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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Wisdom teeth -to keep or not?

Posted: 6/17/2018 3:49:24 PM EDT

Has this been already done?

Recently lost a wisdom tooth. My [personal self-respect] goal was to keep them as long as I could. [Considering an implant -one year process- to at least 1/2 way for that tooth, reach that goal]

Due to a careless dentist, I had to have one extracted. It was a piece of cake.

Afterwards, no soreness and so far no detectable infection, just used a couple ibuprofen the 1st and second day, for potential swelling. Cost was only ~$400, was expecting $1000 but didn't ask up front.

Now, I'm beginning to wonder, would it make 'survival' sense to get them all removed in latter stages of life?

My remaining three all have fillings, and also, I use them for chewing. [Workload is distributed over more teeth]

I've read folks that had issues with infection would wiggle them and pull on them until they came out, without the pain that a quick removal would cause.

There's some tooth doctors here, wonder what they and laymen as well have to offer.

It was curious, my friend and dental surgeon who has already done a titanium implant for me, referred me to a next door [seemingly extremely competent, likable, and sensible] specialist for the extraction, because he doesn't do wisdom teeth, but does do all the rest? I wonder why [will ask him]

Posted: 6/17/2018 3:51:20 PM EDT

[#1]

Not

Posted: 6/17/2018 3:52:00 PM EDT

[#2]

I did mine with just novacaine

Posted: 6/17/2018 3:53:29 PM EDT

[#3]

I just had one pulled as it was infected, just Novacaine here as well.

ETA: still have the other 3, 43 yr old btw.

Posted: 6/17/2018 3:54:17 PM EDT

[#4]

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Yourself???

I had the option of a local and being put to sleep, chose the local. Non-issue.

Posted: 6/17/2018 3:55:36 PM EDT

[#5]

My doc explained they don't use Novocaine anymore, because the more modern replacements are more effective.

I explained as a kid, I had Novocaine and it worked fine.

Posted: 6/17/2018 3:55:49 PM EDT

[#6]

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Yourself???

I had the option if a local and being put to sleep, chose the local. Non-issue.

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I did mine with just novacaine

Yourself???

I had the option if a local and being put to sleep, chose the local. Non-issue.

I doubt he did them himself. Other than being a pain in the ass just not a wise choice as they can leave roots and nerves behind.

Posted: 6/17/2018 3:59:58 PM EDT

[#7]

I still have 3 of mine at 28, lost one because I was doing a welding job, my pipe fitter messed up and dropped a 12" flange onto my face from 6' above me right into my face and broke just the wisdom tooth on my right upper.

Bottom right is starting to hurt now, gonna try to make an appt. To pull it this week.

If I could afford it is have all my teeth yanked and replaced with some kind of titanium or something badass.

Posted: 6/17/2018 4:01:19 PM EDT

[#8]

I wonder if procaine can be easily separated from readily available vet procaine penicillin?

Posted: 6/17/2018 4:03:21 PM EDT

[#9]

Doc took a sample of blood, spun it down and inserted some of the plasma into the socket and stitched it.

My implant doc did the same thing last year and added bone powder and antibiotics. That was to create a robust bone structure for the titanium screw 6 months later.

Posted: 6/17/2018 4:54:19 PM EDT

[#10]

I still have all of mine. I should get them pulled as they crowd the other teeth, but I am 53 yo now.

Posted: 6/17/2018 5:14:41 PM EDT

[#11]

Had all 4 of mine taken out at the same time. All were coming in and there wasn't room. It was painful every day just pushing in.

Posted: 6/17/2018 5:47:04 PM EDT

[#12]

If they're not pushing the other teeth out of line, no reason to pull them. But they usually do affect the others.

Posted: 6/17/2018 6:20:21 PM EDT

[#13]

When I got my braces way back in the dark ages of dental care, circa 1988, they pulled 4 other teeth, and pulled everything forward to make room for the wisdoms to come in later.

My mom threw a fit about it. She was an oral surgeon assistant in the 1960s, and they knew then that wisdoms were weak molars not worth the effort, especially not at sacrificing better teeth for.

So, anyway. yeah, they came in. Few years later I have....none of them left. One of the bottom, whole side of the tooth came off. Hurt like a mother! Other lower, typical abscess, but was a bitch to get out. Had to have the roots drilled out. The two uppers, I think one was filled with fillings, and it eventually broke, the Other upper, was dead. So, they put me under and yanked them out.

To contrast, my brother got braces a few years after me, during the Renaissance of dental care, circa 1991. They did not make room for his wisdoms, and then went in later, put him under, and cut the fuckers out.

So....uh. I dunno what I'm saying here. Guess, since you already have them in, leave them till they need to come out. But, definitely plan on having them out, so you'll be ready for that. I recommend going under. Lots better than being awake through the extractions.

Posted: 6/17/2018 6:33:02 PM EDT

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Yourself???

I had the option of a local and being put to sleep, chose the local. Non-issue.

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I did mine with just novacaine

Yourself???

I had the option of a local and being put to sleep, chose the local. Non-issue.

Lol, no dentist

Posted: 6/17/2018 6:34:07 PM EDT

[#15]

As you get older the bone grows closer is what my dentist said, or something like that

Posted: 6/17/2018 8:15:18 PM EDT

[#16]

Lose them.

And implants? Why the heck would you want an implant replacement for a wisdom tooth?

I had all mine removed when I was much younger, but in talking with an endodontist, the
issue is that many people have problems with wisdom teeth -- aside from them coming
in sideways, crowding other teeth, etc, even if they come in perfectly they often have
many roots -- way more than the usual 1-4. As a result once they're infected, they're
almost impossible to treat -- a root canal required every single root be treated and they
may not even find them all, plus each root is a source/locus of possible infection, which
is why so many have problems.

This is one of those ounce of prevention things that goes a long way towards saving money
and pain in the future.

Posted: 6/17/2018 8:23:35 PM EDT

[#17]

I only have 1
the other 3 never came in

the one I have has been problematic over the years
I'd like to get it pulled

Posted: 6/17/2018 8:45:08 PM EDT

[#18]

My uppers came right out.

The bottoms he drilled a hole in the center then used an easy out looking thing. He stuck it in and twisted to crack the toof and pick out the pieces

Posted: 6/17/2018 8:49:28 PM EDT

[#19]

I vote lose 'em. I had all four of mine with no issues until about 40. After 40 I ended have all of them pulled due to issues including a very nasty abscess. All four were fine up until they weren't.

Posted: 6/17/2018 9:19:44 PM EDT

[#20]

I had mine pulled in my 50's I regret not getting them pulled when I was younger. They crowded my front teeth. The navy has them pulled in most sailors before deployments due to issues

Posted: 6/17/2018 10:05:15 PM EDT

[#21]

I kept all mine until my mid-20's for similar reasons then in one weekend three of them started throbbing horrible, by Tuesday I couldn't take it anymore and went to the dentist Wednesday where they removed them all the same day. They put me completely out and I was in the seat maybe 20 min then 6 took me home and I was down the rest of the evening. Think it was like $1,100 at the time, well worth it.

Posted: 6/17/2018 11:02:05 PM EDT

[#22]

former .mil
they took mine out.

Posted: 6/18/2018 10:04:08 AM EDT

[#23]

I have all 4 of mine (middle 30's). They never gave any kind of issue at all until I just got a cavity filled on one and during a 7 year stint of no dentists, another one (upper) now has a piece missing. Filled the lower one with a minor cavity. I do not respond to any of their local injection solutions (they have almost no effect on me, cavities being fixed are a MOFO with the stabbing pains during the procedure. My local dentist refuses to even attempt extraction, I must be sedated.

However, my bottom wisdom teeth roots run deep, right into the primary nerve in the jaw. I have the bottom ones pulled, there is a VERY real chance of being on nerve medication the rest of my life. I already have enough nerve issues, and I'd rather not get another. So since the broken wisdom tooth on top gives me zero pain or discomfort, we are waiting until we have a good enough excuse to get the other top one pulled too (insurance wants a good reason) and I will be put under to get both the top ones cut out. I will then plan on keeping the bottom ones as long as possible.

I think its situation dependent. For me, I run the REAL risk of being on nerve medication and living with severe nerve pain the rest of my days if we pull my bottom wisdom teeth.

Posted: 6/18/2018 11:17:31 AM EDT

[#24]

Lidocaine is better and safer. Procaine has some bad side effects.

If your 3rd molars are straight, in function and you can keep them clean, no problem. If they are not sitting straight and you can't properly clean them get them out. You heal better when you are young.

Posted: 6/18/2018 11:26:08 AM EDT

[#25]

I had one (lower) pulled recently and it was quite a job, requiring one to hold my jaw and one to pull. I'm a little old and the dentist said that they can be harder as you get old. I believe him. Lots of force required.

Posted: 6/18/2018 12:30:53 PM EDT

[#26]

I had all four of mine extracted at age 19. I have some interesting memories of that:

1. Remember getting an IV in my arm to knock me out, and surprised how I could feel the cold fluid moving up my arm, then BOOM I was out.
2. Woke up mid-surgery, saw them working on my mouth...and didn't caaare about nuthin'. They could have been sewing an octopus to my chest and I wouldn't have cared.
3. Surgery done, woke up, sat up...threw up. Savvy technician caught it in time in a bucket. Darn anasthesia.

My wife had hers pulled out at age 35...it SUCKED for her. Very painful.

Posted: 6/18/2018 3:21:52 PM EDT

[#27]

I have all four of mine, I am 48. I wish I had them removed when they were coming in but now that they are here I am “attached” or they are attached so I’ll keep them.

No fake replacements if they go though.

Posted: 6/18/2018 3:35:26 PM EDT

[#28]

All of mine were impacted. I had them extracted while I was still in the service at no cost. They did some jack hammering to get them out.

I was sedated, but I was not out. No pain, but I could feel the hammering.

Posted: 6/18/2018 11:10:13 PM EDT

[#29]

I had all four taken out at age 19. Oral surgeon knocked me out, and I woke up when it was over (felt like 5 minutes, but was probably longer).

I got to sit on the couch for a few days and lived off McDonald's milk shakes. This was in the days before Netflix, and we didn't have cable.

Posted: 6/19/2018 12:34:28 AM EDT

[#30]

I had them done at 20, but two were impacted so the op was necessary. I had the other two yanked to be on the safe side. Doc said if I kept the other two they may get infected later in life.

Posted: 6/19/2018 1:42:20 AM EDT

[#31]

Impacted... Now long gone... Fuck that shit...

Posted: 6/19/2018 1:46:50 AM EDT

[#32]

I still have two of mine. No bother, no worry.

Posted: 6/26/2018 4:14:18 AM EDT

[#33]

I think in most cases you are better off having them yanked. I got all mine pulled during my senior year of high school because they were going to crowd out my teeth that my parents had just spent a fortune in braces for. They put me out (I vaguely remember hearing a drilling sound and muffled talking while I was under). My cheek muscles swelled up pretty good and I could barely open my mouth for a day or two. Lots of Motrin and I was good to go. I've had fillings in all four of my back molars since then, and I have crowns on both top back molars.

My wife had hers out when she was in her early thirties. She was in a lot of pain afterwards, but they had to come out since the top of one broke and the others were hurting her. Her recovery time was longer than mine, but probably because she was older than I was when I had mine removed.

TLDR - yank them.

Posted: 6/26/2018 8:17:30 AM EDT

[#34]

Over 48, wisdom teeth still intact; zero issues. I've had dentists recommend pulling them and others saying they're fine as long as I'm not having any issues. I may get buried with all my "wisdom"

Posted: 6/26/2018 8:27:52 AM EDT

[#35]

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I still have all of mine. I should get them pulled as they crowd the other teeth, but I am 53 yo now.

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I had one pulled because of crowding, still have all the rest. 54 yo

Posted: 6/27/2018 4:20:29 AM EDT

[#36]

Only had two, but had to get them pulled. One was erupting out the side and pushing a molar sideways. Recovery way easier than I thought.

Posted: 6/27/2018 7:27:36 AM EDT

[#37]

Mine were pulled when I was 17 or 18.

My son, 20yo, still has his and has had no issues with them.

My 17yo daughter doesn't have any.

Posted: 7/15/2018 7:25:40 PM EDT

[#38]

Get pliers, whiskey and a bullet to bite on.

Do it.

Hope to see the video soon.

Posted: 7/15/2018 9:02:28 PM EDT

[#39]

Kept mine for as long as possible. Eventually one of them cracked a tooth next to it and caused me a bunch of pain. Ended up getting the 4 wisdom teeth pulled and a root canal on the cracked one. Cost the insurance company about 5k for all the work. Actually hit the yearly maximum and had to postpone some a few months for the new year to start. If I had it to do over again I'd get them pulled before trouble started up. Hell, super models are known to have teeth and even ribs removed just to look slimmer

Posted: 7/16/2018 11:59:31 AM EDT

[#40]

I had mine taken out. My upper jaw never fully developed, so I didn't have room for them and 3 of the 4 were impacted or sideways.

Posted: 7/16/2018 1:14:20 PM EDT

[#41]

Im 37, still have all 4. Theyre impacted, still in the bone.

Posted: 7/17/2018 1:29:14 AM EDT

[#42]

Still have mine no problem

Posted: 7/19/2018 2:19:22 PM EDT

[#43]

Damn me if I can fathom why, just why in hell anybody would have an otherwise healthy organ removed is beyond me!

Why not 'pull' that gallbladder, excise that appendix or better still (if you're mommy didn't already have it done) get that obnoxious foreskin chopped!

And yeah, you just might develop hemorrhoids too, so why not opt for an ostomy as well???

DUMB as shit in my book!!

Posted: 7/19/2018 9:02:10 PM EDT

[#44]

Absolutely get them taken out. None of mine were impacted and all came in just fine when I was in high school. I thought I was good to go and never bothered with them. That was back in 1999. I had them removed about three years ago. I had no room in the back of my mouth to really brush them properly, and the years did their damage. All my wisdom teeth broke and caused me pain, they even caused a perminate molar to chip off and become infected. Get them removed before they cause you to loose teeth

Posted: 7/22/2018 10:49:02 AM EDT

[#45]

Got all mine taken out in my 20s. I never heard of implants for wisdom teeth since you don't need them for chewing. I'd get them all taken out since they crowd your other teeth and they are hard to keep clean.

Posted: 7/22/2018 9:48:15 PM EDT

[#46]

I kept putting it off in spite of fairly serious pain of them trying to come in. All the braces/dental work to straighten my bottom teeth ended up ruined as they all got pushed back together. My wisdom teeth eventually got infected and all four came out on the same day. Hindsight is pretty clear: I should have done it sooner. Oh well.

If they aren't causing problems I'm not sure I'd see the point in doing it though, mine were problematic, not all of them are.

Posted: 7/22/2018 9:57:30 PM EDT

[#47]

I have all four of mine at age 57. They slightly crowded out one tooth on my lower jaw, but no worries. I have a little bit of character. The dentist wants them as trophies but I won't give them up because they cause no problems, and I use them to chew sometimes. I can't imagine gumming something hard back there.

Posted: 7/23/2018 12:34:12 AM EDT

[#48]

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I have all four of mine at age 57. They slightly crowded out one tooth on my lower jaw, but no worries. I have a little bit of character. The dentist wants them as trophies but I won't give them up because they cause no problems, and I use them to chew sometimes. I can't imagine gumming something hard back there.

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That's exactly how I felt when I was that age and up until 2 months ago...

Posted: 7/25/2018 8:52:10 PM EDT

[#49]

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Has this been already done?

Recently lost a wisdom tooth. My [personal self-respect] goal was to keep them as long as I could. [Considering an implant -one year process- to at least 1/2 way for that tooth, reach that goal]

Due to a careless dentist, I had to have one extracted. It was a piece of cake.

Afterwards, no soreness and so far no detectable infection, just used a couple ibuprofen the 1st and second day, for potential swelling. Cost was only ~$400, was expecting $1000 but didn't ask up front.

Now, I'm beginning to wonder, would it make 'survival' sense to get them all removed in latter stages of life?

My remaining three all have fillings, and also, I use them for chewing. [Workload is distributed over more teeth]

I've read folks that had issues with infection would wiggle them and pull on them until they came out, without the pain that a quick removal would cause.

There's some tooth doctors here, wonder what they and laymen as well have to offer.

It was curious, my friend and dental surgeon who has already done a titanium implant for me, referred me to a next door [seemingly extremely competent, likable, and sensible] specialist for the extraction, because he doesn't do wisdom teeth, but does do all the rest? I wonder why [will ask him]

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Here is what I know about wisdom teeth as told by my dds:

If they aren’t bothering you, leave them in. They support the neighboring teeth and without them the other shift and fall like dominos. There are different reasons for removing them, most dentists are reluctant to because if there is a problem the first question the attorney will ask in court is “are you the most competent and qualified person in your area Tom do this procedure?” That’s where the oral surgeon comes in. Depending on your problem, the OS might tell you to leave it in because he’s afraid to remove it due to proximity to a nerve that runs down your jaw-paresthesia is what he’s trying to avoid. Some wisdom teeth have the roots become really entangled in the bone and they have to break them to get them out.... it’s bretty brutal.

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