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In which we (finally) go to the dentist.
I thought it was bad that I hadn't had the time or the inclination to visit the dentist for two years. You can imagine my horror when I found out that Mr. Ville had not been to the dentist in TEN YEARS. Ten! I informed him that I didn't give a good goddamn if he felt like seeing the dentist or not. We were BOTH going, and the only way we were NOT going is if I actually died trying.
(I didn't actually die trying, FYI. Though, in retrospect, that might have required a lot less effort... and been less of a pain in the ass.)
I actually take fairly good care of my teeth, including regular flossing, so thankfully I had no cavities or plaque buildup. Actually everything was perfect... all except for those wisdom teeth. I'm not at ALL interested in having them cut out, but the one that's semi-erupted gets more painful every day, and the two that haven't moved at all yet are pointing in totally the wrong direction. Fantastic! One day, it's going to be time for them to move, and lord knows where they'll end up (lodged in my skull, no doubt, like some sort of traitorous organic hunter-seeker).
But, I can't say I'm surprised. Where my health is concerned, there's always a freakin' punchline... a big, complicated, pain-in-the-ass punchline. ;)
So... who's had their wisdom teeth out? Want to talk me into it - or, preferably, OUT of it?
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Friday September 28th 2007 at 7:19pm from Jenny +
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I'll do both.
Brenda had hers out about 10 years ago. I don't know how it happened but she got "dry socket," which evidently hurts like hell. The orthodontist gave her some weird shit to squirt in her vacated jawholes that only smelled like cinnamon buns (it tasted like ass dipped in developer fluid, at least according to B) and after a few weeks she somehow got better. It sucked while it lasted, though. She reminded me of exactly how much it sucked every few minutes both of those weeks.
I had mine out probably close to 20 years ago. Instead of an orthodontist, I went to a guy that rebuilds peoples' faces. I guess that's a plastic surgeon, huh? Probably. Anyway, he had great laughing gas and I got awesome pain killers when it was over. No dry socket for me, either. Unfortunately, a number of years later two rather large chips broke off on my back driver-side teeth, no doubt from fault lines left after he crushed my teeth before removing them. That's okay, you can't see them. Other than that, none of the wisdom teeth horror stories came true for me.
Get 'em out. Do half at a time, not all of them at once (duh).
How on earth do you create something that tastes like developer-fluid-coated-ass while smelling like cinnamon buns?! That's... wow. That must have taken a lot of skill. And duplicity.
Thanks for the input - on both sides. :)
Wisdom teeth? Do it!
Myself I had all four plus three more permanent ones yanked out all at once! I remember going there, sitting in the chair, and then waking up back at home that evening, and nothing else. Hell, then I went out that night! Keep in mind I was seventeen at the time and seventeen yr olds are impervious to pain. Nowadays? I'd be in the hospital for a week if I had to get a cavity filled..... :(
SEVEN?! All at once?! Jesus, that's hardcore.
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Although, I guess if I didn't remember it, that might help. lol