# No more wisdom teeth! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 20, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-wisdom-teeth/357473 "2006-05-20T00:30:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-wisdom-teeth/357473/21 "2006-05-22T00:24:13Z")
D’oh! **sven** , my last post was supposed to go in your thread asking for websites. Sorry 'bout that! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-wisdom-teeth/357473/22 "2006-05-22T14:33:52Z")
I had eight wisdom teeth out many years ago, and tend to get very painful canker sores over the sites. Today is my lower left jaw. Thanks for bringing it up! ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-wisdom-teeth/357473/23 "2006-05-22T17:43:39Z")
> [@even sven](#): > > This was an IV through my arm. I’m guessing it was Propofol, which causes pain in most patients. It hurt like a bitch. The anastesiaologist said “this will tingle, but it will pass.” Then he did it and I was clearly looking up at him like “what the hell did you just do to me” because my whole chest felt like it was on fire from the inside. He looked at me and said “I’m sorry” and then I kept waiting for the pain to pass- then next thing I know I was awake and fine. Keep an eye out for any weirdness. I had my last two taken out on April 28 and recently noticed that my arm was still bruised along the vein from the IV. It doesn’t hurt or anything, but the vein feels a little hard and it’s a little swollen. From what I’ve read online, it appears to be a somewhat benign condition that I just need to talk to my doctor about. Of course, my health insurance at my new job doesn’t kick in until a week from thursday, so I’m weighing my options over whether I should go in before that. So keep an eye on your IV arm for a while 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-wisdom-teeth/357473/24 "2006-05-22T17:56:35Z")
I’m headed out today to get a check-up for dry socket. I’ve got one that hurts like a bitch and won’t stop until it’s been pounded in to submission with vicodin and orajel. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-wisdom-teeth/357473/25 "2006-05-22T17:57:18Z")
> [@even sven](#): > > Yep, I got my teeth! They are huge! I wish I’d gotten to keep my wisdom teeth when they took them out. I didn’t even get to see them. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-wisdom-teeth/357473/26 "2006-05-22T19:29:23Z")
> [@EnderWay](#): > > Humm … When I had my Wisdom teeth removed, around 15 years ago, the dentist > used some kind of anesthetic to numb my gums before injecting the Novocain. He > put the anesthetic on Q-tips, applied that to the locations on my gums where he would be injecting the Novocain. I wish they had done that for me. Just recently I had to have a small cavity filled (first one since I was 10, yay me!) and he just injected me directly. And it _hurt_. Ow. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-wisdom-teeth/357473/27 "2006-05-23T03:17:54Z")
I’ve had both and I honestly couldn’t tell a huge difference between having the numbing agent and not having it. Either way it hurts for a second and then not so much. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2006, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-wisdom-teeth/357473/28 "2006-05-23T04:12:17Z")
> [@even sven](#): > > This was an IV through my arm. I’m guessing it was Propofol, which causes pain in most patients. It hurt like a bitch. The anastesiaologist said “this will tingle, but it will pass.” Then he did it and I was clearly looking up at him like “what the hell did you just do to me” because my whole chest felt like it was on fire from the inside. He looked at me and said “I’m sorry” and then I kept waiting for the pain to pass- then next thing I know I was awake and fine. This is the part that scares me most when I have to get mine taken out. I hate needles with an undying passion, but the thought of getting an IV just [freaks me the hell out.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=366342) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-wisdom-teeth/357473.md?page=1)