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When people ask for encouragement about getting their wisdom teeth out, I like to share this story about my three children.
I removed two of my older daughter's wisdom teeth at 2:00 in the afternoon and told her to go home and lie down until dinner time. Before I got home, she had already left for the mall! I was rather angry, because I figured that she'd be moaning all night long and asking me what to do for the pain. Much to my happy surprise, she seemed just fine. She said that she waited until the numbness started to go away and she felt pretty good, so she decided to get up and go.
Same thing with my son. We were actually headed home from a drum lesson and he asked if we could stop in the office to check out the sore place in his mouth. It turned out to be an erupting wisdom tooth. He asked if I felt like taking it out right then, so I did. (I was afraid he might change his mind if he thought about it overnight.) His mom didn't even know he had a wisdom tooth taken out until he had to take the gauze out of his mouth to eat dinner. His uppers were both kind of difficult and he had trouble healing with one of them (sinus involvement), but that didn't last for more than 3 or 4 days.
With my third child, I took her to the oral surgeon, because the roots were sort of close to the nerve and _I_ didn't want to be the one to cause her any trouble if things got difficult. She had nitrous oxide and little bit of iv sedation and had all four removed at once. I wanted to get her right home, but she asked me to stop off at the mall before we went home. She insisted that she was okay. Instead of going home and lying down, she walked through the mall. Yes, she was biting on her gauze packs (in the mall!), but still she was a lot more active than I would recommend. She had no trouble at all healing. I think she went out that night, too. (It was 1999, so I don't remember the details.)
I'm not saying that they are ALL like this, but there are wisdom teeth and then there are w*!`S^D@m TEETH! I always say that wisdom teeth (and root canals, by the way) are like teenagers. At least 90% are no trouble at all, but everybody talks about the bad ones.
Also, see http://www.webmd.com/hw/dental/tm6328.as...
my dad was a dentist and he used laughing gas to help his payients relax. He will get a shot of novacain to deaden the area but when he gets the gas he wonT mind it. There will be some pain after the novacaine weares off but the dentist should prescribe a pain med. good luck
well, i just got all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed yesterday at 1030am. its not that bad at all... like the surgery hes not going to feel it, its a no biggie it wont hurt at all... now what REALLY sucks is the diet, you have to eat soft foods for a couple days, your dentist will fill you in on exactly what to eat and what not to eat, oh and avoid the pain medications he gives you, if your not in that much pain just dont take them, they will hit your stomach hard, on the first day i had 1 and i threw up... just stick to advil as you are limited to a "soft" diet. hope this helped
How many is he getting taken out, and are they pulling or cutting them? Well, I had all 4 of mine cut out, and I was unconcious for it, so it went great! Healing time is minimal, if you remember to rinse your mouth several times a day with 1part hydrogen peroxide 2 parts water (It has no taste, I promise). It's really not that big of a deal as long as you take the pain meds when you need them. Tell him I said goodluck!
If your brother has sedation he won't recall any of the appointment. The pain and swelling afterwards can be controlled by medicines.
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