omg on the 20th i have oral surgery to get my wisdom teeth removed
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Both my daughters had wisdom teeth removed.
They were in school the next day.
Good luck.Sharon, mother of identical twin girls with scoliosis
No island of sanity.
Question: What do you call alternative medicine that works?
Answer: Medicine
"We are all African."
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My older boy had his wisdom teeth removed and it wasn't a big deal at all. His cheeks looked puffy for a bit and he was prescribed some T-3's and he was good to go. I hope everything goes as well for you.Son 14 y/o diagnosed January 20th. 2011 with 110* Curve
Halo Traction & 1st. surgery on March 22nd. 2011
Spinal Fusion on April 19th. 2011
Dr. Krajbich @ Shriners Childrens Hospital, Portland Oregon
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Both of my daughters had oral surgery at the age of 14 to remove 8 teeth--their four wisdom teeth and four others and they did just fine. I too had my wisdom teeth removed at the age of 14 and I was eating normal food the next day.
Mary LouMom to Jamie age 21-diagnosed at age 12-spinal fusion 12/7/2004-fused from T3-L2; and Tracy age 19, mild Scoliosis-diagnosed at age 18.
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Hi Kennedy,
You made it through scoliosis surgery with flying colors, you are going to do just fine with your wisdom teeth.
Good luck, we're thinking of you here.Gayle, age 50
Oct 2010 fusion T8-sacrum w/ pelvic fixation
Feb 2012 lumbar revision for broken rods @ L2-3-4
Sept 2015 major lumbar A/P revision for broken rods @ L5-S1
mom of Leah, 15 y/o, Diagnosed '08 with 26* T JIS (age 6)
2010 VBS Dr Luhmann Shriners St Louis
2017 curves stable/skeletely mature
also mom of Torrey, 12 y/o son, 16* T, stable
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Only one suggestion. Take some ice with you to the dentist so you can ice your jaw as soon as the dentist is done. It will prevent a lot of swelling which will cause you extra pain. You will do just fine.
SallyDiagnosed with severe lumbar scoliosis at age 65.
Posterior Fusion L2-S1 on 12/4/2007. age 67
Anterior Fusion L3-L4,L4-L5,L5-S1 on 12/19/2007
Additional bone removed to decompress right side of L3-L4 & L4-L5 on 4/19/2010
New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA
Dr. Frank F. Rands735.photobucket.com/albums/ww360/butterflyfive/
"In God We Trust" Happy moments, praise God. Difficult moments, seek God. Quiet moments, worship God. Painful moments, trust God. Every moment, thank God.
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hi Kara
don't worry...having wisdom teeth out is very, very common...and it goes fine...
my dentist who pulled mine gave me ice...and i didn't swell much at all...
i dont know if you will just have novocaine, or be knocked out...but either way, it is fine...just have someone go with you to drive you home...and follow the dentist's directions afterwards...
best regards...
jess
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Kara,
Follow the oral surgeon's after care advice to the letter. Bags of frozen peas or corn work well for right after surgery, and keep biting pressure on the extractions until you see only a little blood or none. For at least three days do not smoke, do not drink anything with a straw, don't do anything that could dislodge the clots that need to form in the extraction wells. Don't swoosh water around in your mouth and keep your toothbrush away from the extractions for a few days. Stick to a soft diet and don't push it with harder foods. If you do everything the way they tell you, you most likely won't have a problem.
I don't want to put negative ideas in your head, but I had all four wisdom teeth out when I was 16 or so, and all four had dry sockets. This is not something you want to experience. Do exactly what they tell you to do and you'll recover as quickly as everyone here has told you you will. But I wanted you to know how important it is to follow the after care instructions.Stephanie, age 56
Diagnosed age 8
Milwaukee brace 9 years, no further treatment, symptom free and clueless until my 40s that curves could progress.
Thoracolumbar curve 39 degrees at age 17
Now somewhere around 58 degrees thoracic, 70 degrees thoracolumbar
Surgeon Dr. Michael S. O'Brien, Baylor's Southwest Scoliosis Center, Dallas TX
Bilateral laminectomies at L3 to L4, L4 to L5 and L5 to S1 on April 4, 2012
Foramenotomies L3 through S1 in August 2014
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Originally posted by Mojo's Mom View PostI don't want to put negative ideas in your head, but I had all four wisdom teeth out when I was 16 or so, and all four had dry sockets. This is not something you want to experience. Do exactly what they tell you to do and you'll recover as quickly as everyone here has told you you will. But I wanted you to know how important it is to follow the after care instructions.
Kara, nothing though a straw for several days is what I recall I was thinking at the times.Sharon, mother of identical twin girls with scoliosis
No island of sanity.
Question: What do you call alternative medicine that works?
Answer: Medicine
"We are all African."
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i had one dry socket out of 4 teeth pulled...i was told to use some herbal stuff...soaked gauze in it, and it helped...a week later, i was healing fine in all places.....
i wouldn't worry about it happening...just follow after care instructions and you'll do great...
jess
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