My wisdom teeth

cire · 03-31-2013, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by sporkhey

What about oral surgery.... such as my teeth are still below the skin. Bout 1/4 to 1/2 showing the tooth

If it's just poking through, chances are they will want to remove it

jhmman · 04-02-2013, 11:08 AM

Hey all, Chief came by to talk with my office last week, and one of the questions asked was if we have to get wisdom teeth pulled. Chief replied with "If you have wisdom teeth now, you won't after Basic." I think that's a pretty straightforward answer; looks like teeth get pulled no matter what.

griz3232 · 04-02-2013, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jhmman

Hey all, Chief came by to talk with my office last week, and one of the questions asked was if we have to get wisdom teeth pulled. Chief replied with "If you have wisdom teeth now, you won't after Basic." I think that's a pretty straightforward answer; looks like teeth get pulled no matter what.

Wow, that really sucks. That was the one thing that I am nervous about for Basic. Everything else seems manageable. Will they give you pain medicine or is it one of those "suck it up and deal with it" type of situations. I am just hoping for some Tylenol or something.

cire · 04-02-2013, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by griz3232

Wow, that really sucks. That was the one thing that I am nervous about for Basic. Everything else seems manageable. Will they give you pain medicine or is it one of those "suck it up and deal with it" type of situations. I am just hoping for some Tylenol or something.

They will give you meds for it and a short recovery time. Not everyone will get theirs out, but a lot of people do. If you THINK you might get them taken out, you are better off getting them out before going in.

jhmman · 04-02-2013, 01:51 PM

Yeah, before I saw this post about it on the forums, I never really thought about it since I only have, sorry, HAD, one tooth, and it didn't post any issues for me. However, after talking with my recruiter, I decided to get it pulled before I shipped. I'm happy I did; it took all of 15 minutes to get it out and sew stuff up, and I had lots more time to recover. I was told you get two days SIQ to recover from wisdom tooth removal, which, if you only have top wisdom teeth, is all you really need. If you have bottom teeth, which are apparently lots harder to get out, you might need more time to recover.

ninbri · 04-26-2013, 09:46 AM

Hm, I'm a little freaked now.
Mine haven't even started to come in AT ALL yet.

SoonaSailorPhil · 05-09-2013, 08:02 AM

I'm awaiting boot camp and my wisdom teeth just started to bother me. I got them taken out now. I think it's a good idea because you have more time to recover and more pain meds. My recruiter said you get 1 recovery day in boot which I think would suck.

04-02-2013, 11:08 AM	#2
jhmman Newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 8	Hey all, Chief came by to talk with my office last week, and one of the questions asked was if we have to get wisdom teeth pulled. Chief replied with "If you have wisdom teeth now, you won't after Basic." I think that's a pretty straightforward answer; looks like teeth get pulled no matter what.

04-02-2013, 01:51 PM	#5
jhmman Newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 8	Yeah, before I saw this post about it on the forums, I never really thought about it since I only have, sorry, HAD, one tooth, and it didn't post any issues for me. However, after talking with my recruiter, I decided to get it pulled before I shipped. I'm happy I did; it took all of 15 minutes to get it out and sew stuff up, and I had lots more time to recover. I was told you get two days SIQ to recover from wisdom tooth removal, which, if you only have top wisdom teeth, is all you really need. If you have bottom teeth, which are apparently lots harder to get out, you might need more time to recover.

04-26-2013, 09:46 AM	#6
ninbri Newbie Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 8	Hm, I'm a little freaked now. Mine haven't even started to come in AT ALL yet.

05-09-2013, 08:02 AM	#7
SoonaSailorPhil Newbie Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 8	I'm awaiting boot camp and my wisdom teeth just started to bother me. I got them taken out now. I think it's a good idea because you have more time to recover and more pain meds. My recruiter said you get 1 recovery day in boot which I think would suck.