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anyone kena b4??
it shall cost alot to have it extract at e dentist..
heard dat it was a v v v painful experience
:aargh:

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anyone kena b4??
it shall cost alot to have it extract at e dentist..
heard dat it was a v v v painful experience
:aargh:

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Wisdom teeth, also known as third molars are the last teeth to erupt. This occurs usually between the ages of 17 and 25. There remains a great deal of controversy regarding whether or not these teeth need to be removed. It is generally suggested that teeth that remain completely buried or un-erupted in a normal position are unlikely to cause harm. However, if these impacted teeth are in an abnormal position (a dentist can show you this on an x-ray), their potential for harm should be assessed.
What is an Impacted Wisdom Tooth ?
A tooth becomes impacted due to lack of space in the dental arch and its eruption is therefore prevented by gum, bone, another tooth or all three. Lack of space occurs because our jaws have become smaller (through evolution), we do not loose teeth through decay as frequently as in the past, and our diet is such that our teeth do not wear down as much.
What are the Indications for Removing Wisdom Teeth ?
Wisdom teeth generally cause problems when they erupt partially through the gum. The most common reasons for removing them are:
Decay
Saliva, bacteria and food particles can collect around an impacted wisdom tooth, causing it, or the next tooth to decay. It is very difficult to remove such decay. Pain and infection will usually follow.
Gum Infection (Pericoronitis)
When a wisdom tooth is partially erupted, food and bacteria collect under the gum causing a local infection. This may result in bad breath, pain, swelling and trismus (inability to open the mouth fully). The infection can spread to involve the cheek and neck. Once the initial episode occurs, each subsequent attack becomes more frequent and more severe.
Pressure Pain
Pain may also come from the pressure of the erupting wisdom tooth against other teeth. In some cases this pressure may cause the erosion of these teeth.
Orthodontic Reasons
Many younger patients have had prolonged orthodontic treatment to straighten teeth. Wisdom teeth may cause movement of teeth (particularly the front teeth) when they try to erupt and this will compromise the orthodontic result.
Prosthetic Reasons
Patients who are to have dentures constructed should have any wisdom tooth removed. If a wisdom tooth erupts beneath a denture it will cause severe irritation and if removed, the patient will need to have a new denture constructed as the shape of the gum will have changed.
Cyst Formation
A cyst (fluid filled sac) can develop from the soft tissue around an impacted wisdom tooth. Cysts cause bone destruction, jaw expansion and displacement or damage to nearby teeth. The removal of the tooth and cyst is necessary to prevent further bone loss. Rarely, tumors may develop within these cysts or the jaw may fracture spontaneously if the cyst grows very large.

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sigh.. mine all 4 removed..... one when they putting in metal plates into my jaw... and the other three. cause of impact.. kena knocked out of alightment..... -hate the memory-

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it juz sux man! haHa....
my top wisdom tooth fully out..haha..muz go extract soon...it keep hitting my lower gums when i eat...make until my gums kena infected...swollen like hell..haHa...
den the rest of my wisdom tooth all halfway out...forcing themselve out...but think hope wish can wait till NS den go take out..cos i think its free over there...haHaaa
but overall...i think it juz sux! and to go for the opreation is damn stupid..watse money....if normal extract still alright...still can afford..hahaaa

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mine used to grow sideways... n it hurt alot...
but i dare not remove cause after removal there'll be empty gums there... n it realy hurts alot when i ate cause the food kept on being pressed into the empty gums..
so i dare not remove... but anyway, it tried to force itself out sideways, then later straightened up and started growing up correctly...
lucky i didn't remove!!!

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i dun have much problem with my wisdom tooth leh except for the growing part... my whole face swollen sia... damm pain somemore... but then now okie le... i tink i lucky ba

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If my wisdom tooth were be growing straight? No problem?
Hahaha!~
I was talking about this topic wednesday with my friend.
Finally~~!!
I don't have wisdom tooth,

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my wisdom tooth grew out abt 3 years ago.. hmm, pain in the beginning, now i feel nothing~

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later on i have to take out my wisdom tooth cause of my braces...

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I remove both the wisdom on mine left ..
The top one is only a simple extraction ..
But mine bottom tooth grow horizontally .. So the dentist had to cut up the gum .. drill the tooth into 2 pieces and take them out .. After tat sew up the gum ... > Tis the ****ing painful !!
As u all knoe tat .. when both tooth r extract .. There r 'holes' in the gum .. So when i eat .. surely got one grain of RICE .. STUCK there ..
especially the bottom one .. cos of gravity ..
And i gonna extract the other 2 in feb .. And lastly i kept them .. is still with mi ..

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hmm.. <+gRaVeYaRd+> i tink u must have spent at least $400 for ya case ritE??
hmm.. i v scare i got wisdom tooth sia.. Hoped dat i won't have them *kim prays hard*

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it hurts lyk hell i supposed.
i wished dat it wun eva grow.

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i got one wisdom teeth at my lower right side jaw......hiaz

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so wat u planned to do? leave it alone? or u goin to extract it?

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Me NSF leh .. no need pay $ one ..
I see mine camp dentist .. he say he not skillful enough .. so refer mi to a specialist ..
So when i remove the next 2 in FEb .. also FOC loh ..
usually for mi case ... is around $300-$400 cos mine friend just did the operation after mi >> horizontal growth
Simple still .. as long is a op .. it cause alot .. And u will get 1 week M.C ..
Aniway .. the younger u do such thing .. the better ..
Cos mine granny did her wisdom tooth op .. she was in great great pain .. For mi i sleep 24/7 eating almost all the painkiller .. hahaha
Later gonna fix braces .. tat would save mi alot ..

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maybe extract it after my brace take out loh...heee...dunno pain anot.....hey you got wisdom anot

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everyone have wisdom tooth.. it juz wanna they wanna extract it out or not.. cus some ple reali hav to extract or they will have gums infection.

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I really hope mine wun grow =x

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me took out mine...all 4 at one shot coz last time wear braces have to take out lor.
i went for the operation one. 500+ i think. and they put in under general anasthesia...so totally knocked out.
dunno what they did to me during the op lar. only know tt when i wake up everything over le. And dun feel pain at all lor, they give u sedatives so by the time u wake up also no pain...maybe when u change the cotton wool see a lot of blood lor.
then after tt, they also give u pain killers...so just make sure u always eat the painkillers before the the previous dose wears off...then can do everything le. heehee
oh, and they sew up my gums for me leh. so no hole lor. i think it's better, if not have to dig here dig there. haha. Anyway take out wisdom tooth is a very good way to jian fei...i machiam 1 wk neva really eat...coz gums feel sore n a bit of ache. bite also feel very tired. can lose 5 kg in 5 days. hahaha...but now...gain back liaoz!

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huh everyone will have ah? argh...i don't want!