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Need some words of wisdom (teeth)

picky
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Vanity, thy name is woman.

Here's the situation. Philippa went to get her teeth cleaned today and came back telling me the dentist said her wisdom teeth need to go. They schedule that on Friday mornings. So I told her to get them done tomorrow.

No no no no. Little Miss Has Things To Do, People To See, Places To Be. No time for getting her teeth extracted "because I'm NOT going to be all puffy and gross." <you can put in a little foot stomping and eyes glaring here> Evidently there are a whole host of going away to college parties, BBQs, etc. etc. Too much funn before leaving for the ivory towers.

I've never had my teeth pulled nor has Merman. Alex had all four pulled on the same morning a few years ago, sans Valium :eek: , rested for the day and went out for a party that very evening looking like nothing had ever happened to him. I told his sister this and she very pointedly told me that her ex ex boyfriend got his taken out and he was puffy for two weeks. So she's obviously decided she's going to err on the side of caution, just in case.

I told her she may as well get them pullled next summer if she's so booked. I was being sarcastic but the minute I said it, she gave me a great big ole hug and all of a sudden I was a very reasonable mother. :roll:

This was all well and good until my friend said that was the very thing NOT to do because you could ignore your teeth and they'd be fine then all of a sudden they'd start hurting--right out of the blue--and you'd be in such agony that you'd want them pulled right then and there.

The dentist wants to pull them sooner rather than later because he has college tuition to pay. And another Mediterranean cruise to go on.

So what say all of you who have had your wisdom teeth out? I'd love to hear the voices of experience so I can relay them to Philippa. (and hope she listens :biggrin: )

Just as a side note, Philippa went out and put three new holes in her ears this week and didn't see the humor in me telling her she may as well have the dentist add a few more. I'm a bad mother. :lol:

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Beach Lover
#27
Mermaid:
I'm a little late to this discussion, but my college-age kids have faced the same issues as yours. Three years ago, Stefan had all four taken out at once, came home and was miserable for a day (this was done just after HS graduation). It took him about 2-3 days to recouperate--pain pills were helpful, along with the ice. No complications, thank god. Zosia is due to have hers removed in about 8 days--(she's going to be a college sophomore this fall.) Evidently, hers have erupted already, and the dentist has told her it will not be "hard to do". We'll see--but I'm ready to have her get this done--she tells me her mouth hurts, and the teeth seem to be crowding her other permanent teeth. I worry for her--I had two of mine out years ago, and my face swelled up for a week.
I think your plan is a good one--the summer before college starts is tense enough--(Stefan's going to Senegal next month for a semester abroad--he's scared to death. I'm glad he's not facing wisdom teeth issues!)
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#28
You should have put a horse head in his bed.
can't believe you said that! I just saw that very scene yesterday!!! and I was thinking that it was still one of the worst scenes ever. they showed it all... :yikes:
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#29
mermy - glad you've decided what to do. I just read through the thread and was going to say what's the rush? other than yes, they do need to come out at some point. I was told by my dentist that they needed to come out mainly because they would be hard to care for way back there and were basically not needed. and my mouth was already so crowded with teeth that there really wasn't room, so I had it done in HS. one was not found and had to be extracted many years later.

still, I don't see any rush in the matter unless there is something very unusual.
pickyAuthor
#30
Much thanks again! All's well that ends well. No complaints from Philippa about seeing the dentist before Christmas. Just as well I didn't override her and schedule for this week because she just had her last round of shots/vaccinations for college, AND her first gyn exam. My poor baby's getting it all around...I think getting her teeth yanked really would have been the last straw! :yikes:
Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#31
Much thanks again! All's well that ends well. No complaints from Philippa about seeing the dentist before Christmas. Just as well I didn't override her and schedule for this week because she just had her last round of shots/vaccinations for college, AND her first gyn exam. My poor baby's getting it all around...I think getting her teeth yanked really would have been the last straw! :yikes:

:violin:
NoHall avatar
hmmmm......can't remember
#32
:violin:

Oh, Kitty--you ARE heartless! :rolling:
pickyAuthor
#33
Oh, Kitty--you ARE heartless! :rolling:


You've only discovered this? :floor:
Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#34
Oh, Kitty--you ARE heartless! :rolling:

Sometimes. :biggrin: I guess you haven't heard my wisdom teeth extraction story. It's been on here more than once. It also sounds to me a typical story with Pippi, cause it happens to all parents of kids leaving for college for the first time. I bet she has waited until the last minute to get all this stuff done. They drag their feet and make you nag at them. Mine drove me absolutely crazy...until a wise friend who had done this before told me that the kiddos are just as nervous and freaked out about leaving as you are and find hanging with their friends comforting. I was told it is God's way of making you "want" them to leave. :wave:
pickyAuthor
#35
Sometimes. :biggrin: I guess you haven't heard my wisdom teeth extraction story. It's been on here more than once. It also sounds to me a typical story with Pippi, cause it happens to all parents of kids leaving for college for the first time. I bet she has waited until the last minute to get all this stuff done. They drag their feet and make you nag at them. Mine drove me absolutely crazy...until a wise friend who had done this before told me that the kiddos are just as nervous and freaked out about leaving as you are and find hanging with their friends comforting. I was told it is God's way of making you "want" them to leave. :wave:

You are an all-knowing Kitty. I forgot to mention that we still have an eye doctor's appointment to sqeeze in...and you know it's not going to happen, so I'll end up driving to Purdue to pick her up one day, getting her to her appointment, and then rushing back so she won't miss a class. Or do you think we can do teeth and eyes all on the same day?? :lol:
Cheering472 avatar
SoWal Insider
#36
Sometimes. :biggrin: I guess you haven't heard my wisdom teeth extraction story. It's been on here more than once. It also sounds to me a typical story with Pippi, cause it happens to all parents of kids leaving for college for the first time. I bet she has waited until the last minute to get all this stuff done. They drag their feet and make you nag at them. Mine drove me absolutely crazy...until a wise friend who had done this before told me that the kiddos are just as nervous and freaked out about leaving as you are and find hanging with their friends comforting. I was told it is God's way of making you "want" them to leave. :wave:

So true, I've said this many times; if they acted like sweet 3 year olds we would never be able to let them go.
Beach Fanatic
#37
Grayt 411, cheering472 :D I've also heard of someone getting the dry socket from feeling it with their tongue too much, the socket, that is. ;-)
Cheering472 avatar
SoWal Insider
#38
Grayt 411, cheering472 :D I've also heard of someone getting the dry socket from feeling it with their tongue too much, the socket, that is. ;-)

Yes that happens too. The more you fiddle with it the more your chances of loosening the clot. Your mouth heals differently than an injury on your skin. Extractions heal from the bottom up. The open socket closes on the gum last. The blood clot forms first as a protective layer (almost like a scab on exposed skin) except this is in the bottom of the socket so it can easily be dislodged. We used to tell patients to not even drink things extremely hot for the first few hours after surgery and to leave it alone. No swishing or spitting etc.

I've never had one, but the people that have say it's worse than the toothache they came in for originally.
Beach Fanatic
#39
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:idontno: ...gotta' go chew on this one. You could always tell her...Bite Me.


Buahping and Faughting!!!!!
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#40
My brother and I both had ours removed before I went to college as a preventitive measure (better to schedule it, then have a problem during school was the thinking). With me, Mom just got to be entertained by me being goofy coming out of anesthesia and then I had to avoid certain foods for a couple days - didn't even fill the prescription for pain pills. My brother (of course) had some minor complications and freaked Mom out because he seemed to be bleeding alot. He had major puffy cheeks for a day or two, mine lasted maybe a day. We both had the surgery friday and were back at school monday and eating normally in a couple days.

I vote she have the surgery now rather then at food heavy holidays as the worst part for me was the dietary limitations.

The only concern my parents had about doing it was that we would be under anesthesia.

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