Got my left upper wisdom tooth extracted this morning. It was fully grown and everytime i chew something, it will get stuck at the bottom half impacted tooth (i think consider 45degree angle).

I'm really really afraid of pain so decided to get the upper one done, then maybe the right top, right bottom (both fully grown) and lastly the half impacted one to be extracted with 6 mths in between.

Dentist put numbing gel, then inject the inside and outside of the gum (damn long needles but no pain just can 'feel' it), then since the gums are so numb, i have no idea what she did, maybe she dig? Dun think so coz my gums are not torn and after extraction, no swelling (touch wood, will it swell straight away or after certain period of time?) and also took antibiotics n painkiller after 2 hrs.

Now at 11pm, didn't take painkillers dy (just antibiotics - 2 times a day), no pain at all. Hopefully the pain will not come tomorrow or....

Overall, not as scary as i thought it would be.

But i wonder how long the gums will actually close up so I can eat normal stuff and use that side to chew.

Don't worry. Maybe best you get it extracted since keep biting your gums and scared when got wound, later will get infected. That time the pain will be even worst. Oh yes, food might get stuck under the gums too if the gum is loose.

I am also very scared of dentist haha. Coz the pain in the mouth is the most obvious one.

My wisdom teeth are always biting the inside of my cheeks too - can see inside got 2 obvious lines. Sometimes accidentally bite too hard, cause the skin there to have small wound. That's why I got rid of 1 of the tooth first. See how it goes.

After this experience, confirm will take out the rest but the half impacted one... not sure how, coz need to go thru minor surgery for this.

Suddenly see blood bubbles out of the extracted area. Wonder what's going on. I tot the blood would've stopped already?

Are yours impacted or fully grown?

The one that's taken out for myself is fully grown - left top one.

No pain at all.

Now is into 2nd day after extration, blood bubbles has disappear - I presume that the blood clot has already developed(??). It's not really pain i'm experiencing, it's just slight discomfort. I for one does not have a high pain threshold but this one can still tahan so, it's ok la.

Just that this discomfort makes me don't want to talk at all and so tiring eating (i usually eat fast with big bites) small bites - it takes a long time and the other side of the gum feels a little bit warm, had to press ice wrapped in kitchen towel to cool it down so discomfort will be less.

Don't worry! The LA that the dentist give u before extraction, really really makes u numb 100%. You won't feel a thing.

I had mine done at Prime Dental Clinic at Setia Alam (shah alam) in December 2011. I chose to get the top left one out first. It's not impacted and it was a really easy removal (cost me RM150).

First dentist gave me 2 shots (one of the outer gum and one at the inner gum) and wait for a few mins. Not sure what she did but it felt like she's using the flat screwdriver to pull out the tooth abit so it'll be looser and in the end she probably use those pliers to pull it out. My gum was not swollen or hurt in the process.

She advised me to take 1 painkiller after 2 hours and I did but after 4hrs of taking the painkiller, totally no pain at all. I suspect if i didn't take the painkiller, probably won't feel any pain at all. However, bleeding was going on for about 3 days but minimal only.

Will be getting the other 3 out soon!!

How come need to cut open the gum to extract since it's not impacted? My dentist told me that any tooth that grows upright, is ok to be extracted without any cutting/surgery.

ooooh, so it's like part-impacted! Got it!

Well, i have a slanted wisdom tooth which i plan to take out last (i have 3 more to go incl. the slanted one). Gonna get the upper right one out next month. Excited coz the damn upper & lower teeth sometimes biting the inside of my cheeks....... causes ulcer if bite too hard at times.

I'm glad that you actually went to Prime Dental Shah Alam!

She's my favourite dentist and don't take advantage of us patients!

She even told me that i don't need to extract my wisdom tooth because it's not giving me problems and the teeth are all healthy.

It's just my choice to take it out since it's not a very useful molar!

Try go to Prime Dental at Setia Alam.

They only charge RM150 for wisdom tooth extract which is not impacted and the one that need surgery is RM450.

She's very professional too!

Of course RM150 for 1 non impacted wisdom tooth.

Nah, don't think it's pricey at all.

Considering alot of the dental clinics in Klang Valley charges more than this. Furthermore my dentist is really professional, unlike some, they just do what you tell them to do without giving you any options or advises.

Extracted a 45 degree wisdom tooth (bottom left) last Saturday.

Dentist injected about 4 times of LA. She then had to drill the tooth. Kept having feeling that it's been 'drilled' so she injected more LA.... I think maybe 10 times in total?

After having a hard time taking out the first piece (she had to break the tooth into 3), she tried to take out the 2nd piece but it didn't want to come out so she broke it into 2 again. Finally after it's out, she had to make sure the area does not have any small fragments of broken tooth from drilling earlier.

She 'sew' back the gums and yeah... not much bleeding (as per my last 2 top normal grown wisdom tooth). No pain at all.

Into day 5 now..... need to go back to dentist to get the threads out this sat! I think it's going all right!

Gonna get the last one out 3rd week of Aug!!

Cost me RM750 though...

No.... they already injected with LA... u won't feel a thing. Even after the whole minor surgery, and the LA wore off, i don't even need to take pain killer... coz.... no pain!

Nope.

Gums actually heal as fast as 4-5 days.

Prime Dentist @ Setia Alam (opposite Starbucks Drive Through).

Her name is Doctor Sumaya (malay lady). She's very gentle and thorough. Very patient too!

Yup!