My wisdom teeth haunt me. I know that they are there, just waiting to attack when I least expect it. I liken them to hidden landmines in my mouth with age and time as the tripwire which will eventually set them off. When will they make their presence known is anyone’s guess. But when they do, I hear the pain is greater than being kicked in the head by a feral donkey.
I paid a visit to the dentist last month after not having gone for over 3 years. I shivered in fear during the whole oral ordeal like a nervous brownie before her first cookie sale. Total damage? A few bucks, 3 small cavities, and one erupted wisdom tooth that must be extracted asap. Uckfay.
I have yet to pull out even one wisdom tooth. I currently have all four of them – 3 still burrowed deep within my gums, secretly planning their oral Jihad, and the one erupted one. When I asked my dentist (and drinking buddy) why it was so urgent to pull out the exposed wisdom, he informed me that it had a cavity the size of a small African nation which immediately threatens to make it too soft for extraction. When I asked if a “soft tooth” was a bad thing my dentist looked at me square and said, “Yes. If it’s too soft, your tooth will crumble like a crouton in my pliers and leave the tooth root lost within my gums forever without the hope of escape except through serious invasive/painful surgery.” Uckfay again.
So here I am, still waiting around with my soft tooth that’s just getting softer everyday like a block of cheese sitting in the sun. I am too scared to pick up the phone to order the extraction of my oral crouton. But the longer I wait, the mushier my tooth will become. The longer I wait, the greater the pain will become. Even with all this logic, I do nothing. How can something so small scare me so much? I know what I must do but I cannot do it. Uckfay yet again. Maybe if I wait long enough, they’ll invent a “Star Trek tooth transporter” that will painlessly disassemble my ailing wisdom tooth out of my gums, molecule by molecule. Sigh… Just let me live in my delusional blanket of fear for just a little while longer.
What’s something you know you have to do but you’re just too darn scared/afraid to do it?
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That reminds me to make an appointment with Lucio! Eeeks! I skipped my appointment in December =P
I got a puss bubble in the back of my mouth that kept popping and refilling. That is when the dentist told me I needed to get my wisdom teeth out. That was almost 4 years ago. I got them all removed at once. I was uncomfortable for a few days, but it wasn’t terrible. Just get it over with. You will feel much better afterward.
you are brave Juliet. so, so brave…
is bungee jumping a casual social activity for you too? sigh…
After watching my sister have all 4 of her wisdom teeth extracted at once and then being miserable for a whole week, unable to eat, with a fever, drinking through a straw, I was also deathly afraid of ever getting any wisdom teeth out. But I opted for the one at a time method. So far, I’ve only had one pulled, but it was not painful at all. I went back to work and a couple hours later had lunch, no problem. Didn’t even have to use any aspirin or pain killers. The pain is probably proportional to how difficult the extraction is, though, so I would say going in sooner is much better than later.
BTW, you have a very engaging writing style, Roger. Why don’t you become a writer? Oh yeah, because it’s as smart as choosing to become an actor…
Dear Iris,
Your “painless” wisdom tooth extraction story only serves to validate my belief that your are a demi-goddess that walks among us mere mortals. And further serves to intensify my fear of following your lead. My fear level is now ever greater.
i will now attempt to brush my decaying wisdom tooth back to health. wish me luck…
To answer your original question–have sex with Megan Fox.
do not fear Jennifer’s Body, Phil. for it is just a vessel for a shy girl looking to be loved by a most romantic Korean man
Apply for jobs. =(
Wisdom teeth might not have seemed that painful an ordeal for me, since I’d already experienced childbirth. Mild in comparison.
ok, when compared to Childbirth, my wisdom teeth issues seem rather trivial.
Juliet – 1
Roger – 0
well i just received “better luck tomorrow” from Netflix in the mail today and i cant decide to whether to write my research paper or watch it, i’ve been wanting to see it for a while. I suppose my predicament is quite a simple one, but what ever shall i do?
watch BLT asap.
not that i’m biased or anything. : )
damn that movie sure was something else. you were my favorite character. sure did beat the hell out of writing a paper:) 5 stars bravo haha
Yes, I think Juliet definitely wins and I will surrender my demi-goddess crown to her.
Good for you, Wozniak. I need to watch that movie again…
Do you have health insurance? Take those suckers OUT! Milk your insurance while you still can!
On the other hand, what did ancient humans do with their wisdom teeth? Suffer thru them? Or have amazing hallucinations from the pain and therefore predicting the future?
I still say take those suckers out….
i had my wisdom teeth out two at a time and about four years apart. i just used the local anesthetic (shots) which hurt worse than anything else, but even that wasn’t that bad. they say that your bottom teeth are the most difficult to get out but it was my top teeth that seemed the most difficult. even though my dentist had to use the drill and cut part of my gums away on the bottom. also because of the drilling and cutting i had to have stitches. my mouth swelled on the inside (there was just a bruise on the outside of my cheek) and i couldn’t open my mouth to eat solid food because of the swelling. even with all that it wasn’t very painful. it was just the tugging on my top teeth that really made those seem worse. i’ve also had a lot of sinus pressure after getting my top ones taken out. there wasn’t any pain worse than a sinus headache afterwards. if nothing else motivates you, they’ll give you pain killers that you can save for recreational purposes