Goodbye, wisdom teeth!
Last Thursday, I got the wisdom teeth on my right side extracted. The bottom one broke the gumline but never came in all the way, leading to an infection. I figured it was about time to take care of that dude.
The dental insurance that the university offers is only worth it if your total annual dental expenditures fall within a narrow range, so I long ago decided not to get it. As a result, I had to pay for this out of pocket. :-/ As a result, I chose to just do local anasthetic (novocaine or lidocaine). It was over really fast! He (Dr. Jelic) shot my mouth full of the stuff, waited for about 10 minutes, and removed both teeth in about 3 minutes. I had to pack some gauze in the socket, and I will have to clean out the socket for a while, but I'm well on the road to recovery. I took prescription hydrocodone (in liquid form, interesting) for the first day, but it wasn't that bad. After the first day, I didn't even take ibuprofen. Cool! (Of course, my bank account is still hurting...)
The dental insurance that the university offers is only worth it if your total annual dental expenditures fall within a narrow range, so I long ago decided not to get it. As a result, I had to pay for this out of pocket. :-/ As a result, I chose to just do local anasthetic (novocaine or lidocaine). It was over really fast! He (Dr. Jelic) shot my mouth full of the stuff, waited for about 10 minutes, and removed both teeth in about 3 minutes. I had to pack some gauze in the socket, and I will have to clean out the socket for a while, but I'm well on the road to recovery. I took prescription hydrocodone (in liquid form, interesting) for the first day, but it wasn't that bad. After the first day, I didn't even take ibuprofen. Cool! (Of course, my bank account is still hurting...)