Wisdom Teeth

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Jim said:

I'm [censored]..not at republicans at the moment,but at my long time dentist.
Here's the thing. I'm 38 now. 20 years ago my dentist told me I had impacted
wisdom teeth and not to worry about it.

That seems to me an odd position for a dentist to take on any
impacted tooth problem.

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Anyone have impacted wisdom teeth removed after 35?

I *think* it was an impacted, kinda sideways, fractured/broken wisdom
tooth I had removed via oral surgery somewhere around the age of 35,
or a bit older. Gave me a general anesthetic. Spent the next three
days or so on Percoset 😉. It wasn't too bad an ordeal.

*If* I recall correctly, it was removed *before* it started giving me
trouble, on the advice of my new (at the time) dentist.

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Runs With Knives said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Jim said:

I'm [censored]..not at republicans at the moment,but at my long
time dentist. Here's the thing. I'm 38 now. 20 years ago my
dentist told me I had impacted wisdom teeth and not to
worry about it.

That seems to me an odd position for a dentist to take on any
impacted tooth problem.

Actually I think a good dentist will tell you that. Mine told me that
most people live their whole lives without having them out, or not
having any problems with them when they want to pop thru on their own
(if there is space for them of course) The bad money hungry dentists
always want you to have them pulled right away. "Oh you have dental
insurance? $$$ Gee, we better get those wisdom teeth pulled out right
away then." I had a couple of dentists that wanted me to get mine
pulled out and everytime I went in for a cleaning they began to badger
me about getting it done. I switched dentists to one I ended up staying
with for a longtime, which was the voice of reason when he told me that
no he wouldnt even attempt to take my wisdom teeth out because they
were so deeply impacted that to do so would probably cause facial
paralysis. So second opinions are a good thing.

<<joni>>

Jim said:

I'm [censored]..not at republicans at the moment,but at my long time dentist.
Here's the thing. I'm 38 now. 20 years ago my dentist told me I had impacted
wisdom teeth and not to worry about it. Well..now..I have a problem..they
are causing me pain. I tend to worry about these things and have spent the
past 2 hours researching wisdom teeth issues on the internet.
I should have had them removed years ago and now there could be
complications because of my age. I'm calling a Oral Surgeon tommorrow.
Anyone have impacted wisdom teeth removed after 35?

No. I had them removed when I was 17.

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On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 03:44:06 -0500, Proton Soup <[email hidden]>

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Jim said:

I'm [censored]..not at republicans at the moment,but at my long time dentist.
Here's the thing. I'm 38 now. 20 years ago my dentist told me I had impacted
wisdom teeth and not to worry about it. Well..now..I have a problem..they
are causing me pain. I tend to worry about these things and have spent the
past 2 hours researching wisdom teeth issues on the internet.
I should have had them removed years ago and now there could be
complications because of my age. I'm calling a Oral Surgeon tommorrow.
Anyone have impacted wisdom teeth removed after 35?

Jim

When I was a kid, my dentist tried to talk me into getting my wisdom
teeth cut out every visit, but I always refused. Other than a few
years of teething in my teens, they've never given me a lick of
trouble. They all came in perfectly straight.

Mine too. It was a bit painful when they came in because there were
some persistent flaps of skin back there. The worst part about wisdom
teeth, for me, is that it is particularly hard to brush back there so
I think I may have some gum issues.

The Braun/Oral B rechargeable electric toothbrush is great if you
don't mind laying down a few bucks. Replacement brushes for it are a
little expensive too, but it's a really great tool and makes brushing
back there much easier.

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But I refuse to go to dentists because they insist on using the pick
and I know it causes cavities. I'm not sure why more people don't
realize this linkage. I guess not everyone has had a 10 year hiatus
from the dentist, returned, had no cavities and then 6 months later
had 5 cavities that "need to be filled". I got to thinking about the
end result of jamming a super sharp hardened steel object into tooth
enamel. Can you say "micro pit"?

Hmm, never thought about it. Maybe plaque, though bad for gums is
protective against cavities? Anyway, I'm thinking one of these days,
I'd like to get my teeth plastic-coated. Seems like it'd go a long
way towards preventing not only cavities, but also cut down on the
pain from cold and sweets.

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Proton Soup

"And all this peace has been deceiving,
I need some wind to get me sailing"

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When I was a kid, my dentist tried to talk me into getting my wisdom
teeth cut out every visit, but I always refused. Other than a few
years of teething in my teens, they've never given me a lick of
trouble. They all came in perfectly straight.

I had the same problem. At 18, I started teething on my wisdom teeth.
They weren't even fully in yet and the dentist started saying "those
will give you lots of trouble when you go to college" and wanted to
take them all out immediately. Before they were even in! I refused.
He kept on trying to get me to have them out for the next several years
and I just kept refusing. They all came in perfectly straight and
other then the few flaps of skin others have described, they're all
fine and give me no issues.

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I'm [censored]..not at republicans at the moment,but at my long time dentist.
Here's the thing. I'm 38 now. 20 years ago my dentist told me I had
impacted wisdom teeth and not to worry about it. Well..now..I have a
problem..they are causing me pain. I tend to worry about these things and
have spent the past 2 hours researching wisdom teeth issues on the
internet.
I should have had them removed years ago and now there could be
complications because of my age. I'm calling a Oral Surgeon tommorrow.
Anyone have impacted wisdom teeth removed after 35?

Jim

Hi, Jim,
I'm 41, and I'm having my wisdom teeth taken out on 4/15. NOT looking
forward to it. My oral surgeon told me that "back then" (dinosaur age,
apparently) dentists did not take wisdom teeth out routinely. Nowadays,
they just take them out when you're young. Apparently it's a much easier
procedure to recover from when you're a young whippersnapper.

My wisdoms are not impacted, but they are very far back in my mouth (hence
they don't get brushed as they should) and two of them have cavities that
cannot be treated. Eventually the cavities will spread to the other teeth,
so those suckers need to come out. I am having "conscious sedation" instead
of general anesthesia. My daughter had impacted wisdom teeth and had
general anestehsia, and her throat hurt her for over a week afterwards
(because of the intubation). They also "offer" to do the extractions with
only novicaine, but I opted for the sedation.

good luck, and let us know how it all turns out for you!

mary.

On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 10:18:46 -0400, "Mary" <[email hidden]>

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My wisdoms are not impacted, but they are very far back in my mouth (hence
they don't get brushed as they should

I have all four of my wisdom teeth and they are, as you say, very far
back in my mouth. I use an electric toothbrush with a small rotating
head (similar to this one:
http://www.discountshavers.com/orald17525.html) and have no problem
brushing my wisdom teeth. The devices aren't cheap but considering
the alternative it's well worth it.

Ellis

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On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 10:18:46 -0400, "Mary" <[email hidden]>

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My wisdoms are not impacted, but they are very far back in my mouth (hence
they don't get brushed as they should

I have all four of my wisdom teeth and they are, as you say, very far
back in my mouth. I use an electric toothbrush with a small rotating
head (similar to this one:
http://www.discountshavers.com/orald17525.html) and have no problem
brushing my wisdom teeth. The devices aren't cheap but considering
the alternative it's well worth it.

Ellis

Actually, I used the oral-B for years. Just this Winter I switched over to
the sonicare (which I find gets my teeth much cleaner). I guess all the
previous years of using a regular toothbrush was the problem. Although
honestly, even with the electrics I still can't get those back teeth
thoroughly brushed.

thanks,
mary.

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> On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 19:56:03 -0400, "Jim" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>>I'm [censored]..not at republicans at the moment,but at my long time
>>dentist.
>>Here's the thing. I'm 38 now. 20 years ago my dentist told me I had
>>impacted
>>wisdom teeth and not to worry about it. Well..now..I have a
>>problem..they
>>are causing me pain. I tend to worry about these things and have spent
>>the
>>past 2 hours researching wisdom teeth issues on the internet.
>>I should have had them removed years ago and now there could be
>>complications because of my age. I'm calling a Oral Surgeon tommorrow.
>>Anyone have impacted wisdom teeth removed after 35?
>>
> I've had them out, yes. At 37 None were impacted though.
> There were no complications but I had to have it done as outpatient
> surgery in a hospital.
> Was that dentist you saw 20 years ago a republican by any chance?

Mine are totally impacted..inside my head..totally horizontal against my
back molars. Im not looking for a diagnosis...Ill get that tommorw at the
doc office..just some of the internet stuff said that is a bad thing at my
age.
Basically,surgery and 2 week rehab with lots of pain.

Lots of drugs, too!

You do know it's your fault, don't you? Why did you leave them like
that for so long?

My dentist told me not to worry about it until they started bothering me.
They just started to bother me many years later.Like now. I think my dentist
was either lazy or ill informed. Whatever..I have to deal with this
now..MONDAY morning tomorrow.

Jim

If you leave them alone for a few weeks they may stop bothering you
again and you'll be able to ignore them for another 20 year cycle. I
would not rush to have them yanked.

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On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 20:22:11 -0400, "Jim" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>> On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 19:56:03 -0400, "Jim" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm [censored]..not at republicans at the moment,but at my long time
>>>dentist.
>>>Here's the thing. I'm 38 now. 20 years ago my dentist told me I had
>>>impacted
>>>wisdom teeth and not to worry about it. Well..now..I have a
>>>problem..they
>>>are causing me pain. I tend to worry about these things and have spent
>>>the
>>>past 2 hours researching wisdom teeth issues on the internet.
>>>I should have had them removed years ago and now there could be
>>>complications because of my age. I'm calling a Oral Surgeon tommorrow.
>>>Anyone have impacted wisdom teeth removed after 35?
>>>
>> I've had them out, yes. At 37 None were impacted though.
>> There were no complications but I had to have it done as outpatient
>> surgery in a hospital.
>> Was that dentist you saw 20 years ago a republican by any chance?
>
>Mine are totally impacted..inside my head..totally horizontal against my
>back molars. Im not looking for a diagnosis...Ill get that tommorw at
>the
>doc office..just some of the internet stuff said that is a bad thing at
>my
>age.
>Basically,surgery and 2 week rehab with lots of pain.

Lots of drugs, too!

You do know it's your fault, don't you? Why did you leave them like
that for so long?

My dentist told me not to worry about it until they started bothering me.
They just started to bother me many years later.Like now. I think my
dentist
was either lazy or ill informed. Whatever..I have to deal with this
now..MONDAY morning tomorrow.

Jim

If you leave them alone for a few weeks they may stop bothering you
again and you'll be able to ignore them for another 20 year cycle. I
would not rush to have them yanked.

I hope to do that. I love ignoring important issues. We dont live forever
and the longer we ignore things the better.
Jim

Jim said:

I'm [censored]..not at republicans at the moment,but at my long time

dentist.

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Here's the thing. I'm 38 now. 20 years ago my dentist told me I had

impacted

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wisdom teeth and not to worry about it. Well..now..I have a

problem..they

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are causing me pain.

Jim, don't blame your dentist. He was doing the best he could with the
available information. He predicted, quite correctly, that it would be
many years before the wisdom teeth caused you any problems. He also
assumed that due to your alcoholism, you wouldn't live that long
anyway. So congratulations, you have exceeded his expectations! That's
gotta be a first for you.

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Jim said:

I'm [censored]..not at republicans at the moment,but at my long time

dentist.

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Here's the thing. I'm 38 now. 20 years ago my dentist told me I had

impacted

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wisdom teeth and not to worry about it. Well..now..I have a

problem..they

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are causing me pain.

Jim, don't blame your dentist. He was doing the best he could with the
available information. He predicted, quite correctly, that it would be
many years before the wisdom teeth caused you any problems. He also
assumed that due to your alcoholism, you wouldn't live that long
anyway. So congratulations, you have exceeded his expectations! That's
gotta be a first for you.

2nd..I exceeeded my fathers estimation of my earning power and my own
abilities as a father.. Father issues..alcoholism..it all ties in and I
laugh at him now.

Jim

Unexpected diagnosis...had xrays..the whole deal...saw a oral surgeon. My
wisdom teeth are just fine. I thought it was weird the pain would come and
go.
I have minor TMJ..a problem with the muscles in my jaw that is aggravatted
by an improper bite. Its aggravatted even more by stress and not something
to worry about.

Jim