FUCK, WISDOM TEETH.

GAH. MOUTH PAIN.

Seriously, earlier today the back of my jaw started getting really sore, and I found out that my wisdom teeth have decided to start bursting through my gums.

Fuck wisdom teeth. They're completely useless, and they cause you great amounts of pain just so you can have them removed.

I feel your pain, man. Getting them out sucks more than a $3 whore at a construction site on payday.

And to add to the fun, I also had 25 teeth also pulled at the same time as I got my wisdoms out. Long story, got new, better teeth now.

@Zenni I had to have mine removed before they started growing out.

Pray the healing is short. So long with the gauze...

What makes them so wise anyway?

They got lucky on their WIS roll, a friggin' 19.

@Mark: I'm so going to use that for now on whenever someone mentions something sucking.

edited 21st Aug '11 7:06:33 PM by Ramus

By all means, Ramus.

@Cinema: Basically, you're supposed to get those teeth after you've grown up and matured a bit (or you know, got wiser).

Yeah - mine haven't started causing me pain but my dentist and orthodontist have both informed me that they are impacted, will cause horrible pain, and when that happens they will be removed.

Joy oh joy.

Meanwhile both my mum and sister have an extra wisdom tooth (5). Like Einstein did... which they like to remind me...

My lower 2 had to be removed, my upper 2 were impacted and supposedly had to be removed. 3 years ago. Still havent bothered me.

I had mine out about eight years ago, and did quite a bit of throwing up that night. Though fortunately I haven't thrown up at all since then (knock on wood). Hope you get yours taken care of with a minimum of fuss.

Yeah I've been told by a dentist that my wisdom teeth will have to come out eventually. Been putting it off on account of the cost and everyone I know who's had them removed remembering the experience not unlike that of a trauma survivor.

I was eating a hard crusted sandwich and I felt my loose tooth crack. I painlessly pulled it out in four pieces.

I had all four of mine not-so-painfully cut out four years ago. Of course, they were only half-formed at the time, so the oral surgeon didn't have to cut as much to pull them out, and the healing was relatively short.

Good pain medications and steroids to help with the swelling are nice as well.

I have to have my wisdom teeth cut out as soon as my mom gets the money.

My dentist said I probably won't ever have to get mine out.

Getting them out isn't so bad. It's while they're in that they're painful. I even went to school right after getting them out and felt fine. You just cant have chips or anything sharp/hard back there, for obvious reasons.

I'm well into the age where they show up but they haven't... I'm waiting... and waiting... and definitely not looking forward to it.

Not everyone actually has a full set, and it's entirely possible that you will never grow any. I'm pretty sure my dad only ever had three. (Then again, it might have been another family member.)

edited 21st Aug '11 9:33:38 PM by DarkConfidant

Friend of mine had Zero. It's rare, but can happen.

Lucky *o*

Where are wisdom teeth, exactly? And why does everyone hate them? I think I have mine, and I don't remember any tooth-based trauma, but as I said, I don't know where they are, so maybe I don't have them.

Very back of your mouth. almost where your jaw meets your upper mouth- which is the exact problem, there's no room for them so they cut into the muscle/flesh there

I'm having mine removed in the next few months as well. I wish I hadn't read this thread now.

^^ Wisdom teeth are also known as third molars, and usually start growing in the late teens or early twenties. Back when the ancestors of humankind had larger jaws, these molars where just like any other tooth, but when we evolved smaller jaws they got crowded out, and now usually cause more problems (impaction, gum infection, decay) than they're worth.

Ninja'd.

edited 21st Aug '11 10:17:18 PM by DarkDecapodian