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  • PeterL
    The artist formerly known as petlowe....
    • Dec 2012
    • 897

    #16
    I had several out under local, if you are good with contortion and swallowing a bit of blood your fine, you will be swallowing blood....

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    • Zubar
      TDF Member
      • Jan 2013
      • 476

      #17
      Originally posted by Spirit of Guernsey
      Here is a sketch that I have done from memory, the hatched area is the bone than has to be removed. Sedation is not an option as the last time I had valium, I became hyper and they had to pin me to the table.

      Thanks for the drawing.

      I suppose it boils down to how you are with treatment generally. Also who is doing the procedure. If they are more an oral surgeon than general dentist then just stick with local as this kind of stuff is easy for them.

      Happy to help with any other Qs pm if you want.

      C

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      • Ian@1904
        Team Starburst
        • Dec 2012
        • 1399

        #18
        I had all four removed in one go under a general when I was 21. I was kept in hospital overnight and the following morning I went to the bathroom and could not initially identify the person the mirror. It took a full week of serious pain killers before I could go back to the factory floor. The teeth were heavily impacted and some jaw bone came out.

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        • DaveBarber
          Established TDF Member
          • Jan 2013
          • 520

          #19
          Originally posted by doggy's doodah
          I had all 4 out under general *. I hate dentistry, so a general works well for the sake of everybody! Even now I need a diazapan before even going to the dentist!





          * The girlfriend at the time, now wife, got me a welcome home present...... a big box of Thorntons's treacle toffee!
          Any advance on 4 ?

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          • Iain Smith
            Established TDF Member
            • Dec 2012
            • 2580

            #20
            Originally posted by DaveBarber
            Any advance on 4 ?
            Unlikely...


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            • Spirit of Guernsey
              Established WTF Member
              • Dec 2012
              • 7370

              #21
              Originally posted by Iain Smith
              Unlikely...


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              Have you asked Finless?
              There are four varieties in society: the lovers, the ambitious, observers and fools. The fools are the happiest.
              Hippolyte Taine – French critic and historian (1828-93)

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              • bubbleless
                Established TDF Member
                • Dec 2012
                • 981

                #22
                I had 4 out under general, 2 were sideways as your diagram.

                I suffered severe bruising swelling and pain, off work for 2 weeks.

                but that was only two weeks of pain compared with all the pain from the wisdom teeth and the infections before removal.

                Good luck, either way...

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                • Zubar
                  TDF Member
                  • Jan 2013
                  • 476

                  #23
                  Originally posted by Iain Smith
                  Unlikely...


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                  But possible. One of my nurses has and extra upper wisdom tooth. A tiny one behind the original. After I took the normal one out the little extra one erupted.

                  As an aside this highlighted an issue with our computer records which don't allow for the charting of supernumary teeth.

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                  • Energy58
                    Established TDF Member
                    • Jun 2014
                    • 2287

                    #24
                    I had mine out under a general and the recovery was the most painful experience of my life - I think they were a bit hard to do because the corners of my mouth were shredded when I woke up. My wife had hers out under a local (as safer than general) and the first one took about 4 ****ing hours and she got an infection too - the bravest thing I have ever seen was her going back for the second round a few months later

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                    • DaveBarber
                      Established TDF Member
                      • Jan 2013
                      • 520

                      #25
                      Originally posted by Iain Smith
                      Unlikely...


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                      Orthodontic my dear Iain -

                      Hyperdontia is the condition of having supernumerary teeth, or teeth that appear in addition to the regular number of teeth. They can appear in any area of the dental arch and can affect any dental organ.



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                      • Iain Smith
                        Established TDF Member
                        • Dec 2012
                        • 2580

                        #26
                        Well, well. Every day is a school day.

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