Why am I teething? I'm 18 - Democratic Underground

Avonrepus

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Mon Mar-01-04 12:39 PM
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Why am I teething? I'm 18

Why didn't anyone tell me about the pain of wisdom teeth?, one of them really hurts and theres still a big lump of gum covering one quarter of it, so plenty more pain to come.

If i wasn't at uni I'd get mummy to rub Cowpole on it, the purple flavour, yummy.

oh god that sounds immature, but it hurts!

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GreenPartyVoter

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Mon Mar-01-04 12:40 PM
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1. Welcome! Sorry you are in pain. I have the same thing

going on, and I am 32!

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Avonrepus

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Mon Mar-01-04 12:42 PM
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2. Thanks for the support

My grandma has 2 baby teeth still, shes 70!

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Kamika

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Mon Mar-01-04 12:43 PM
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3. I had them when I was 20

Edited on Mon Mar-01-04 12:44 PM by Kamika

I know what you mean.. yeah it hurts alot.

My dentist wanted to remove them, and I asked if it was nessecery.. so he said.. "err.. well no it's not because they are growing correctly" so I said.. ok sorry then I'll keep them.. and I still have 'em :D

He DID clean the wounds in the gum since it had become infected.. you better do that aswell.

Oh and I still have 4 baby teeth

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demnan

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Mon Mar-01-04 12:46 PM
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4. First year at college

seems to be when they want to come in. Be sure and go to the dentist. I had extreme pain with mine and it was an infection. The dentist in the college town gave me an antibiotic so I could finish exams and I got them all pulled when I returned home.

On an interesting note, my mother is 82 years old and has commenced to cut a tooth. So I guess you're never too old.

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Rabrrrrrr

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Mon Mar-01-04 12:49 PM
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5. I used occasional anbusol (anbusal?) when mine came in

Mine waited until I was 25 or 26, and three all came in at once. Thankfully, they all came in well, and my fourth one is just hanging out, apparently quite happy, so I never had to have them removed.

But yeah, they hurt coming through. I empathize with you.

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RebelOne

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Mon Mar-01-04 12:55 PM
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6. I didn't get mine until I was 18 also.

But by the time I was 30, I had to have them pulled because they rotted.

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Red State Rebel

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Mon Mar-01-04 12:55 PM
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7. Popsicles might help too....

And ibuprofen for the inflammation if aren't allergic.

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dflprincess

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Mon Mar-01-04 01:01 PM
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8. I was 20 when mine finally showed up on an xray

and uou didn't have to be a dental expert to look at the pictures and know all of them had to come up - anyone who had ever seen a model of what your teeth are suppose to look like would have know that - just no room in my jaw. (I had some poor little dental student who was going to explain to me why they had to be removed and I totally crushed him when he put up the Xrays and I said "Oh, what a mess. I guess they're all coming out.") One of them was trying to come in with it's crown against the back of the tooth in front of it. I was lucky to get rid of them before they caused any pain.

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Avonrepus

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Mon Mar-01-04 01:05 PM
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10. I was looking in my mouth

ANd i think i have room theres a clear gap for each of the four teeth, I have had very good teeth, no cavities or braces, hopefully this won't be an exception to the rule.

One of them hurts one is starting to but the 2 top ones arent there yet. If the pain gets worse i better go to the Uni dentist.

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Blue-Jay

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Mon Mar-01-04 01:04 PM
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9. Just pray that they're coming in straight.

Easier extraction that way, if necessary. Both of my bottom wisdom teeth developed sideways, and had to be cut out painfully. Luckily, I didn't have any on top.

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everythingsxen

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Mon Mar-01-04 01:13 PM
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12. I second that pain..

You are lucky if they are just coming in.

Mine came in sideways (well the lower ones did) and the tops weren't much better. As a bonus: My jaw was too small to support a full mouth of teeth and the wisdom teeth. I had a few teeth crack because of the pressure. Plus it totally ruined my gum line, forcing my teeth far above the original level.

I had to have my wisdom teeth surgically removed along with two teeth that had broke off.

I woke up halfway through the surgery and had fulll sensation of my teeth being sawed in half...

Happy nightmares. :evilgrin:

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Blue-Jay

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Mon Mar-01-04 01:17 PM
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14. Same here.

The lower right wisdom tooth cracked my back molar, which had to also be removed. There's still a hole in my gum there, and my surgery happened four years ago.

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dflprincess

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Mon Mar-01-04 11:07 PM
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15. You guys are mean

I had all four impacted teeth taken out at once and a) didn't wake up during surgery (and I had it done at the U of M dental school) and b) used my hot and cold packs as instructed so I didn't bruise or swell too badly c) and used my pain killers as instructed. Granted the first few hours after I woke up were miserable - but that was as much the result of the anesthesia. By the next day I was functioning and only sore but not in pain.

Hey - and when I was 11 I had four other teeth pulled because my jaws are so small. It's probably why I'm always shooting my mouth off - I'm compensating for a small jaw. :evilgrin:

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neverborn

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Mon Mar-01-04 11:17 PM
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16. !!?!

Why does everyone say surgery? I only got novacaine for my four impacted teeth! I got no hot and cold packs! I was in agony for the next two weeks -- lots of blood -- I may have had dry socket but no way in hell was I going back!

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skypilot

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Mon Mar-01-04 01:08 PM
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11. I kinda lucked out.

Mine came in when I was 18. I wouldn't describe what I felt as pain, it was more like a LOT of pressure and some bleeding. Didn't have to have them pulled or anything, and the top set closed the slight gap that I had between my two front teeth.

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Sandpiper

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Mon Mar-01-04 01:14 PM
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13. I had to get all four of mine removed at age 21

As they had all grown in sideways.

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