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Hello there! 
So earlier today (at 9 am Pacific), I got my upper right wisdom pulled.
It was a very short and easy procedure! The Dentist literally numbed me, pushed at the wisdom tooth and then pulled it right out!
My Dentist told me it was super easy because the tooth was already fully exposed and nothing really seemed to be wrong with it. (It's never really caused me problems before, so I could expect as much.)
But this is my first time with Wisdom Teeth and I've been worried about the procedure until now. I mean... I'm still kind of worried, but not as much as I was before the whole thing.
I change the gauze every half hour, or if I seem to be lost in the movies I'm watching, an hour at most. I didn't bleed much to begin with, and just now it finally seems to dimming down a little bit.
The pain is still super evident, but it isn't crippling that I need to take anything for it. It's a bit of a throbbing ache at the very sight of my now missing wisdom.
The Dentist didn't even give me stitches! I was a little bit worried about this, but I'm putting faith in the Dentist here!
But do I sleep with the gauze?
How long will I be experiencing this ache? Though it isn't TOO troublesome, it does hurt...
I'm also afraid of this Dry Socket business - is there a specific time frame in when I'm in the "clear" of it? Ways to prevent?
I'm 18-years old, and have a nasty cough. Will this also be an issue with healing time???
Are there any other complications I should be weary about? (I kind of feel like I shouldn't have had this tooth removed, and maybe the lower ones instead -- but if it was easy, I thought I'd at least get a taste of what I'm in for. I'm not sure though. I'm very indecisive.
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So earlier today (at 9 am Pacific), I got my upper right wisdom pulled.
It was a very short and easy procedure! The Dentist literally numbed me, pushed at the wisdom tooth and then pulled it right out!
My Dentist told me it was super easy because the tooth was already fully exposed and nothing really seemed to be wrong with it. (It's never really caused me problems before, so I could expect as much.)
But this is my first time with Wisdom Teeth and I've been worried about the procedure until now. I mean... I'm still kind of worried, but not as much as I was before the whole thing.
I change the gauze every half hour, or if I seem to be lost in the movies I'm watching, an hour at most. I didn't bleed much to begin with, and just now it finally seems to dimming down a little bit.
The pain is still super evident, but it isn't crippling that I need to take anything for it. It's a bit of a throbbing ache at the very sight of my now missing wisdom.
The Dentist didn't even give me stitches! I was a little bit worried about this, but I'm putting faith in the Dentist here!
But do I sleep with the gauze?
How long will I be experiencing this ache? Though it isn't TOO troublesome, it does hurt...
I'm also afraid of this Dry Socket business - is there a specific time frame in when I'm in the "clear" of it? Ways to prevent?
I'm 18-years old, and have a nasty cough. Will this also be an issue with healing time???
Are there any other complications I should be weary about? (I kind of feel like I shouldn't have had this tooth removed, and maybe the lower ones instead -- but if it was easy, I thought I'd at least get a taste of what I'm in for. I'm not sure though. I'm very indecisive.
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