Hello all. Well my dentist and whoever works on my teeth at the time keep on bugging me about them wanting to get my wisdom teeth taken out. I DONT WANT THEM TO LEAVE MY MOUTH. Obviously I've never had the experience of having my wisdom teeth taken out so this is kinda scary.
Now my sister had hers taken out when she was a teen and it hurt her like hell. She couldn't eat or drink or nothin. It was torture for her. And There's other stories that I've heard from other ppl who've had theres done too and have had problems. I've also heard good things too tho. I don't want it to hurt and they're prolly not gonna give me nothin to make the pain go away AFTER they are taken out. Maybe a painkiller but that won't be enuff. I gotta eat and drink ya know. That's gonna hurt. AHHHH!!!!
Is there anything that I can do to help the pain AFTER the teeth are pulled? I gotta drive 30+ min to and from school so my painkillers and whatever else you guys suggest can't make me too drowsy or else I'm gonna end up with more than 4 missing teeth.
I've heard that Tannic acid could help clot the blood. Yeah. My teeth will prolly punish me by making me hemorage at night when I'm sleeping and I'll drown in my own blood.
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And I also heard that an increase in Vitamin C would help in the healing process. Something like 500mg twice daily for just a few days after operation. Also I heard that after the extraction I should take three 200-400mg of bromelain for a few days to reduce swelling.
Will these things really help? What WILL help the whole healing process? I don't want to be given stuff JUST for the pain. I need stuff for the healing too. Any ideas? And what can I do to make the pain go away in my teeth?
I am advised (not by the dentist) to only do one tooth at a time. I get one taken out and then get it healed and then get the other and let it heal and do that two more times for all four wisdom teeth. Would that be good advise? I don't see how I could possibly eat or drink if all 4 corners of my mouth are out of order.
Any advise before I allow the dentist to murder four of my teeth? My mouth is gonna kick my ass for this betrayal. My teeth will mark me as a traitor.
- Undercover_Man