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[frualeydis]

The good thing is that I am now positive that my "wisdom teeth" (I have no idea what they are called in english, anyway, it's teeth that appear very late, like at 35 and very far back in the mouth)is the source of the pain. The bad thing is that it's 2.30 a.m. and I can't sleep because of the pain and that I really don't know where to turn to get them out FAST.

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[ciorstan.livejournal.com]

Mine were all impacted 90 degrees; if I hadn't had an oral surgeon take 'em all out, they would have shoved my teeth terribly out of alignment. Having spent 3 1/2 years of sheer hell being tortured by an orthodontist, I didn't want to feel all that pain go to waste.

Didn't feel a thing while because it was done under general anaesthesia, though I did wake up partially because, erm, the drool coming out of the right corner of my mouth itched. The second time the surgeon put my hand down on the chair, I said to myself, Oh well! It really itches, but I don't care anymore! and went back under. La la la!

I've never had a tooth pulled or a root canal-- so I can truthfully say that my teeth have never really bothered me except for my wisdom teeth. Even then, the only symptom I had was I knew my teeth were all moving again.

Do you have specialist oral surgeons over there? Here the specialty is a different field from just that of dentistry. Seems to me that the amount of pain you're having makes you worthy to get seen quickly. And since you're a nursing mom now, if you do have to go under a general, you're only out for a couple of hours, max, and then the pain medications for afterwards can be tailored specifically to give you relief without messing up your milk.