Hello my beautiful readers. I’m very sorry
that it has been so long for not active in writing again. These 2 years, I
really fought with my life and hardships. However, all things I’ve been through
had made a stronger and better person. They made me experience a lot of new
things I’ve never had or expected in life. I will share in my next writing.
So, in this writing, I’m gonna share with
you about my wisdom teeth surgery. Honestly, I’m a kind of person who cannot help
the pain. I’m not afraid with surgery, slice cut, drill sound, etc. but the
pain! :(
Last March, I experienced a great pain in
my lower second molar tooth. It had a hole (a big hole!) because I accidentally
ate hard peanut the day before. It created a big crack. The following morning I
brushed my teeth, the crack was broken and it created a big hole. Oh my God!
I took some anti-inflammation and painkiller
to survive the day and after work, I went to see a dentist. The dentist said
that actually I had the crack before I got the ‘hard peanut incident’. It
happened because my neighbor molar tooth, the wisdom tooth, grew up horizontally. As this lazy tooth grew, it pushed the neighbor tooth, the
poor molar, and created a crack beneath. What the dentist said was logical. Sometimes
I felt pain on the gums around these two teeth, but it went away afterward.
The dentist then examined the other part of
my teeth. She said, “You have all of your wisdom teeth grew up horizontally.
They need surgery.”
Wait, what? Surgery? Honestly, I’m so scared
with anything relating to surgery because I never had any before. However the
dentist said, “It’s not a big surgery. Just like common teeth procedure. Don’t
worry.” The dentist then advised me to have a
panoramic photo scan to display the position of my teeth.
After I arranged the date to have my
surgery, I went early to the hospital and had my panoramic photo scan. Then, there came my time to go inside the surgery room. I came alone and I saw all
things in green cloth and I smell the typical aroma of dentist room. I’m started to be scared.
The dentist looked at the panoramic photo
and she told me what she would do that day.
“Okay, Shirley. You have two wisdom teeth
that grew horizontally. This lower left side and right side. If I see your
upper part, I think you had pulled them out, didn’t you?” she asked.
I replied, “Yes, doc. I had them pulled out 10 years ago.”
“Good. Today, I will do
the right side. I will pull out 2 teeth : the crack one and the wisdom tooth. I
cannot do the both side because I’m afraid that you will not be able to eat.”
I nodded my head. Then the dentist turned
on the surgery light. The nurse prepared the tools. I closed my eyes and opened my mouth. The
dentist injected my gums with anesthesia in some parts and she let it for about
5 minutes. Then she took a knife and any other scary dental tools. She did the wisdom
teeth first. It has no pain at all. Then she moved to the crack tooth. When she
tried to pull it, I still could feel the pain on the root that I shouted, “Ahhhh!!!!!”
Maybe people who were waiting outside could hear me screaming. Uh, what a shame.
The dentist was a bit panicked that I told
her in unclear word “It’s still painful” but then she said “It’s too late, it
just needs one more pull”. Then the tooth was finally pulled out. A small piece
of crack landed on the cover of my chest. She said, “It’s done.”
I think I’m gonna die. I was shaking after
that. The dentist then sewed the surgery site. Then she asked me to bite a big
cotton ball until the bleeding stop. She then wrote a prescription and explained
the personal treatment after surgery.
Here are some treatments:
1. You must bite the cotton ball
for about 1 hour. Change with the new one if it’s still bleeding. If the
bleeding has been less, you don’t need the cotton ball.
2. Drinking cold water and putting
the water on the surgery site can help to stop the bleeding.
3. Do not brush your teeth after
the surgery
4. Do not chew the food on the
surgery site
5. Take the medicine regularly
6. Brush the surgery site very
gently the next day
7. Do not consume hot drink or
food
8. Do not suck the blood on the
surgery site
9. Do not drink with straw
10. Gargling with saline water (1 glass of warm water mixed with 1 teaspoon of
salt) can help to clean the mouth
The dentist asked me to come again next
week for follow up examination. I was really thankful that had finished. I
drove home and went to drugstore. I also bought painkiller.
At home, I threw up the cotton ball
that had been full of blood and changed with a new one. I found that I was
still bleeding so much that every time I spitted, there was blood. I started
feeling the pain too. I immediately took the medicine and
painkiller. In a few minutes, the pain was reduced. Then I had my shower and
small dinner. I found the blood was less, so I didn’t use any cotton ball
anymore.
Well, I may sound so coward for this small
surgery. But I’m proud that I made it. :D
One week after, I went back to the dentist.
The surgery side was in a very nice condition. It just needed a few more weeks
for full recovery. Yay!
But then the dentist asked me when I will be ready for the next surgery.
(Dang!)
