too young for this...

[Becky]

My mouth is falling apart

i had a cavity in my upper left side of my mouth, the dentist said she'd call me to make an appointment, she never did, and i never called back... months later(now) the tooth has broke. I am in soo much pain, and the other day i realize the the right hand side of my mouth is hurting as well. So i finally gave in and went back to the dentist. I'm thinking this is a semi easy fix... i was wrong

It runs in the family to have very soft teeth- my mother has lost almost all her teeth(and i feel sobad for her because its so painful and she embarrassed), my father has also lost a bunch of his teeth... my sister, has somehow managed to keep her teeth nice and pretty...

Sooooo in the end my dentist tells me i need to have all my wisdom teeth pulled because its over crowded( yes, ive waited this long because i dont like the idea of having something pulled out of MY FACE! silly of me i know... i shouldnt have waited this long) ANYWAYS... need to get 4 wisdom teeth pulled, and i need to have root canals and crons on the teeth that have broken, not ONLY this but i have another cavity

This is expensive, and im well aware... i also dont have any money, and this is where mommy and daddy come in. I feel HORRIBLE that they are going to have to pay for this. My dad tells me "You will learn your lesson once you go through all the pain you are about to receive". He didnt mean it in a MEAN way, from what i hear ALL of these procedures SUCK!

i'm sad i couldnt keep my teeth healthy, im sad im going to cost my parents TONS of money.... blah

not to mention my mouth is KILLING me!!!!
the only semi good thing im getting out of this is vikodin and those make me happy(for a short while)

this tuesday is the first root canal
the tuesday following is the pulling(apparently i need to have someone watching me at all times, and i cant drive
and i have to make more appointments for the other stuff

*AHHHHHHHH*

[Anomalous]

I had my wisdom teeth pulled; they knocked me out and I was a gauze-filled bloody basketcase for the rest of the day. The upside is I have four fewer teeth to brush.

[Brandon King]

I have had teeth pulled before. I know it sucks.
Hang in there babe. You will do fine.

[Jesse Cowell]

I had only one pulled on JKTV - it wasn't bad - but all four I here is a bit tougher. With meds you should be fine. It's like having a baby - well a tooth baby - gross I know.

[Mary Kelly]

The pain and swelling varies for everyone. I had a friend who had them out, she was fine the next day and hardly any swelling. However when I got mine out..I got dry socket. Which SUCKS ass. Basically, it keeps it from healing (and is painfullll!!). I looked like a chipmonk for 2 weeks.

I've never had a root canal...but I'm told they are the worst. Sadly I've been putting off going to the dentist since my jaw surgery and I'm sure that I'll need to get at least one. And positive I'll need some fillings.

Soo... I feel your pain!!! But I hope it all goes well..maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones that hardly feels anything.

[Camael]

*hugs*

Honestly, the pain from the wisdom teeth getting pulled depends on your tolerance of pain. I had one pulled and I was never given pain medication afterwards, but I found that I didn't need it because I never felt any major discomfort. I was a little sore, but not enough to warrant Vikodin or any powerful painkillers, just something for a minor ache....like Tylenol lol.

As far as a root canal goes....I don't have anything for that. I've never had one done, but I think you'll be okay once it's over and done with. I hope things work out and that in 2-3 weeks you'll be feeling better =D