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Tongue numbe 3 weeks after wisdom tooth extraction

lilastragirl · 2008-08-07 15:24:33

I am so worried Hi All, I had an awful experience I got my lower wisdom tooth removed by dentist in Lucan 3 weeks ago. He was a french guy who said it wud be no prob to take it out. It was buried under gum, It took him almose 2 hours to get my tooth out it was horrendeous... Anyway the next morning I was screaming in agony…

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#32 20-09-2010 07:14PM

dellas1979

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Had a top wisdom tooth taken out.
Dentist told me that top ones are usually straight forward, but bottom ones 99% of the time need surgical extraction and they are fused to the jaw bone.

Only in very luck cases are the bottom ones not fused.

So bear this in mind when getting wisdom teeth out.

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