Braces.

[hyperflutterby]

I had my wisdom teeth done this summer. The best advice I have for you is to just take it easy. They put me under for the proceedure an when I woke, up I felt reasonably fine for the rest of the day considering I had just under gone surgery. But the second day hit me hard. One of the good things was I could eat what ever I wanted as long as I felt up for it. Oh and painkillers are your best friend during it!

One tip with the wisdom teeth, after my mouth had started to heal significantly, I noticed there were these "pockets" in bottom outside gums where they cut it open to get at the teeth. They were pockets because they were at least partially sewn up, but for some reason not all the way (I don't know why they do it like that, but I've talked to other people who had the same thing so there must be a good reason). Anyway, it can take another couple months for those to fill back in and heal all the way. It isn't really a problem, you just have to be careful about food getting stuck in there.

[Ammer]

Wow, erm, thank you everyone for your experiences and your helpful advice. But the problem I have is...NEEDLES? I am terrified of needles, honestly, I can't go near one. Do I have to have a needle?

So I can request to be "knocked out" when they do this procedure and I won't feel any pain? Well until I wake up that is...right?

[Jen]

Wow, erm, thank you everyone for your experiences and your helpful advice. But the problem I have is...NEEDLES? I am terrified of needles, honestly, I can't go near one. Do I have to have a needle?

From my experience with braces/wisdom teeth...

No, you don't need a needle. But you want a needle. Trust me, you want a needle as much as you want you want to see tomorrow. You just don't know it. Really.

[hyperflutterby]

Wow, erm, thank you everyone for your experiences and your helpful advice. But the problem I have is...NEEDLES? I am terrified of needles, honestly, I can't go near one. Do I have to have a needle?

Uh yes, if you're going to be knocked out, they will use a very small needle to administer the medicine which will put you under. When I had it done it was put into my vein in my arm and I really didn't even feel it. I kinda have issues with needles too and this wasn't bad at all.

So I can request to be "knocked out" when they do this procedure and I won't feel any pain? Well until I wake up that is...right?

Exactly, the only thing I have ever ever heard of where someone remembered it or felt pain was a friend of mine who has a metabolism about 3x that of a normal person (if you don't know, that just means his body processes anything put into it 3x faster, so his liver or whatever deals with the anethestesia got rid of it 3x faster than a normal person). He ended up waking up during the procedure. He didn't feel anything pain wise. He could kinda feel that they were working on his mouth, but no pain. It wasn't for long though, the dentist noticed that he had woken and quickly administered more anethestesia. But he's only one case out of probably 30 friends that I have talked to. None of the others had any recollection of the matter until they were waking up in a quiet room with whoever was driving them home.

You really won't feel pain the first day at all. Your tonge will feel huge and you won't be able to really control it (from all the numbing medicine). Really you'll feel more numb than anything else.

[Robert]

I got braces put on last week. Getting teeth pulled doesn't hurt. Afterwards it does, but take some Advil(it is better than Tylenol, stops swelling better) takes the pain away. Braces don't hurt when you get them on but the day after they do when you eat. It is because they are pulling on your teeth so much. I still can't bite into things with my front teeth...I had to eat my subway with a knife and fork But the braces are worth it, I would perfer to have a bit of discomfert and then have nice teeth rather than ugly teeth and no discomfert.

Wow, erm, thank you everyone for your experiences and your helpful advice. But the problem I have is...NEEDLES? I am terrified of needles, honestly, I can't go near one. Do I have to have a needle?

So I can request to be "knocked out" when they do this procedure and I won't feel any pain? Well until I wake up that is...right?

You don't see the needles. You close your eyes before hand and then you don't feel the needle(I know people always say that but this time it is true, I wondered when they were going to put it in, then the dentist said he was done)

[Wolven Spirits]

Never actually had any teeth pulled o.O; although I have wisdom teeth coming >.< *shiver*

But braces do hurt... Never had the clear kind thought. I heard they go a bit yellow after a while O.O heh. Oh well. Probably better than icky metal stuff chunked onto your teeth, haha.

Have fun with them

[Xil]

Wow, erm, thank you everyone for your experiences and your helpful advice. But the problem I have is...NEEDLES? I am terrified of needles, honestly, I can't go near one. Do I have to have a needle?

So I can request to be "knocked out" when they do this procedure and I won't feel any pain? Well until I wake up that is...right?

Hey, Ammer, y'think I could sit in? Not that I enjoy watching you squirm or anything, it would just be good times. oh, we could film it and sell it off for millions!

haha, joking, my younger brother and I are lucky enough to have pretty darn straight teeth, by older brothers though--Not so lucky. I remember my eldest drank mostly chicken soup and lukewarm hot chocolate, if that helps. The Needles aren't to scary either, just close your eyes and think of something that calms you down.

..Evanesence may work here!

[Ammer]

Wow, erm, thank you everyone for your experiences and your helpful advice. But the problem I have is...NEEDLES? I am terrified of needles, honestly, I can't go near one. Do I have to have a needle?

Uh yes, if you're going to be knocked out, they will use a very small needle to administer the medicine which will put you under. When I had it done it was put into my vein in my arm and I really didn't even feel it. I kinda have issues with needles too and this wasn't bad at all.

I guess than I'll choose to be knocked out. I honestly get terrified of needles. I start freaking out and it's really not pretty.

Thanks to everyone for your personal stores and advice, it really helped me make my decision. And Dan, it's spelt "Evanescence".

[Christopher]

To remove the four teeth often needed to have braces, they jab a needle right down through the bottom and top of your cheek to numb it (often takes more than one try), then pull them out with a pair of pliers.

[SpiraLethe]

To remove the four teeth often needed to have braces, they jab a needle right down through the bottom and top of your cheek to numb it (often takes more than one try), then pull them out with a pair of pliers.

They give more shots than that, at least I had more. I was also gassed, not that that helped much. The most painful part were the shots. The actual pulling of the teeth went pretty fast, unless your dentist works slow.

[hyperflutterby]

To remove the four teeth often needed to have braces, they jab a needle right down through the bottom and top of your cheek to numb it (often takes more than one try), then pull them out with a pair of pliers.

They give more shots than that, at least I had more. I was also gassed, not that that helped much. The most painful part were the shots. The actual pulling of the teeth went pretty fast, unless your dentist works slow.

You guys are joking right? I may not have needed braces, but they pulled all 4 teeth at once for me and it was nothing like that. Certainly not the pulling part. For mine they cut into the gums a little and used something to grind the tooth into little bits then flushed it away. Much less traumatic then pulling them out. At the end they stitched it back up and warned me that I might find a stray bit of tooth over the course of the next day or so, but that shouldn't concern me.

Ammer, if you're really concerned, the best thing may be for you to ask the dentist personally when you're in an appointment prior to the actual procedure. They will give you the information straight up and if you tell them that you're nervous about it, I'm sure you can also ask to see any equipment that you are worried about and ask what it will be used for.

[Ammer]

Ammer, if you're really concerned, the best thing may be for you to ask the dentist personally when you're in an appointment prior to the actual procedure. They will give you the information straight up and if you tell them that you're nervous about it, I'm sure you can also ask to see any equipment that you are worried about and ask what it will be used for.

That's actually what I was thinking to do. I'll probably go and ask the dentist later this week.

[DiscordantNote]

Braces do hurt a lot at first, but eventually you'll get used to it. They'll probably give you something to knaw on when you get them, use it and it may not hurt as much when you eat. Stick with fluids and soft foods at first, and gradually make your way up to the harder foods. Do as they tell you do, and don't chew gum or eat certain foods. I tried to eat taffy when I had braces...the braces were alright, but the taffy was stuck inside my mouth for awhile.

I can't tell you any advice about having your teeth pulled though. My wisdom teeth are supposed to come in without much fuss, though sometimes I can feel them coming in.

[SpiraLethe]

You guys are joking right? I may not have needed braces, but they pulled all 4 teeth at once for me and it was nothing like that. Certainly not the pulling part. For mine they cut into the gums a little and used something to grind the tooth into little bits then flushed it away. Much less traumatic then pulling them out. At the end they stitched it back up and warned me that I might find a stray bit of tooth over the course of the next day or so, but that shouldn't concern me.

I kid you not. The procedure I had was very simple. I had four perminant teeth and one baby tooth that refused to fall out by itself. They gassed me, then put a bunch of needles in my mouth. Then the dentist came and pulled out the teeth with pliers. It went very fast. What kind of teeth did you have pulled? I had bicuspids. I've also had my wisdom teeth pulled. That was a much longer procedure that included an intravenous drip that knocked me out.

Edit: pardon the typos. I've had a long day.

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[hyperflutterby]

You guys are joking right? I may not have needed braces, but they pulled all 4 teeth at once for me and it was nothing like that. Certainly not the pulling part. For mine they cut into the gums a little and used something to grind the tooth into little bits then flushed it away. Much less traumatic then pulling them out. At the end they stitched it back up and warned me that I might find a stray bit of tooth over the course of the next day or so, but that shouldn't concern me.

I kid you not. The procedure I had was very simple. I had four perminant teeth and one baby tooth that refused to fall out by itself. They gassed me, then put a bunch of needles in my mouth. Then the dentist came and pulled out the teeth with pliers. It went very fast. What kind of teeth did you have pulled? I had bicuspids. I've always had my wisdom teeth pulled. That was a much longer procedure that included an intravenous drip that knocked me out.

Yeah, I'm talking about wisdom teeth. I thought that was what Ammer said the procedure was. *goes back to check* Yeah, that's what he said would be done that and various other teeth, so I'm sure they'll knock him out for that.