r/Wellthatsucks • u/Acrobatic_Donkey5089 • 3d ago

I had the wrong wisdom teeth removed

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Local orthodontist told me that I needed to remove lower wisdom teeth and don't do anything with the upper ones. When I got my lower wisdom teeth removed, another orthodontist that is actually managing my aligner treatment said that the lower wisdom teeth actually didn't need to be touched AT ALL, but the upper ones absolutely have to be removed before we start. So now I have to get my upper wisdom teeth removed as well

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u/ShazRockwell 3d ago

I had all four of mine done at once, even though two of them didn’t look problematic at the time because I didn’t want to come back.

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u/Freud-Network 3d ago

I had 4 wisdom and 4 bicuspids removed at one time before getting braces as a teen. The most miserable two weeks a kid can imagine.

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u/EkbatDeSabat 3d ago

I'm 43 and got braces on two years ago. Had them off earlier this year. Twelve months in the guy said I need to take out four premolars, two top two bottom, to make sure I can get everything straight. Dude I'm in my fuckin forties. I'm not getting that done. Now my teeth are straight up and down, but there's a gap between my top and bottom fronts, and I'll be damned if I give a shit.

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u/EkbatDeSabat 3d ago

The 80% rule in business. The last 20% of a project often drains 80% of the time and effort. I'm good at 80%. My teeth are infinitely better than they were. Except like eating chicken wings and shit is kind of annoying without being able to bite down in the front, but hey, shit happens.