Wisdom tooth removal experiences?

[blee123]

after the surgery, has anyone experienced major bleeding at night? (night of the surgery)

what can u do if u bleed during the night?

[dohboi]

cover the area with gauze all day, rinse your mouth with warm salt water before you sleep it will help stop the bleeding.

Put a towel over your pillow as you may drool which may have some blood mixed in with it.

[kakucaekz]

^ That, I wrecked a pillowcase the night of the surgery because I just drooled blood everywhere. OK not everywhere, but enough to make it gross and unusable.

[blee123]

thanks for all ur responses guys

booked my appointment with Dr Chau (behind staples on #3 road) of Richmond on tuesday !

anyone went to him before?

[zetazeta]

Originally Posted by c3m

Went to Dr. Kenneth Chow as well to take out all 4. He was done in 10 mins and left for lunch while I was still sleeping under anesthesia.
He prescribed T3 for me but I never had to use it at all. In fact I was eating solid food the next day.

To my surprise I didn't feel any pain at all afterward and my cheek only swell for a day or two a week after the surgery

Also, his broadway office has a really nice view of downtown
Vancouver Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. Kenneth Chow

Everyone I know that went to him has had such a positive experience. Good thing I listened to my dentist went to him.

Originally Posted by blee123

after the surgery, has anyone experienced major bleeding at night? (night of the surgery)

what can u do if u bleed during the night?

Not major bleeding, but i had to change those cotton balls quite a bit during the first day but not afterwards. Gets a lot better after that. I don't remember if I kept them in my mouth while sleeping, although I think I did.

[OGCStrike]

oh my... i have to take out four wisdom teeths, all these posts are making me cringe

good thing my top two wisdom teeths are growing straight down, but my bottom two are growing sideways...

[winson604]

It's been so long but if I remember correctly I had mine done give or take 7-8 years ago in my early 20's. I remember I got 2 done first then another 2 later.

First 2 seemed in line with everything I heard. Got knocked out, woke up and mouth felt uncomfortable for the first week give or take. Couldn't eat normal food for a few days at least and slowly got back to eating normally.

Last 2 was quite the opposite in a good way. Got knocked out again, removed last 2 and felt normal. It was so normal that I didn't feel any discomfort whatsoever and was able to eat normal food right away with no pain or anything at all. I even remember eating steak on either day 1 or 2.

Don't remember the name of the doctor I went to but it was in that medical building on W Broadway between Oak and Cambie.

[lgman]

Szeto Keen Dr Dentst - Fraserview - Vancouver, BC

Make sure your Dentist is not a total fuckwad.

Spend 8 hours (4h + 4h Saturday & sunday) trying to get them out. Many numbing needles later I got T3s and got sent to a specialist. The sides of the mouth got all cut up from the instrument abrasion, couldn't open my mouth properly for 2 weeks.

fyi the specialist got them out in 15 minutes.

[jasonturbo]

I feel the need to chime in with my positive experience!

I had my two uppers removed, they were not causing me any discomfort but my Dentist is pretty sweet so when he recomends that I get them removed.. I listen to what the man says. I still have my bottom wisdom tooth in.. yes that's a single tooth, one of them never develoepd at all, this is fairly common.

At the cost of 200$, I was given local anesthetic so I was awake the whole time to enjoy the experience. I layed back in the chair and he started filling me up with the juice, he waits about 10 minutes for it to take effect and gets right to work.

So the process is something like this if you have an uncomplicated extraction, he will go into the tooth/gum interface and begin to pry the mandible (jawbone) away from the tooth as the two are fused together. You can hear this taking place as there is a cracking/snapping sound coming from your mouth as fibers connecting the tooth/jaw begin to break. He continues to pry and twist this "screwdriver" like tool and gradually free's up the tooth from it's natural home and out it comes with relative ease.

The catch, the first one of my teeth he removed did not come out very easily, the tooth was sort of "hook shaped" and made the extraction more difficult, it took him about 25 minutes of prying and twisting to free the tooth, he was putting so much pressure on my face that it felt like there was 100lb dumbell sitting on my cheek, the dentist was working HARD, he was pouring sweat and shortly before it came out, I was beginning to get nervous like something was going wrong. Then all of a sudden, pop it was out. No pain and no discomfort beyond the pressure on my face and the fear something was going wrong.

The second tooth was out in like 30 seconds, it was unreal, didn't feel a thing.

He gave me two advil and a perscription for T3's and antibiotics in the event that I start to notice it seems painful/infected. I drove myself home and never had to take another advil for the remainder of the healing process.

Be careful with cleaning and "sucking" on the holes, you do not want dry socket, but this is a very rare complication so you will likely be fine.

The majority of people who have a bad experience with their wisdom teeth extractions will have that bad experience due to a pre-existing complication, if you have them removed before there is any major issues (cavity, infection, impacted tooth, etc) you will likely not find the experience all that bad.

If my dentist told me to get the last remaining wisdom tooth removed I would let him do it right then and there, wouldn't phase me one bit. Maybe I was lucky but for me it was a really good experience... I was expecting it to be terrible and was quite scared about the whole ordeal due to the horror stories of others.

Good Luck!

[blee123]

so the people who are saying good experiences with Dr "Chau" (Richmond), you are not mixing it up with Dr "Chow" (kenneth) of West Broadway right?

Dr Chau is the guy i'm going to on tuesday in Richmond

so in conclusion, they are both good specialists right?

[Inaii]

I'm sure you'll be just fine blee If you worry about it too much it can cause you to have a negative experience regardless of how good the dental practitioner is.

I'm also one of the lucky ones who had a positive experience as far as wisdom tooth removal goes. My dentist (Dr. Christensen, over on West 4th ave) made it painless and it was out in under 30 seconds (my tooth was infected and very painful). I needed the antibiotics and the t3's afterward (due to the infection), but I was back at work the next day and within the first day the bleeding had stopped for the most part.

I highly recommend rinsing with lukewarm saltwater (just don't swallow it, you'll puke) after the extraction (your dentist/specialist will give you instructions on how to take care of it so you don't end up with dry socket) as I found that sped up the healing process for myself.

[blee123]

haha so do we get to keep our wisdom tooth after its taken out?

how many of you guys still have it with you in those containers?

[dyan]

^
I dont think so, they split the tooth in half to extract it. If you wanna keep it

[Shorn]

i kept mine.. i still have pics of them when they were bloody with flesh still stuck to them.

i would post them but not sure if it's safe for work haha

about my experience:

i had all 4 taken out about 2-3 months ago. went under for it cause i'm a pussy and i hate dentists

i didn't even remember falling asleep we were just chatting and next thing i knew we were done. was painful for a few days but i just had an icepack all the time. the worst part about the whole ordeal for me was not eating shit i wanted to eat. other than that i wouldn't say it's a really scary or bad experience just inconvenient.

[impulseX]

My experience, I did all 4 at once. Not because I was instructed to or anything, but simply because I knew that sooner or later, it had to be done, so why not sooner when i'm younger and can heal faster.

had 2 complicated extractions, and 2 simple extractions. got my face numbed, and was awake to experience the whole thing. lots of blood sucked out, lot of tugging, sawing, constant sounds of splitting the tooth.

creepy? meh... kinda i guess. but its only a one time thing.

face was swollen for a few days... had holes in my mouth where the complicated extractions were. they closed up within a few days.

salt water rinses were frequent, more so on my choice to make sure nothing bad would happen. and sure enough, within a week, everything was back to normal... minus the rice getting stuck where the wisdom teeth used to be :

all in all, you'll be fine, dont worry.

[JHuJHu]

I had all four taken out just last month. I was sedated (passed out) so i can't really tell you how much pain i felt from the extraction. But the healing process was a breeze. No swollen cheeks, no pain and the blood from the wisdom teeth hole stop bleeding after couple of hours. Make sure you gauze and rinse with salt water. Healed quickly within 4-7 days.

The doctor i went to was dr. Gerald Wittenberg

[racerman88]

Did mine old school back in the day. Numbing shot to the gums and had all four removed. Minimal swelling, just gauze in the spots and I didn't have to take any meds after.

[jasonturbo]

I kept my wisdom teeth and cleaned them up real nice. I then told my Ex that I would make them into a necklace for here, she wasn't interested.

I thought women loved gifts "from the heart"...

[blee123]

thanks for all the repies !!

btw i went in to do the consulation and my dental insurance company (UBC student plan) "pacific blue cross" said that the charge of $80 for the consulation fee is not covered. They sent me a letter stating this. So i am not getting any rebate back from the $80 i paid.

so my question now is, will the actual surgery be covered then ($864)? I called the student union that looks after these dental plans and they told me that i have like $560 remaining that i can use for dental check-ups etc

i will call Pacific blue cross tomm and ask them, has anyone had this experience?

I will still do the surgery eventhough i have to pay out of my own pocket (removal is for my own personal benefit) but i am just choked that i am not covered eventho i have $ from my dental plan remaining.

[Everymans]

Originally Posted by blee123

haha so do we get to keep our wisdom tooth after its taken out?

how many of you guys still have it with you in those containers?

They gave me both of mine on the right side but they were incredibly disgusting with all sorts of cavity action going on. They didn't split them though... I need to get the other two removed soon but I have an issue with the bottom as I had the the third tooth back from the wisdom tooth removed because it was infected and I have yet to get a bridge because i'm not covered for it. Unfortunately if they remove the wisdom tooth down there(Which they need to do because it's infected.) Then I'll have a single tooth with non around it in the back of my mouth. It already has a cavity in it from the weak enamel around the area where the old tooth used to be. I fear they will take it out and i'll be missing half my bottom teeth . This is what happens when you ignore the dentist and disregard brushing your teeth for the first 14 years of your life. And bad genetics. Non of my family has decent teeth.

[Inaii]

Blee: it depends on your coverage and your plan. The student union should be able to tell you if extractions are covered.

For my plan through work 90% of regular dental work (cleanings, check ups, non-complicated --I believe they mean if I don't need a specialist or anesthesiologist to come in-- extractions) is covered, however consultations are not. I've never heard of anyone covering this (I could be wrong).

[blee123]

i jus found out that consulation fees are not covered but the actual extraction is covered @ 50% from my UBC dental plan

i postboned my surgery till aug 2nd because work has been quite busy lately

by that time, maybe my tooth should have grown some more

[Mining]

I think I'm in the same boat... gonna try to get it done soon.
Just watched a video of a dentist slicing up the gums with a knife .. i shouldn't have watched it.

[illcrashandburn]

I had mine removed when I was 22. I was aware of them growing for about a month-ish. I didn't want to wait for my wisdom teeth to grow in. I had braces for 4 yrs and was scared about the new teeth growing and pressing/moving my straight teeth. Plus, my sister had waited way too long (over a year) to have her wisdoms removed and the roots had apparently tangled around her nerves, resulting in a difficult extraction. Overall, I thought there were too many risks.

I only had 3 wisdoms.
Had general anesthesia. Counted backwards from 60 for the dentist and next thing I knew they were waking me up to tell me I was done, which was wonderful.
Had a bit of pain the first night, took some regular tylenol, and slept a lot.
Although my mouth was sore, I was eating steak and lamb within 3 days, but I was pretty much chewing it with my front teeth, lol.

Took a while to get used to the empty holes in the back of my mouth.
Food always got stuck in the holes too; I had to blast the areas with a syringe for over a month to clean it.
Face was super puffy for about 3 days before it gradually went away but I was left with bruises on either side of my face for about 2 weeks.

[toyobaru]

I still remember my experience with my wisdom teeth removal like it was yesterday. My wisdom teeth never gave me any pain or discomfort, however my dentist recommended that I have them removed to prevent further complications that may occur down the road. I was told the longer you let them wait they have a higher chance of damaging some nerves when removing them (not sure if Im 100%). I went to a specialist named Dr. Kenneth Chow he works in the plaza with the London Drugs past Metrotown.

I had all 4 removed at once and was put under general aesthetics. I PTFO'd then next thing I knew I woke up. I woke up with a bit of a jolt which made me like roll off this bed area where they wait for people to come to. I remember having sooooo much gauze in my mouth. Luckily there was absolutely no swelling. Was eating pho by day 3 and burgers the next week. I guess I was fortunate with not getting any swelling or complications