Sigh! Have to have wisdom teeth removed ... Update!

I really lucked out and never got any wisdom teeth
Good Luck at the specialist.

I had all four removed a couple of months ago. It was SO easy. One of the easiest dental procedures I've had. The hardest part was sticking to soft food when I really felt like eating regular food almost immediately.

I had mine out at 18 and it never slowed me down, lol. I had then out late morning and was out shopping that evening and was totally fine, although eating soft foods throughout the weekend.

dd had hers out, but had 5 (two in one pocket ) Not fun! She did pretty good as well. Uncomfortable, but not horribly so. She probably spent two or so days on the couch eating soft foods before she was back up and about.

ds has had his out. He's my stickler for medical treatments of any kind... Doesn't want so much as a tylenol or ibuprofen. I think this caused his issues. He had some swelling, which I think caused him some pain. My advice after that experience would be ibuprofen and keep up with the ice!

Hopefully it will all be quick, easy and painless for you.

I had mine out in my early 40's and the oral surgeon warned me that one of the roots was in an area that would mean potential nerve damage. I did end up having numbness in my lower right lip and jaw, which I still have 4 or 5 years later, which is annoying. On the plus side, because I had nerve damage, I had very little pain on that whole side of my face, which was where 2 wisdom teeth were removed, and I only had one on my left side, so it wasn't very painful at all. As I recall, I had it done on a Thursday or Friday and was back at work on Monday with no issues.

I had mine removed as an adult, two fully impacted and two partially through. I even ended up with dry sockets, which are SO not fun, and would still say it wasn't that bad. I imagined it was going to be much worse than it actually was. Also, three of my kids have had their's removed all impacted and all three were perfectly fine, say it wasn't a big deal. We made sure to stay on top of the ice for the first 24 hours and were prepared with soft foods and they were ready to go back to life as normal within 48 hours.

Me disaster.

My sister no problems at all. I mean zero!

I'm 48 and I just had one taken out three weeks ago. It was very easy. I will admit that my jaw hurt for a little over a week but it really wasn't that bad.

I had all four removed. Because of how they were positioned, they had to cut them out so I was knocked out for it. No way was I going to do that awake. The worse part was the first day. Do make sure you follow instructions to avoid dry socket. Buy some tube socks and ice packs. Not the kind you'd use in your lunch box but the kind that is sold for first aid. And stick with the soft food diet for at least a few days and avoid hard crunchy food for a couple weeks, especially chips. The first day or two are the worst but really, the pain is not much. I was back to work 2 days later and just didn't talk much that first day back. I wish I had taken a third day simply because I ended up with a little bruising under my eyes that looked like black eyes and I got a lot of comments about my boyfriend being abusive.

Really bad experience here so no details. Here is the most important advice I can give you, make sure you know the oral surgeon that will be removing them. Ask around to see if others can give you their reviews. Look online to see if you can find anything negative about him/her. I had heard several people mention they had a bad experience at the doc I went to and since I was young and stupid, I didn't question my dentist when he sent me there. Good Luck!

Thankfully, I only had 2 wisdom teeth. I took my antibiotics and ibuprofen around the clock, and never felt any pain. I had a stronger pain med and never took a single one. I think I basically slept for 3 days straight on my parents' couch. I was also in pharmacy school at the time, so that contributed to my sleeping as well!

I still have my bottom two. My uppers were taken out a year apart in my 40's. The first one I refused to be put under and it was the WORST experience ever!! When I went back a year later for the other upper, I was put out and don't remember a thing. I still cringe thinking about the horrible first experience. But also I'm very weak with pain or expected pain so I'm not a good patient - lots of squirming, anxiety. I don't remember the after parts of the surgery. Good luck!

Nothing carbonated. No straws. I had four dry sockets. Four. You DO NOT want dry sockets. Trust me.

Good luck. Hopefully it will be easy for you. Things are probably much better than 25 years ago.

I didn't even know what wisdom teeth were until my boyfriend had his out. I was 21 or 22. At my next dentist appointment I asked if I needed mine out. I was so happy to hear I didn't have any. I guess its hereditary and Native Americans usually don't have them? (Thanks Dad!) Unfortunately, my son was blessed with four!