My Experience

My teeth were bothering me and I went to see my dentist. He examined my teeth and recommended that I have my wisdom teeth extracted. I resisted at first but then I decided that it was the right course of action.

There was no preparation; I just showed up at the dental surgeon’s office. As soon as I got there, I was politely ushered into the office. They took X-rays of my teeth to be 100 percent sure of what needed to get done, which was to pull out two of my wisdom teeth. Once everything checked out, I got some numbing medicine and we were ready to go.

The oral surgeon was excellent; he explained exactly what he was going to do before he did it. For instance, before he gave me the injection, he told me how it would feel and how I would feel after the injection. Also, before he extracted my teeth, he told me that I would feel some pressure. I get easily scared about these types of things and I have a very low threshold for pain. So the doctor’s specific explanations really helped me feel at ease and not feel I would be caught off guard with any sudden activities. He was an excellent communicator and made me feel very at ease.

I felt like the actual extraction took about 10 minutes. Right after it was all over they brought me into a room where I could relax. I laid down in the private room on a little bed for a while to recover. I appreciated this part of the whole experience.

Afterwards, I took antibiotics on a daily basis and took some painkillers. Even though I have a low threshold for pain, I didn’t take the full set of painkillers they gave me because I didn’t need it. I would say the pain I had was very dull and frankly, annoying. The pain wasn’t sharp but I had a hard time eating. So, for about 2 – 3 days, I couldn’t eat too much food that I like to eat but it was, by and large, not too painful.