Wisdom Teeth, got them yanked Options

[95CelicaST]

So I woke up today, and went down to Auburn to have my Wisdom Teeth pulled. The only highlight of this whole thing was the nitrous they gave me.. but now I am sitting here, cannot talk worth a damn, because of all the gauze in my mouth from the persistant bleeding, and all I can eat is yogurt.. But they gave me a big ol' bottle of HydroCodene....

I hate life..

[Galcobar]

Actually, when the teeth are still inside your gums it makes the healing process faster. If you wait for them to erupt, and then have them pulled, you'll have open holes in your mount that have to scab over (takes a long time in a wet mouth) before they can heal.

Having the gum cut open means the teeth can be pulled and the gums stitched shut -- barely any bleeding, lot less chance of infection, less post-operative pain, etc. Means you get to eat a lot sooner.

Heck, the most uncomfortable part of my surgery was feeling my face unfreeze. I find post-novocaine thaws unpleasant.