Wisdom teeth

[kphoger]

it's almost impossible to keep the "toothpaste foam" in my mouth and so I have to ... lean over the sink because I will "drool foam" all over the toothbrush and my hand no matter how tightly I try to close my mouth around the toothbrush.

This describes me perfectly, and I use a manual toothbrush.  I envy those who can just walk around the house brushing their teeth.

[WillWeaverRVA]

I got my wisdoms out at 17, so it surprises me that that's 10-15 years before the vast majority of people.

I had my left two wisdom teeth removed when I was 21 because one of them was sideways, and the other two removed about two years ago after my dentist recommended it (despite the fact they weren't causing me any issues). I bled a lot after the first removal, but I didn't really have much pain either time. I still remember telling the oral surgeon after the first removal that I didn't need a narcotic for pain, and they were desperately trying to give me one.

Interestingly I had more pain when I broke a crown on another tooth (my right second molar) and had to have what was left of that tooth extracted because the crown couldn't be replaced. I was in terrible, terrible pain for about a week, probably because the remnants of the tooth were difficult to remove (they had to split it open and pull out the pieces).

[1995hoo]

The brush head style I like is the Oral-B "Dual Clean" brush head. It's definitely bigger than some other types, but I feel like I feel it covering more ground and doing a better job. They seem to have disappeared from the stores around here, though, so I order them from Amazon.





The big thing I would recommend to tolbs17 is that if you're having dental issues, or you're having unusual pain (as opposed to just a brief shot of pain from serious cold ice cream or beverages) that you think may be indicative of dental issues, get it examined by a dentist sooner rather than later in order to save yourself bigger dental bills further down the road.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I had one removed last year. I'm fortunate enough to keep another. The other two still haven't come out.

[tolbs17]

Mine is growing out more.

[tolbs17]

And the gum is falling off!

[GaryV]

Get thee to a dentistry!

[index]

When I got them taken out when I was 15, I couldn't chew anything for two weeks. My parents only gave me over-boiled chicken noodle soup. For two weeks. Guess who still can't stand even the thought of chicken noodle soup today?

[kphoger]

How does a person's gum "fall off"?

[renegade]

How does a person's gum "fall off"?

Happens to tr0lls all the time ...

[tolbs17]

I have a gum disease.