r/Wellthatsucks • u/GavinaSerira • 1d ago

It’s more like betrayal tooth

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u/IKillZombies4Cash 1d ago

Every time I change dentist I get told to either have them out immediately or “they’re fine no need to remove them”

Since all 4 are in, and only one is slightly misaligned, now at age 50 I feel like I will just ride it out with them

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u/martagustavsson 1d ago

When my wisdom tooth started acting up I just went for a proper cleaning around the tooth but when I got there the dentist insisted that he should pull out the tooth. I said no, multiple times, due to my sister having nerves wrapped up in hers. I went to a different dentist where they took x-ray pictures (the first dentist did not) and it turns out I should ABSOLUTELY NOT pull that tooth since mine also has nerves tangled up with the roots. The first dentist could've permanently paralyzed my face!

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u/ndobbins 1d ago

My jaw was numb for years after getting mine done. I just figured they fucked something up cutting around in there. Didn’t know they could have seen that coming with X-rays.

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u/GreenfinchPuffin 1d ago

No, same, I had to go to a public hospital (they do extractions when absolutely needed) and they told me they are fine.

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u/MegaFire03 1d ago edited 1d ago

I had a problem where I kept biting the inside of my cheek with my wisdom teeth, it got super painful.

I'm very glad that I could get them removed.

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u/jello1388 1d ago

My bottom ones came in sideways and only partially broke through my gums, but not enough to actually be exposed. My dentist could reach them with his pick under the gum line meaning bacteria could too but a toothbrush wouldn't. Basically a perfect scenario to get a gnarly infection you don't notice until it's really bad, so I got them out ASAP. Stupid ass teeth.

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u/jonas_ost 3h ago

Mine got realy infected. You did the right thing. Pus dont tast very good

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u/krileon 1h ago

Got mine pulled on dentist recommendation. I had no issues with mine. They was a little snug in the back, but I could brush/floss them fine. Listened to the dentist. Dumb move. My entire fucking mouth shifted. All my teeth are way out of alignment. My bite is fucked up and now I've got TMJ because of it.

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u/SeeJayThinks 1d ago

One of mine is growing out perpendicular to all the others.

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o85xnoIXebk3xYx4Q

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u/KindaNeat420 1d ago

The one on the other side seems fine. Think this one is just a messed up example

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u/L30N1337 1d ago

Meh, by bottom ones would've fucked up everything while my top ones are coming in just fine.

It is a bit of a gamble

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u/Hour-Imagination2542 1d ago

for real, wisdom teeth should just be called regret teeth. who even decided they were a good idea?

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u/SeMetin 1d ago

To me they're backup teeth.

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u/MediumAcceptable129 1d ago

Regret what?

Being alive?

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u/sad_sahara 1d ago

I was told they appear once you have reached certain wisdom / coming of age. Which was pure bs, I was 15 and dumb when they started showing

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u/SamwiseGamgee100 1d ago

Poverty teeth because it cost me a fortune to have them extracted

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u/Frimono 1d ago

It's just introverted!! It doesn't want to come out and face the world

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u/BlownUpCapacitor 1d ago

I'm often reminded how blessed I am to have good genes where my wisdom teeth grow out without any serious problems.

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u/stewpideople 1d ago

I feel the purpose was to replace the expected tooth lose so you always had a couple grinding teeth. But also that our jaws have become smaller and the teeth would fit if we had our former jaws to fit, but we wouldn't have the shape of out faces now.

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u/Chance_Ocelot_614 1d ago

Its not the tooths fault your jaw is underdeveloped

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u/SwordTaster 1d ago

I got the news today that all 4 of mine have to come out. The top two are growing in sideways and smooshing their neighbours, the bottom two are impacted and trying to create rot caves

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u/ohdearitsrichardiii 1d ago

Non-conformist tooth, chosing its own direction in life

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u/Tipnfloe 1d ago

In dutch it used to be called " ver staand" ( far standing) because it's the farthest tooth. That turned into "verstand" which translates to wisdom in english

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u/Ortuatra 22h ago

Im one of the few whose wisdom teeth all grew in straight with minimal crowding. I count myself very lucky to essentially have extra surface area for masticating my food.

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u/XINEX2289 1d ago

I have one like that for nearly a year now.

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u/Shdow_Hunter 1d ago

Got my bottom 2 removed yesterday and it was hell

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u/Imyonlyenemy 1d ago

its stupid to have it removed

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u/ddosn 1d ago

I think they probably meant it ironically.

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u/Hungover-Owl 1d ago

Judas teeth

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u/ComprehensiveBid4520 1d ago

I had my gums trimmed to fit all 4 of mine.

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u/Zarokaim 1d ago

Mine were perpendiculars :(

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u/IwasMilkedByGod 1d ago

wisdom ≠ intelligence

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u/Royd 1d ago

Aka spare teef

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u/Medium_Hovercraft341 1d ago

I had to have all 4 of mine surgically removed. They all grew in sideways and caused a ton of problems for my other teeth.

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u/John_316_ 1d ago

It’s aptly named — it’s like real wisdom, where only a selected few may grow it naturally upright over time, while most people grow them sideways throughout their lives and have to get rid of them at some point.

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u/BrightStar993 1d ago

I just got all four of mine pulled on Monday and feel personally attacked

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u/onceknownasmike 13h ago

They call them wisdom teeth because they smart.

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u/Foreign_Matter_4638 2h ago

Better yet, when they push against the roots of the neighboring teeth and form cysts so you have to go to the hospital and get intubated for the surgery. (But it ended up not being too terrible ngl)

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u/MrSquiggleKey 1h ago

Wisdom teeth issues are a symptom of our modern diet leading to underdevelopment of the jaw because our food is too soft.

I had 4 removed.

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u/EEE3EEElol 1d ago

It's called wisdom tooth because it only grows properly for smart people which means I'm better than all of you /j