Over the years, I've decided that the best repository for storing my accumulated wisdom and experience is in my back molars. It is the least likely place for people to search for something that isn't really worth that much these days... most things of real worth tend to be kept under the mattress or in a sock drawer!
Anyway, today I had another of my wisdom teeth extracted meaning that I'm down to half my naturally allotted amount of wisdom. I had the first one taken out several years ago...
... several years ago, I had one of my wisdom teeth growing a little bit sideways... well, it was quite a lot sideways. It actually didn't bother me at all, but it seemed to bother the dentist who advised that I take it out before it actually caused any problems. So, we had made an appointment to take out all my wisdom teeth at the same time.
However, when the day came to take it out... it actually was quite a bit more difficult than he had expected, and also took quite a lot longer as well! In the end, he had to crack the tooth in two (thankfully I had local anaesthetic...) and had to get some pretty rough leverage on my jaw. I remember that I was really quite sore in the jaw afterwards, and they had to prescribe some heavier painkillers just in case. It also meant that he ran out of time for taking out the rest... or maybe he had a bit of pity for me, and didn't think I needed to have more of a sore mouth!
In the end, it wasn't too bad, and I took the painkillers for one day and then it was all fine! However, it meant that the opposing tooth now didn't have anything to bite against, and it was starting to get longer. Earlier this year, they finally made an appointment to take out the opposing wisdom tooth, but we suddenly all got hit by a bout of pandemic. Which meant that all the dentist clinics were closed as Europe went into it's first wave lockdown... actually, in The Netherlands, the lockdown measures have been incredibly gentle!
Fast forward to today... the dentists are now all open and operating relatively normally... and they were coming for my wisdom (tooth). I had made preparations for a similar experience as last time... a bit of a long session and a sore jaw for the rest of the day.
However, this time, it was incredibly easy. As soon as the anaesthetic kicked in the dentist reached in grabbed with a tool, wobbled with a different pull... and with a firm tug, she pulled it out pretty damn quickly! In about 3 minutes maximum! No need to crack the tooth in two... no need to use my face as leverage! I was pretty amazed and surprised! However, she said that this one was much easier than the other one, as it was straight up and down... so, there was enough room to just pull directly on it.
I did learn something though... as she put in the needle for the anaesthetic, I really didn't feel the needle go in. If you have ever had jabs in the arm, you know that it can be a bit painful... especially when the liquid goes in. I asked her about why this was... and apparently, the cheek/gum has more "flabby" (her words...) bits to stick the needle into. Not a nerve thing... whilst the arm has more muscle. It was an interesting thing to learn about... although, I'm still not really entirely sure why the nerves feel differently?
Something to think about... it is time to fill the other teeth with some knowledge!
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