• GluWu@lemm.ee
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    19 hours ago

    Both my bottom wisdom teeth were this impacted and my dentist was screaming to take them out now. I didn’t and for some reason they decided to both just rotate and ended up fine.

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      5 hours ago

      One of mine is like that. The dentist said to just ignore it unless it gives me trouble, or if I’m planning extended stay in the developing world, then I should get it removed before I go, just in case.

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      11 hours ago

      Same, they told me I would need oral surgery and to break my jaw open. No thanks. Occasionally they twinge and hurt, but I suppose I haven’t died yet.

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      17 hours ago

      My dad’s are like that and he went to a dentist a few years ago that told him “we need to get those out of there”. My dad was just like “why? They haven’t a problem til now and I’m almost 70.” He did not go back to that guy.

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        11 hours ago

        Damn. I went to the dentist for the first time ever (37) and my dentist was cool about it. She said if they’ve never bothered me, who gives a shit at this point. Fixed my cavities and told me I was awesome.

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      18 hours ago

      “Impacted” sounds like unbearable pain. No? Got a good story about mine. Bear with me.

      Got my top 2 out because they erupted sideways, actually cut my finger, thought it was a stuck Dorito. Shit had to go. Got the bottom 2 while I was under general.

      First time completely under. Dentist said I wasn’t going home until my gf could drive me. Great! Woke at home with her hovering over my face. She was a little bitchy when I asked how I got home.

      “You don’t remember that? Nothing?!”

      I had refused to leave the comfy office bed, fought and cussed. Whole waiting room heard:

      “FUCK YOU! I’ll take you back there and do to you what they did to me!”

      Jesus. (Nurses right about now: Yep. And I know OP is a guy.)