Wisdom teeth. Keep or remove?

[Rubberdown]

Prayers for you sir.

[billfromtx]

The Marine Corps took mine out in 1984.

[Deer Tracks]

Well, asking for your prayers. I prayed about it, prayed for the doctor's hands, but I can't shake the anxiety. I know this is the best decision, just hate the 20% possibility I permanently lose feeling in my lip the rest of my life. Please pray for me.

Surgery tomorrow at 10:15 a.m. Let's make the most out of it and have a live-recovery-from-oral-surgery-thread.

You'll be fine. I've had wisdom teeth removed, three jaw surgeries and jaw joint surgery. I don't recall any numbness from the wisdom teeth surgery. I had some numbness from the others but it was temporary.

[Rakkasan2187]

out

[svsup3r]

Prayers for a quick and successful extraction. I waited until I was 38 to have mine pulled when they became a problem. The experience wasn't great but the recovery was quick and easy.

[JAB71]

I am a dentist and pull a lot of wisdom teeth. I do advise my kids and some adults to get them out. The reason I advise to get them out are many
1. If they can’t keep them clean or it is be difficult to keep them clean. This is the majority of people.
2. They need braces
3. I have a significant older patient base. The number of seniors that have their wisdom teeth still in their mouth is rare. It’s difficult to keep them 70+ years without a problem.
So if you take them out when you are young you don’t have to pull them when you are older. And the longer you wait to remove them the more difficult the procedure and longer the healing time.
4. I have seen many people end up with a root canal and crown on their second molars( the ones right in front of wisdom teeth) because of the wisdom tooth. Had they removed their wisdom teeth they would have never had a problem with their second molar. And a virgin tooth without a filling or any work has a much higher chance of lasting their lifetime.
Hope that helps

[ctom87]

I think I may have just post my first post in the wrong thread. We will blame that one on the annestesia.

Happy to report Clay Thomas will NOT be drolling all over himself. Surgery was successful. I am my way home. Thank you to everyone who prayed for me.

Let's go kill some Pigs next weekend.

[ctom87]

Nova cane wore off. Pain. Hydrocodone not doing much.