all quiet on the dental front

[thez]

I've been to the dentist twice in the past week, and each time the word "beautiful" was used in excess to describe my gums and teeth, crooked and off-white though the latter may be. The current score is permanent teeth: a gazillion, cavities: zero. I think it's safe to say I've won this battle in the war against tartar buildup.

Unfortunately, fabulous though my oral hygiene may be, I still can't escape the inevitable annoyance of having my wisdom teeth removed. The upper teeth are growing at an angle straight into my molars, as wisdom teeth are wont to do. The lower teeth actually grew in perfectly straight, but there's just not enough room in my mouth to accommodate them. Thus, all four of them are tearing the surrounding gums to shreds, ruining an otherwise perfect mouth. That is why I have an appointment with the oral surgeon today, so that I might schedule an operation and decide whether I want to be put under or just have the general area numbed. I'm currently leading towards the second option, because I have a high threshold for pain and a morbid curiosity about being conscious during surgery.

Prepare, wisdom teeth. Soon I will bring the battle to your very door!

Comments

wizdom teeth

[1337caveman.livejournal.com]

I have all 4 of my wizdoms still but had to have one other molar removed. I also had to opt for local anaesthesia (the gas makes me Ill) the fun of the crunch as the bone lets go of the tooth.... good luck : )

[rotsman.livejournal.com]

This is why it's so great that we live 2k away from each other. You're so dear to me that seeing you post-op would probably either touch off a blood feud between my family and the dentist's, or (more likely) I'd get too over-zealous on trying to make you feel better....

Z: "Murf murfa murf, smurf!"

R: "Ah, crap...does it still hurt? Let me massage that for you..."

Z: **blood curdling roar as R brings his not-inconsiderable massage skills to a rare situation where they would do more harm than good**

R: **stifled gurgle as he looks down and sees a sharpened Pez dispenser sticking out of his clavicle**

[liich.livejournal.com]

GET PUT UNDER!!!! O_______O oh my goodness so get put under. i am one of the survivors of the freezing and, DANGIT, if it doesn't freeze it HURTS SO MUCH!!! getting teeth removed while being awake just feels like pressure and sounds like crunching with a bunch of bloody gauze here and there. and you hafta hold your mouth open so long and the do only one at a time (as in 1 tooth one month and another tooth later on) and your mouth starts to shake just after having 1 tooth removed and it REALLY SUCKS!!! i have a high high pain threshold, but, DUDE, nothing says HURT like having a wisdom tooth with giant roots removed from your mouth when the never isn't frozen. _WORST_PAIN_EVAR_ if you're totally frozed right up the whole time, it's not as bad except your jaw still starts shaking and it's so not comfy sitting so long with your mouth open.

[kayli-kender.livejournal.com]

I got the gas, but managed to stay conscious. A lot of people do apparently. You're aware of what's going on, it just gets kind of fuzzy and time passes strangely. So yeah, it's kind of trippy. XD

[erstwhiletexan.livejournal.com]

I remember having a severely trippy time under the gas. I kept thinking that I was psychic because, man, my eyes were closed but I could SEE EVERYTHING ANYWAY. XD

But get put under -- and ask for the nice drug cocktail with valium and morphine and that nice drug that makes you not remember ever even being in the hospital. It is soooooo much nicer. XD

[kayli-kender.livejournal.com]

They always clear your system out (mostly) before you leave, anyway. n_n

[shinikius.livejournal.com]

Um. I know someone who had to have the little bastards removed too. After the "procedure" she was drooling all over the place and her face was so swollen that I kinda laughed at her but yeah. Good luck with that.

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

wisdom teeth, comparatively, are not a big deal. in the last few years, i have been knocked out to have all four wisdoms out, another tooth dragged out on a chain (the whole purpose behind my braces) and tonsils removed. i had four other teeth removed under local anesthesia (that didn't work, which was awesome NOT) awhile back.

Out of all of those, i can honestly say that wisdoms were CAKE. i was all better in three days, but i milked it and stayed home from school for longer anyway. i also got depracid or some crap like that instead of vidocin since i'm allergic to codeine (which my tonsil doctor didn't believe and my throat swelled and i couldn't breathe for a good three minutes...), and OH IS IT FUN TO WRITE A TEN-PAGE ESSAY ON. oh it is.

for pain, i would recommend the ibuprofen. i knew i could beat it without it (it REALLY isn't bad...drink smoothies with a straw once you can feel your tongue)...you can take the magical happy vidocin/deprawhatever if you are lazy, and i took them just because they are FUN. HAPPY HAPPY BRAIN YES. also, cut them in half, because they will likely be huge and they do not understand that there are holes in the back of your throat and big pills equal ow.

do not mix drugs with caffeine! THIS IS BAD. i will tell you this story if you desire. it involves a paper, side effects, frappucinos (see, starbucks = root of all evil), boys, AIM, and lesbian english teachers. ahoy!!

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

also, i saved my pill leftovers (there were lots) to murder cramps and migraines for MONTHS TO COME. ^_^

[lordlazarus.livejournal.com]

I got the liquid valium...I looked over at the nurse, gave her a big smile, and woke up bleeding in my bed. I think straight men go through the same thing on new year's, but I wouldn't know.

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

explain your icon?

[lordlazarus.livejournal.com]

In the show Popular, the two main characters are given the sex talk with this little manual. It was too tempting to pass up.

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

it has been determined that your icon is Very Funny. (funnier than TBS commercials anyway, and a random vagina reference is always good for that)

[shahanacopter.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Been there, done that. thankfully, moved on. (have I told you my delightful post-op wendy's story?)

[thez.livejournal.com]

No indeed! Perhaps this calls for an appropriate post?