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RE: Wisdom teeth removal

Author: Rob
Date: 2000-06-03 21:15

I must be very lucky. I had the last of my four out last summer, at age 40. I had them out one at a time because I figured I could recover from the trauma from one far more quickly than the trauma from all 4 at once. My sister did the extraction (she is a licensed practitioner) while my mother assisted (she manages my sister's practice)which was a bit bizarre because Mom kept telling her "You'd better not hurt my baby". The entire procedure took about 3 minutes, there was practically no blood, hardly any pain at all and no swelling to speak of (there was also no impaction) and the stitches came out about 3 days later. I was playing again in less than a week with no discomfort at all. I will tell you this though, trying to carry on a normal life while recovering from any physical trauma (like surgery)will only make recovery longer and more difficult. I had each of my extractions done while I was on vacation, which seems like a waste of a vacation, but I was glad I did because I recovered very quickly in a stress-free, work-free environment. People seem to forget that a dental extraction is surgery. Would you expect to recover from any other surgical procedure so quickly or easily?

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