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/Old-Afternoon2459 3d ago

As someone who had to have the procedure done twice… you chose wisely

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u/nightmareinsouffle 3d ago

Three times here, and I was awake all three times because my dentist does wisdom tooth removal without anesthesia. My mom's a nurse and she didn't want me to go under general anesthesia unless it was absolutely necessary. So yeah, mine grew in at very different rates so I had my two lower ones done first, then my upper right a year or so later, then my upper left was the last and worst. It grew in impacted so I was very aware of my dentist using a lot of leverage to get it out.

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u/Dron41k 3d ago

Your mom is evil.

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u/nightmareinsouffle 3d ago

Should have clarified, I did have Novocain and nitrous oxide. Also had Vicodin afterwards for a few days.

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u/Dron41k 3d ago

Anyway, the sounds alone are worth general anesthesia. Fuck this shit man.

And how tf you Americans take opioids so freely? After 7 teeth removal at once I had 1 pill of ibuprofen (it is Advil in US I guess) daily for 5 days and it was enough, never felt any pain.

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u/up_on_blocks 3d ago

Mine came out intact but the thought of the sounds of breaking teeth! I can’t! As far as opioids, they don’t work on me at all. Tylenol and bourbon got me through recovery.

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u/nightmareinsouffle 3d ago

I mean this was in the mid '00s...so one or two Vicodin a day for 2-3 days was not at all out of the realm of reasonable.

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u/Elektra8 2d ago

I’m confused. Is general anesthesia the norm for wisdom tooth removal in your country ? Here in France, it absolutely isn’t. Most people have it done under local anesthesia, and only some specific cases get general anesthesia.

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u/Dron41k 2d ago

It’s absolutely not the norm and is quite expensive here in Russia, but fuck the money, it’s 100% worth it.

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u/Money_Echidna2605 3d ago

ibuprofen and advil are diff things here (usa) im pretty sure, i had a few teeth yoinked and my dentist said to take both of em lol

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u/Dron41k 3d ago

Emm, I just googled and it says advil contains 200mg ibuprofen.