Yesterday, my husband went to a dentist to have wisdom tooth removed. It took him nearly 2 years to make up his mind after his dentist suggested. He said that the surgery took for a few hours when he had another wisdom tooth removed and the experience was horrible.
The extraction procedure seemed to have gone very smoothly yesterday and finished within 45 minutes. My hasband said that the anesthetic injection was a bit painful but effective. He went to bed early last night before the anesthetic wears off completely and he could eat normally this morning.
The wisdom tooth is called "Oyashirazu" in Japanese, which literally means "(the tooth that) parents don't know", because it develops after one's adolescence. I perfer the Japanese term to the English one.
Who would want his wisdom removed?
I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth out at one time...over 30 yrs. ago.
ReplyDeleteI was about to leave the Army and the dentist said I would eventually have to have them out. I wanted to get it over with all at once.
I just ended up not eating for a day...I slept most of it.
I am glad I did while I was still young.
I agree...the Japanese term makes more sense....unless you consider that most people do not acquire any real wisdom until after the teeth fully come in...later in life.