My wisdom teeth

TYWong · 01-23-2013, 04:29 PM

A friend of mine also said how he got all of his wisdom teeth removed even though he said there were no problems with them.
The first 3 were taken out with ease by an apprentice dental HM, and the last one was removed by the dentist there. He was yanked around and the dentist actually had to break his last wisdom tooth into pieces and took it out little at a time. He also told me other people didn't have theirs pulled out at all.

I guess it really depends sometimes.

jhmman · 03-06-2013, 10:57 AM

A quick reply/update: I decided to get my one tooth yanked while I was still at home, and if there had been any complications, I would have had more time to recover. As it is, it was really simple; 15 minutes to take it out apparently (I don't remember it at all). Now I don't have to worry about it when I get to boot!

cire · 03-06-2013, 11:52 AM

It's pretty common to have to break your wisdom teeth to get it out.

In boot camp a lot of people get them out, they will get 2-3 days of bed rest to recover.

I never got mine taken out. My bottom two were grown out already, and my top two are growing towards the back of my head or something like that.

FYI, the Navy LOVES pulling teeth.. so that might be good or bad depending on how you look at it

PacificSunrise · 03-06-2013, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cire

FYI, the Navy LOVES pulling teeth.. so that might be good or bad depending on how you look at it

That's the military for you lmao

sporkhey · 03-31-2013, 01:25 AM

What about oral surgery.... such as my teeth are still below the skin. Bout 1/4 to 1/2 showing the tooth

cire · 03-31-2013, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by sporkhey

What about oral surgery.... such as my teeth are still below the skin. Bout 1/4 to 1/2 showing the tooth

If it's just poking through, chances are they will want to remove it

jhmman · 04-02-2013, 11:08 AM

Hey all, Chief came by to talk with my office last week, and one of the questions asked was if we have to get wisdom teeth pulled. Chief replied with "If you have wisdom teeth now, you won't after Basic." I think that's a pretty straightforward answer; looks like teeth get pulled no matter what.

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01-23-2013, 04:29 PM	#1
TYWong Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Great Lakes, IL Posts: 50 Rep Power: 0	A friend of mine also said how he got all of his wisdom teeth removed even though he said there were no problems with them. The first 3 were taken out with ease by an apprentice dental HM, and the last one was removed by the dentist there. He was yanked around and the dentist actually had to break his last wisdom tooth into pieces and took it out little at a time. He also told me other people didn't have theirs pulled out at all. I guess it really depends sometimes.

03-06-2013, 10:57 AM	#2
jhmman Newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	A quick reply/update: I decided to get my one tooth yanked while I was still at home, and if there had been any complications, I would have had more time to recover. As it is, it was really simple; 15 minutes to take it out apparently (I don't remember it at all). Now I don't have to worry about it when I get to boot!

03-06-2013, 11:52 AM	#3
cire Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: WA, from CA Posts: 335 Rep Power: 0	It's pretty common to have to break your wisdom teeth to get it out. In boot camp a lot of people get them out, they will get 2-3 days of bed rest to recover. I never got mine taken out. My bottom two were grown out already, and my top two are growing towards the back of my head or something like that. FYI, the Navy LOVES pulling teeth.. so that might be good or bad depending on how you look at it

03-31-2013, 01:25 AM	#5
sporkhey Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Orange Park Florida Posts: 135 Rep Power: 0	What about oral surgery.... such as my teeth are still below the skin. Bout 1/4 to 1/2 showing the tooth

04-02-2013, 11:08 AM	#7
jhmman Newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Hey all, Chief came by to talk with my office last week, and one of the questions asked was if we have to get wisdom teeth pulled. Chief replied with "If you have wisdom teeth now, you won't after Basic." I think that's a pretty straightforward answer; looks like teeth get pulled no matter what.