Digging teeth out of my face

[breakinglight11]

I think my wisdom teeth are reaching the crisis point. I was told in the last year that they were starting to look a little funny and would need to come out eventually. But the other day I poked at a little discomfort in the back of my mouth and ended up jangling a tooth that is clearly trying to bust its way out and is forced to do it at a weird angle. Now I'm feeling it all the time back there. It doesn't quite hurt, unless something really bangs against it, but I'm definitely noticing it more than I did previously. It's annoying, because the year before they appeared to be coming in straight and didn't even look to need extraction.

I'm not excited to get them dealt with. I'm not super bothered by dental work or surgery, but I really do not have the time or money to spend on it. I have dental insurance, but I always seem to end up paying a bunch anyway every time I get anything done. And the recovery time and arrangements are going to be a pain. I tend to react pretty strongly to general anesthetic. The last time I was put under for a procedure, it took me a long time to get straight again, and I ended up sleeping for like fourteen hours. I'm probably going to need somebody to pick me up and babysit me, at least until I can get home to bed. I hate imposing on people, especially with all the scheduling issues that would involve. Also I'm told I was pretty fucking weird last time as I was coming out of it, grouchy and yelling and acting ridiculous. My own embarrassment aside, I hate to subject anyone to that.

Ugh. It's going to be a pain, and an expensive one at that. I think all of my wisdom teeth need to come out, too. But I know I'm going to be sorry if I don't figure this out sooner rather than later.

Comments

[valleyviolet]

Dental work is awful, but don't put it off if stuff is starting to happen. Otherwise you might have all sorts of other complications, like your wisdom teeth pushing your other teeth out of alignment. :(

[jducoeur]

Deepest sympathies, but yeah -- I don't recommend putting it off too long. One of the most unpleasant nights of my life was the time that one of my wisdom teeth went bad, quite suddenly in the evening, and I was in agony until I could get to a dentist in the morning...