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My wisdom tooth extraction experience
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Lemmy Scott wrote: »Anyone recommend some good dentist in Cork to take 1 wisdom tooth out:eek:
Any idea what the price would be:eek:
cheers
I got one out this morning. An upper one. Had another out in January, again an upper one. I got an oral sedative this time and it was bliss
Would highly recommend my dentist, <snip>, East Cork.
The tooth came out fast and easy in both my cases. I felt very little at all today ! It cost €80
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Thanks for that-80 euros a tooth sounds good i may ring this guyI got one out this morning. An upper one. Had another out in January, again an upper one. I got an oral sedative this time and it was bliss Would highly recommend my dentist, <snip>, East Cork.
The tooth came out fast and easy in both my cases. I felt very little at all today ! It cost €80
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Figured I'd share my wisdom teeth removal experience as well!
Was supposed to get it done a year ago but due to problems with my health insurance and that I was getting it out under GA (don't know the exact details, my mommy sorted it for me
) it took till just now to finally get it all sorted.
7.30am - Admitted to the hospital brought, slippers, a dressing gown, a book and my dad to bring me home! Was a bit nervous as it was my first time to go under GA, but the staff were lovely and helpful & got to meet the anaesthetist beforehand.
~9.45am - Was brought down to fill out the last of the paper work, met the surgeon who went through my prescription and instructions for after the op, answer questions and had me sign the dotted line!
~10am - Was in the theatre, hooked up to the monitors & my iv. Chatted and joked with with the anaesthetist and BAM! out like a light!
~11.30 - Suddenly I was awake talking absolute nonsense to the anaesthetist & a nurse, things are a bit fuzzy but I remember being brought back to my room, spouting rubbish to the poor porter until I stopped, looked at him and said "I'm talking a lot of s***e, aren't I?" He laughed, told me I was,then decided I'd best concentrate on sleep!
Back in the ward was in a fair bit of pain so I was given difene through my iv and an icepack and tried to sleep for a bit
~12.30 - Finally came to properly, was still very sore, was given some food and another pain tablet. Couldn't open my mouth much and it hurt a bit to chew but was able to swallow fine and was very thirsty.
The worst pain I had after the surgery was actually my muscles aching from my mouth being open, guessing my tongue was clamped or something which is why that was aching too and my throat was sore! Was fine for the rest of the day, able to eat lots of yogurt, soup, tea and toast.
Swelling was worst on the next day, (expected). By evening, had to give in and get the stronger painkillers I'd been prescribed as a "just in case". Seriously helped (was able to eat a full, albeit sorta soft, dinner) and the only pain I've had since is when I've not taken the tablets ontime!
Antibiotics are done now, down to just difene and nurofen since Wednesday, still going with my saltwater rinses, swelling is pretty much gone and just have very faint bruises on each cheek.
Stitches are the only things that are bugging me now. They're dissolvable ones and seem to be quite loose (figure it's b/c the swellings gone), so food gets caught in them (saltwater rinses solves it). No bleeding or anything. Can't open my jaw fully (bout 90% of the way but also expected)
The worst is over and tbh while taking the meds is a hassle (b/c I'm terrible for remembering) it's all been a lot less hassle than any infection I've ever gotten in my wisdom teeth! Few more days and I'll be grand! Glad they're gone, was no where near as bad as anything I imagined and I would deffo recommend my dental surgeon and the hospital I was in! (PM if you want the name)
Seemed to be in more pain after than my sis was when she got em out but I reckon that's just to do with people's personal tolerance for pain (I'm a wuss, I'll admit it) but the meds worked great and as my surgeon said "there is no reason you should have to be in pain after, because if you are, we'll be able to do something for you."
I've my follow up next week and I'll let you know how I am them but right now everything is tip top!0 -
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Hi folks,
Thought I'd briefly share my experience for all you nervous kittens who are doing now what I did then - looking up boards and reading the horror stories! I posted last June asking about anesthetics etc.
Of my four wisdom teeth, the bottom two and one of the top two had broken through. The fourth was just under the gum but hadn't quite cracked the skin. The bottom two were decaying and badly impacted, the top one came down on the outside of the gum almost in the wall of my mouth and in general, there just wasn't enough room for any of them. I started getting bad septic throats which I read was attributable to decaying and impacted wisdom teeth. Also, they had moved the rest of my teeth when trying to come down and, although I'm in my late 20's, I decided to get braces and fix them up. My dentist / dental surgeon in Cork agreed the four had to go. I told him I'm terrified of the dentist, which I am, and I'd only get them out under General Anesthetic. I told him I wanted to get braces so he told me to meet an orthodontist and if he wanted other teeth taken to make room, he could take them out at the same time. The orthodontist said I had a lot of overcrowding and needed to get FOUR out...
So, in January of this year, I went into the Bons in Cork to have EIGHT teeth out, including two molars..... Yes, I'm crazy! Went to theatre, tried to change my plea with the dental surgeon to just the four wisdoms, but he assured me that I'd be fine! Felt the pinch of the needle, and before I had time to complain, I was out.
Woke up in recovery. Have to admit I didn't feel too sunshiny, but in fairness I had eight out and had stitches in my gum in all eight spots. I had so much local anesthetic aswell (because of the extra four) that I was numb to my forehead, which must have been funny for everyone else cos I couldn't talk properly even take a sip from a glass! The staff were fabulous and were adamant that I have even some yoghurt before I went home that night but because of the numbness I couldn't swallow it. The beauty of all that was that I didn't feel a thing. While they were afraid I'd be sick without eating, I wasn't at all.
Went home that night and I'll admit I wasn't doing cartwheels for a few days but I got there. Worst bit was that the painkillers made me feel very nausious. I didn't realise that it was the painkillers that were sickening my stomach until a few days later when I was recovered enough to go without them for a few hours. Soon as I went off them, the nausia stopped completely. Had I known that, I'd have contacted the hospital days before and had them give me something different. But the nausia was actually the worst bit of my recovery so that was good!
I survived on chicken soup, mashed potato and yoghurt. Be warned, you might not eat them again for some time afterwards! Slept loads (upright for the first few days) and watched lots of telly.
Best advice to everyone - arnica tablets. Took arnica tablets from about four days beforehand. While I did have swelling afterwards, I didn't have the trademark "golfballs" that many people have. In fact, my sister in law had just two wisdoms out a week to the day before me and when she came to see me, her swelling was at that stage about the same as mine, and me having had 8 out! So its arnica all the way.
The bottom line? I hate the dentist. Feel weak when I just step in the door. But the General anesthetic was the way to go. Granted my case was a bit extreme but I would still have my wisdoms if GA wasn't an option. The bit I was dreading which was the hospital and the procedure was fine, cos I slept through it. While I felt a bit rough for a few days afterwards, it wasn't anything I couldn't cope with and I was doing so in the comfort of my own home, with plenty of TLC to make me feel better.
Delighted now that they're gone. I used to get a lot of bad headaches and I have very few now. Got my braces in a month later (which are actually no trouble, speaking as someone who's terrified of the dentist) and my teeth are coming on fantastically well.
And I took my eight teeth home in a jar, which was very impressive to look at afterwards!0 -
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Hey guys thought I'd share my story along with others. I read this thread before I got my Wisdoms out and it helped ease my nerves quite a bit.
Basically I needed all my wisdom teeth out, 2 had been erupted in my gums for years and in the last month my two tops ones began coming through - this caused a horrible infection which in turn led to the removal of them on Tuesday.
My surgeon was very lovely, he sat down with me and went through everything I needed to know and then asked what I was nervous about, this really helped me make my mind up that I wanted Sedation over GA.
On the day of surgery I was incredibly nervous (to the point of feeling ill) like so many people tend to be, it was my first operation of any kind. My Mom came with me and was allowed come in while they put the IV into my hand. I was terrified of this part but the needle was so small - much smaller than I had imagined and I was very surprised to see that it went in quickly and without very much pain He did it quickly so that I didn't have time to get scared.
My Mom left and he told me he was going to give me something that would make me dizzy, then he injected more drugs into the IV and I don't even remember how I lay down fully or what happened
I was terrified before hand of the process of being put to sleep but it was so quick and smooth I didn't really have time to think about getting nervous!
After that I didn't really wake up. I do have two memories of it that felt like dreams. First the nurse asked I wanted to keep my teeth and I just said "yes" but really had no idea what was going on, and next I remember them doing something that seemed like they were pulling my teeth, I'm not too sure but I opened my eyes and everything was such a dream I didn't even feel like panicking.
After all that I remember them saying it was over and I woke up fully conscious and just a tiny bit dizzy and was sitting there for about 15 minutes before going to the recovery room.
The whole thing felt like 2 minutes and I'm still racking my brains trying to remember falling asleep etc. Such a weird experience.
Worst part was in the recovery room and I fully awake and conscious and I started getting anxious and nauseous, I just wanted to go home. They let me go home quickly so that was great, I went home and sat down with my family as I wasn't tired but felt pretty sick and still do.
The pain is nowhere near as bad as the infection I had before they were removed and there isn't much swelling. Worst part is still being off food and feeling sick but am SO happy that the whole experience was a lot smoother than expected and not such a big deal afterwards.0 -
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green_dub_girl wrote: »Saaron, I also just had my four removed last week (25th), are you experiencing any pain now?
I've exceeded my 5 day supply of solpodol, so i'm just taking neurofen now but its still very sore and i'm experiencing so much pain, it's making me cranky (i'm stressed all day from it) and i'm not sleeping well.
Would be great to hear how you are now? Maybe it's normal?
Hi, I'm sorry to hear you're still in pain
I didn't have too much pain afterwards until I noticed that I could see right into one of the holes where the wisdom tooth had been. My mouth got a bit crampy on the that particular side and the teeth next to it have been sensitive. I also needed to take Nurofen to ease the pain. Food has been getting stuck inside and that might be adding to it. The pain hasn't been enough to interfere with my sleeping or general day to day activities.
My surgeon actually rang me yesterday and said I should come for a checkup as it could be infected, but I decided not to go as the pain has been disappearing. They told me that the slight pain can be normal as it had only been a week since the surgery. They also told me I could make an appointment any time if I felt that the pain was worsening (which I'll do if the pain begins to get worse, it seems to be non-existent now)
I think if the pain is that bad you should definitely make an appointment to see whoever removed your teeth. When my wisdom teeth got infect the pain was as bad as you described and I got so sore and ill that I couldn't leave the house so had to get a doctor to come see me to prescribe antibiotics. Only a professional will be able to tell you what's wrong or if it's normal. I wouldn't leave it long incase it gets worse.
Good Luck!
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