Owww!

[wiggal]

Hey all,

My wisdom tooth is really playing up!
I had the other one infected last easter, and that was so sore!
It was hurting a bit last night and woke up today and it is really sore, my face is apparently lightly puffed up and it hurts right down to my jaw and also going up to my ear giving me ear ache.
I felt very dizzy and faint last night before going to bed, and had to lie down before I fell down, and feeling dizzy again tonight, dont know if that is anything to do with it?!

Will I be able to sort it out myself with Cordisol (sp) as I dont want to go o the dentist as last year he said I would have to have teeth out if they caused me any more problems!

[weeal]

oh youre not having much luck these days are you

that sounds painful, listen if it has to be removed it would be best you know, speak with the dentist

ouch

[snow.maiden]

Hi wiggal - sounds really unpleasant for you. I don't think there's much worse than toothache - except for ear ache - and you appear to have both! All you can do is take pain killers for now, and make sure you clean your teeth well in case a piece of stuck food's causing teh problem.
Come Monday morning though......be brave!!

[shanx]

bit old me for a wisdom tooth wish it was just that <there you go

[~max~]

Wisdom tooth ache is very different from "normal" tooth ache though. Maybe you're just teething! lol Stupid as it sounds..

3 years ago, my dentist told me I would have to have 4 wisdom teeth removed. I flaly refused, because I couldn't face it anyway...Result. They have all grown, in stages (some of them painful as hell!), but as my teeth were a tiny bit gapped before, now they aren't! And last time I went to the dentist, I told him about it, and he said I'd made the right decision. :O)

[wiggal]

Hey ~max~

Every so often I get tooth ache and it aches a bit for a couple of days, and then goes again, but this doesnt feel like that!

And after the problems I had last year, I dont want another infected wisdom tooth and looking like a balloon with my face all swollen!

[wiggal]

Heya weeal,

Im not having much luck at the mo with anything :-(
Ah well, gotta keep smiling, although that could be pretty painful!

xx

[snow.maiden]

Your dentist could refer you to the hospital, where they can sedate you or put you out while they treat the problem. Good luck with it. x

[MrXLA]

Wisdom teeth are no longer 'routinley' removed to prevent infection/pain due to the risks of the surgery (especially under GA)
There are risks with all surgery and in the case of lower wisdom teeth 'special risks' involving nerve damage (sometimes permanent) which I'll not go into (unless you wish clarification).
If someone has recurrent infection/swelling due to an impacted/'buried' wisdom tooth (i.e. that will not erupt/'come through' due to lack of space, orientation etc..) then its removal can be justified.
If however as an individual you can manage any 'flare ups' with local rinsing, analgesics antibiotics (if infection spread) then its equally justifiable to leave in (assuming the tooth itself is healthy and not causing problems with the molar in front)
If you are having major extra-oral 'facial' swellings recurrently then it might be appropriate to have it removed as in some cases (rarely these days if you otherwise fit and well) infection can spread and be dangerous.
I would advise discussing it with your dentist taking particular note of the 'likey risk of nerve damage' and whether your dentist feels it could be carried out in practice or require referral to hospital for sedation or GA.

[JonnyBoy12]

Well, you have done the right thing seeking advice "ear".

Did you hear about the Irishman who had to have a wisdom tooth put in?