Wisdom Teeth (ouch)

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my wisdom teeth are cutting through my gums, I have half a wisdom tooth that's grown already.

What do you do for teething pains?

When your wisdom teeth grew, how did you relieve the pain?

Mine are cutting through. I know.

I chew gum (am chewing some now). I break off little pieces and put it in my mouth, and place it right over the tooth and start chewing. It makes it hurt less.

I'm keeping my wisdom teeth (haven't decided on names though)

All four of mine have grown out, and they don't really hurt at all. I'm keeping them, though, because they help keep my other teeth straight without a retainer.

Oil of cloves rubbed on the spot helps.they can press on other teeth and cause trouble.I still have one that has not come down and I'm nearly 50.Im ok with that,the folklore here is that when they all come down half your life is over.At this rate I should live to be a 100.
I did have two removed,one broke and the other was very painful.Go to an oral surgeon,not a dentist if you need them removed.

Wisdom teeth are weird in the general scheme of things.

I had five of them, and only got them removed because where two of them were, one of the two was growing in sideways. I knew a lady who had the potential for 12 wisdom teeth, but they never grew past roots in her jaw. The father of one of my friends had his wisdom teeth removed, they came back, and had to have them removed again.

My advice is to see your dentist.
They are qualified.

Maybe a dentist could help, cutting the gum, as mine did with my tooth when it couldn't get out.

My dentist will not remove wisdom teeth,refers everyone to an oral surgeon.There is a nerve that runs along your bottom jaw that can be permanently damaged if they botch the job.Before I had this dentist, I did have a regular dentist remove the top one,it was not a good experience.I had an oral surgeon that specializes in wisdom tooth removal do the second one.He was so efficient that I could not believe it.He had it out in minuets.This was way better than the dentist who was pulling and jerking and had me in a head lock.I though he was going to pull my jaw apart.

I have some jawbone problems now - after the surgeon removed my wisdom tooth. Sometimes it happens.

This.

Had mine removed in August 2006. I've been better off without them, really.

I never had mine come in Thankfully. My dad had them removed & the dentist just drugged him up on morphine & the teeth broke apart in the process of removal. Pieces still come out every now & then. My cousin had all 4 of his removed in his late teens & he spent overnight at the hospital & could only eat very soft food for two weeks. Go to a dentist & he/she could refer you to get them removed if they need to be & if they don't he/she might could do, suggest or prescribe something to help with the pain. If you don't have a dentist but a general practitioner type doc; he/she might be able to refer you to someone & possibly prescribe some pain medicine. You could also try over-the-counter pain medicine to help with the pain in the meantime but I'm not sure which would be best to start with; I don't think aspirin is strong enough to help that pain much unless you take the max amount & chew on them so they're absorbed by the mouth more but that may not help much either but it may.

I was sent by my dentist to an oral surgeon for the removing of my wisdom teeth. Didnt help the hole getting an infection, needed to be opened again, the crap scratched out, hole bigger then ever and need now to wait until it closes naturally about 4-6 weeks. Because of the roots of the beside teeth being free in the whole, so nothing hot, nothing cold, no soda (not even mineral water), no sugar or sweet stuff, no spices, nothing crunchy, nothing with milk, no caffeine or teeine, nothing that needs hard chewing ... being forced to use an mouth desinfection after eating, that I am only allowed to use two times a day = two meals a day. Water and middle warm herb tea is allowed between (no sugar, no lemon, ... ^^), but not directly after mouth desinfection.

Lost one cloth size already, without any purpose. Should call himself diet expert instead of oral surgeon. ^^

LOL at naming teeth

I wish I could chew gum but I have Temperomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ) the jaw locks up and pops out and hurts a lot, gum is strictly forbidden

12, my gosh, where would they all be?

I don't know what oil of cloves is but I'm willing to try it!