like that... so if you are having problems keep that in mind.
Def get it done kawaii, people don't know what they're talking about really. It probably won't even make your teeths get fucked up, what it really does is that you have chances of getting a cavity in between your impacted teeths and the area will be unreachable so you will fuck up your nerves and your teeths.
I got it done, all 4 at the same time, wasn't that bad tbh. It doesn't really hurt with pain killers but putting ice on every 20 mins is kind of annoying.
EDIT: oh btw I didn't bleed at all after surgery, so you might not bleed which is good.
I got all 4 wisdom teeth taken out last year, but not all at once. I got 2 on the right side of my mouth during summer, and 2 during winter break. It honestly didn't hurt because all of my wisdom teeth were visible and grew out all the way. The oral surgeon didn't have difficult time either since he just had to rearrange them and pull them out. The operation took about 20 minutes, but it felt like it went by way faster.
My oral surgeon gave me some pills to take before coming to the operation, which was to help calm me down during the operation. After that, I just went home, the medication started to kick in, and slept for about 2-3 hours. There is a lot of blood, but my surgeon gave me a bag full of items such as gauze, vicodin, etc. I guess I got off lucky compared to other stories my friends told me.
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