Wisdom teeth

My bottom two started poking out when I was 18. At 19, when I went to have the bottom ones removed, the dentist decided to take out the impacted top two as well.

I had no issues with mine when they came in and I still have no issues with them. I guess I am lucky in that regards.

I had braces.. but they didn't remove my wisdom teeth. Over the years, they just crowded back together because there was never enough room to begin with.. it was why I needed braces lol only my top two have teeth showing fully.. one of my bottom is hidden in the gum, and the other has pieces poking out.

That sounds a bit painful Heather. 

I don't want to scare you but just be watchful on the re-infection. You don't want it to spread and become a medical condition. Prevention is better than cure as the saying goes. Why don't you have those problematic wisdom teeth pulled out for good? 

My mouth was pretty bloody after they pulled my wisdom teeth, all 4 at the same time.

OUCH!!!

It sounds like torture. I'm glad you are Ok now.

Why was it all 4 at the same time? 

There is actually a good reason why some wisdom teeth are really painful to pull, and others aren't.

It is to do with the angles of the 4 roots. The first one I had pulled had all the roots pointing in. Thus it was agony, and I had to keep removing little bits of bone over the following few weeks.

For the second, I was worried sick, as I had been in agony for a week for that one ^^.

It was a complete doddle as the roots were all level, and the dentist actually split the tooth into 4 pieces before extraction. I had taken the day off, but I could have gone back to work had I known.

This discussion made me think of some older stories I have heard of.. people losing their memory after wisdom tooth removal:

www.bbc.com/future/article/20150630-my-dentist-saved-my-tooth-but-stole-my-memory

Didn't that make your teeth shifted?

I think you are right about the retainer too Crystal,  I have the old fashion wire retainer so I can keep them like forever.

Oh, that's right. That plastic piece holds the wire. Mine is thick and hard  so once I put the retainer on, there is nothing I can do to it. It is uncomfortable the first few minutes but then I get used to it afterward.