# Wisdom teeth are the terrorists of the mouth (maybe TMI)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth-are-the-terrorists-of-the-mouth-maybe-tmi/181004>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 11, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth-are-the-terrorists-of-the-mouth-maybe-tmi/181004 "2003-06-11T00:48:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![g8rguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@g8rguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/g8rguy)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth-are-the-terrorists-of-the-mouth-maybe-tmi/181004/21 "2003-06-12T00:05:41Z")

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Oh, we had the prescription filled… she just hid the damn pills after the first day. Thanks, mom.

And thanks for the heads up, also!

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**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisdom-teeth-are-the-terrorists-of-the-mouth-maybe-tmi/181004/22 "2003-06-12T01:20:13Z")

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I haven’t any horror stories, as my wisdom teeth came out pretty easily (although playing the bassoon afterwards was hell on the stitches), so I’ll just send healing, non-infectious, pain-free vibes your way. Hope the surgery and recovery goes well, **Captain Blunty**.

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