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I have another impacted wisdom tooth, ffs ๐Ÿ˜ญ (lemmings.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/goodoffmychest@lemmy.world
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had a dental appointment earlier because I'm getting sensitivity after eating chocolate and it turns out I have a tiiiny early cavity the dentist's gonna fill next month. i had to have 2 x rays one on one side and one on the other. well the x rays picked up more than just a tiny little cavity, there's a wisdom tooth that's literally at a 90 degree sidewards angle to my bottom molar, it's not causing any pain but holy shit i didn't expect to see that on the x rays and i hate having any kind of dental work done. i just hope i don't have to have general anaesthesia for this one bc general anaesthesia freaks me out so bad

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[โ€“] 1 point 1 year ago

I found out my wisdom tooth was impacted a while back and had it removed. That was also when I found out I only ever had 1 wisdom tooth and never had the other three and apparently it's not uncommon.

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    [โ€“] 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I've had my 90-degree impacted wisdom tooth for decades at this point, it's been fine so far!

    The main thing I've found is making sure no food particles get stuck in the gaps it causes. I find a kind of water jet cleaner thing like a Waterpik really helps.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    this is super reassuring I hope it just stays as it is like yours just hanging there being weird but not causing any pain lol. also thanks for telling me about that, never heard of it until now!!

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago

    I didn't know how to keep it clean before, and it used to bleed and such so I went to see the dentist. I'd recommend you do the same thing - if you get a strange taste in your mouth or anything at all causes you concern it's best to go see the dentist to make sure it's okay.

    In my experience food particles getting stuck in there is the main cause of any problems I've had with it. I fastidiously keep it clean now and it hasn't bothered me since.

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    • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago

    I'm going in today to get an eval for wisdom teeth removal. I have 8 of them. Safe to say I want to be knocked completely out when they remove them. Just getting a cavity filled under local anesthesia was awful enough - I refuse to be conscious when they are ripping teeth out.

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