T
Taucher
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- Oct 16, 2019
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Hello,
So I have just two wisdom teeth, both on my lower jaw. They both grew very nicely with lots of space. One of them started hurting last week so I went to see my dentist - she said that I obviously take good care of my back teeth but that my left hand wisdom tooth has a fracture under the gum line and has to be removed.
I don't have my appointment yet but soon I will be going to my local dental hospital to have my cracked wisdom tooth removed under, I think, LA.
I am terrified - looking at the X-Ray my root on the wisdom tooth seems really long and developed and of course I have been reading online that older people (I am 40 years old!) have a hard time with wisdom teeth removal and that the bottoms ones are much more difficult to remove.
My dentist isn't the best at communication and when I asked her if the extraction is likely to go ok she just said 'fingers crossed' while guiding me out of her room (she was running late).
Is there any chance at all that it might come out easily and quickly or is it destined to be a horrendous experience?
Thanks
T
So I have just two wisdom teeth, both on my lower jaw. They both grew very nicely with lots of space. One of them started hurting last week so I went to see my dentist - she said that I obviously take good care of my back teeth but that my left hand wisdom tooth has a fracture under the gum line and has to be removed.
I don't have my appointment yet but soon I will be going to my local dental hospital to have my cracked wisdom tooth removed under, I think, LA.
I am terrified - looking at the X-Ray my root on the wisdom tooth seems really long and developed and of course I have been reading online that older people (I am 40 years old!) have a hard time with wisdom teeth removal and that the bottoms ones are much more difficult to remove.
My dentist isn't the best at communication and when I asked her if the extraction is likely to go ok she just said 'fingers crossed' while guiding me out of her room (she was running late).
Is there any chance at all that it might come out easily and quickly or is it destined to be a horrendous experience?
Thanks
T