[MarkL]

I’m really hoping for a thread about gross and horrible wisdom tooth extractions. I grew up hearing about how my grandmother’s dear old brother died from sepsis after a botched wisdom tooth extraction. Mine were pretty easy. My husband lost the ability to whistle and says that they hit an artery and it shot blood clear to the ceiling. Let’s hear them.

You asked for it... Actually, mine (I had all 4 done at the same time by an oral surgeon, under general anesthetic. However they were severely impacted, and my right upper had roots that had grown into my sinus cavity. It took nearly 4 hours for them to get all 4 out.

While everything seemed to go well, I was given the normal instructions... No brushing of the teeth for a few days, no "swishing" liquids in the mouth, no using straws, AND NO NUTS IN FOOD!!!!

Well a few days later when the surgeon said I could brush my teeth, I completed the task, and as I was beginning my rinse, bloody, toothpastey water came gushing out of my nostrils! It sort of freaked me out, because the surgeon DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE HOLE BETWEEN MY MOUTH AND SINUSES!!!!! It was another week before I could try brushing my teeth again, and that seemed to give it enough time to close over and begin healing.

A few weeks later, I was at work, and someone brought in some home made brownies... I asked her about them, and she said that there were NO NUTS in them. So I had one... AND IT HAD NUTS!!! Of course, your sockets are nut magnets, and after just three or four chews, I had nuts stuck in all 4 sockets! OUCH!!! I had this little syringe for keeping them clean, but it didn't help. Luckily the oral surgeon's office was just a mile or two away, and I jumped in my car, ran over to the office, and ran in, asking for help. One of the nurses there took me back and removed the nuts from my sockets. And they didn't even charge me!

Mark

[xarmydog]

I pulled the last six problem teeth myself.The top three on the right,three in the front.I could not afford the Dentist so I sent a friend to the hardware store to by a pair of bent shaped visegrips.[twelve dollars and ninety five cents.]The hardest part was adjusting them so when the clamp bit down,there was no sharp pain.Yes it was painful,but the top one on the upper side all the way back took three days.And pain was severe.I remember it was around five o clock in the morning and I was WIDE awake when I turned the vicegrips the opposite way.When I did that,the tooth slid out smooth as butter.Come to find out,the roots had grown in a curved way that looked like hooks.I kept all the teeth I pulled and have them in an old silk money changer purse.They were not rotten,they just came loose.