March 04, 2005

The wisdom of teeth

Where the hell does the name wisdom tooth come from?... I suppose they don't come in until you're older and supposedly wiser, but how is it that they haven't ceased to exist through evolution... Simply put, they're useless at this stage...

I had one ripped out of my skull today. Yes, I said ripped... That's part of what they have to do you know... first they have to rock it back and forth like a tent spike, and then they have to actually rip the ligaments that hold the root to your jaw. Apparently, they do that with the rocking, and then further with the twisting that happens... All in all not pleasant to think about...

Here's the kicker in my case... Doing what I do, I work with tools... Frequently I have to pry things, and or grab them with pliers and twist/rip them out/apart... I know what's going on inside my mouth regardless of the fact is was completely numb... You can hear the ripping folks... That's the most disturbing thing I have ever heard in my life...

Don't get me wrong, it had to come out as it had developed a nasty crack that led to an infection, that led to the right side of my face gaining a couple pounds...(very puffy) I suspect the rest will be on their way too... However, that doesn't make it any more pleasant to look forward to...

All hail the drug Motrin... Yea yea... It's not exactly one of the souped up drugs like Tylenol with codeine, but damn if it doesn't work pretty well when the dosage is double the maximum recommendation... (yes, that is the amount the dentist prescribed after I informed him his first prescription didn't touch the pain) 800mg every 4 hours I believe will take the edge off just about any pain...

Posted by Backstage at March 4, 2005 07:53 PM
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I wish I had something like bloggins to keep me distracted when my wisdom was yanked out.

Posted by: muse at March 12, 2005 03:02 PM
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