Wisdom tooth PAIN!

Aw, I hope you feel better soon!!!

I cut mine when my 3rd baby was cutting his first teeth, and it gave me a new appreciation for teething babies!
If yours are needing to come out...the sooner the better. They can push your other teeth around if there is not room for them and if you have other fillings you can start losing them...you could end up paying much more if you put it off. Also, when I had mine done many, many years ago, 2 were already through and the other 2 were still impacted.....and those were much easier to deal with afterwords because they just made a little cut in the side of the gum and took them out, then put a stitch in to hold it shut. The 2 that were threw the gum already were just pulled and food kept getting into the open wound until they healed.
I`d check with your health insurance....we did`nt have dental at that time either, but because it was done by a surgeon they ended up paying for a lot of it anyhow. It never hurts to ask....and in any case, I`d think you could find someone to do it that would let you make payments and not ask for all the $ up front.
Ora Gel will help numb the gums for a little while and you can take whatever over the counter pain meds you`d take for a headache etc. Hopefully that will give you some relief.
I hope you can find a way to get this taken care of soon.
I`m sorry that you are hurting. I know how miserable it can be!
Linda

With 1500 bucks on the table I'd probably try dealing with the pain instead too.

I feel for ya!! I'm getting mine too, I have been for the last 4 years. They go through phases, months of nothing and then weeks of AAAAAAAgony. I use Ambusol (really not sure if thats how its spelt, as I dont have the bottle with me) but its used for babies when they are teething, you just dab it on your finger and rub it on but the pain relief doesnt last for long. I just usually put up with it, which sucks big time. I've never been to the dentist about it but I was talking to someone at the weekend about the pain I get and she said she had it too and the dentist probably would just pull them. Think I'll suffer for now.....

I need so badly to have what's left of my top two pulled (which is just the roots, now) but when they came in they hurt like the blazes. I had plenty of room for them, but it's the cutting on the gums that hurt for me. I actually got a lot of relief from chewing on refridgerated raw carros. The chewing helps to speed up the cutting while the cold helps with the pain.

I got my wisdom teeth when I was 14. The bottom ones didn't hurt at all. But holy.. the top one on the right.. that hurt, I chewed on stir sticks hoping that it would help somehow. But I chewed so hard that my gums ended up getting cut and bleeding. I haven't gotten any removed.. I am terrified of dentists.. I have actually never been to one... and other than one cavity and one cooked wisdom tooth, they are all fine. But I need to go get the one pulled at least. Eep.

Originally Posted by Leto86

I got my wisdom teeth when I was 14. The bottom ones didn't hurt at all. But holy.. the top one on the right.. that hurt, I chewed on stir sticks hoping that it would help somehow. But I chewed so hard that my gums ended up getting cut and bleeding. I haven't gotten any removed.. I am terrified of dentists.. I have actually never been to one... and other than one cavity and one cooked wisdom tooth, they are all fine. But I need to go get the one pulled at least. Eep.

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I know how you feel hun - I'm just petrified of dentists. I used to go regularly until I got pregnant and then I started to have all sorts of problems.... I need fillings and repairs and the wisdom teeth pulled. But they want to do it all while I'm awake and then charge the earth for it. I'd rather be put to sleep and have it all done for the price they're asking! 12,500DKK..... £1250 or about $2500. Ish. Don't quote me on that one, but that's the rough approximation. For someone who can't even afford a bus ticket, that's just a little daunting.......

Originally Posted by Hydroaxe

With 1500 bucks on the table I'd probably try dealing with the pain instead too.

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Thats what I thought too!

I just can't believe that its so expensive to get done!

Mine didnt cost that much with insurance. We had to pay like 150 up front and then like 800 at the time of the extractions. i went under anestesia too.

I got mine out when I was 16 because I had gotten braces and the ortho didn't want any chance of those wisdom teeth messing up the rest of my teeth (whch are beyond perfect ) so I had my surgery covered on my parent's insurance- all I remember is when I woke up I was STARVING!!!! I lived on KFC mashed potatoes for a week My ex had to get his out while we were together and I don't rember paying much for his, but he actually had insurance at the time, but i do remember that he had bleeding and it freaked me out- I thought he was going to bleed to death! Sorry bout your ouchies though, I've heard that tooth ache pain can be worse than childbirth! I hope I never have either feel better soon!!

Originally Posted by katiemae1277

I got mine out when I was 16 because I had gotten braces and the ortho didn't want any chance of those wisdom teeth messing up the rest of my teeth (whch are beyond perfect

) so I had my surgery covered on my parent's insurance- all I remember is when I woke up I was STARVING!!!! I lived on KFC mashed potatoes for a week

My ex had to get his out while we were together and I don't rember paying much for his, but he actually had insurance at the time, but i do remember that he had bleeding and it freaked me out- I thought he was going to bleed to death! Sorry bout your ouchies though, I've heard that tooth ache pain can be worse than childbirth! I hope I never have either

feel better soon!!

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Oohhh...maybe I'll get them pulled so I can eat KFC potatoes for a week - I LOVE THEM!