Tmj + Pulling Out Wisdom Teeth=??? Posted: 12-04-05 22:32pm
Hi everybody!!
I'm going to pull out all my wisdom teeth
(4) in a couple of months!!
I can only see one of them coming out (the
tip) but the other three are still in my
gum. The teeth specialist told me to pull
it all out...The younger the better. (i'm
17 right now) and i'm soooo scared!!!!
Another problem is...I have tmj. Which
really sucks, because I know a ton of ppl
who got their wisdom teeth out (they were
all fine) but I know no one with tmj plus
had their wisdom teeth taken out.
Soo please...Anyone in the same situation
as I am..Please reply and tell me your
experiences...Etc
and I have some quick q's :
1) ppl with tmj, after pulling wisdom
teeth, do their jaws/cheeks swell more
than normal people?
2) will pulling out the wisdom teeth make
tmj worse?
3) how long did it take to heal? (i know
for "normal" cases w/o tmj, it would be
around 4-6days.) how about with tmj? Ahh
don't wanna go to school looking like a
chipmunk
4) i'm gonna be put into full sleep. Is
that the best choice?
Man..I'm soo scared. I hate my tmj
problem, especially when I go to the
dentist to clean my teeth. Once, I
couldn't even close my mouth (after
opening for soo long). Also, many ppl
think clenching/grinding teeth causes
tmj...I think so too. But do you think
it's also caused by braces? (since braces
realignes your jaw etc.) and all my
friends who have tmj also had braces...
Well gonna do more research now.
Bye!!
O_o soo scared!!
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portis26
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 2
Posted: 12-05-05 01:35am
Hey breezy .... Listen im a 25 year old
male that is scared to death of the
dentist. I had my wisdom teeth pulled
about 7 months ago and still to this day
do not know how I did it! I do not have
tmj and my recovery was quick as can be, I
was 100% fine the night of the procedure.
What you have to remember is its
different for everybody.
My wife just had her's done friday. She
has it way worse then me and she does have
tmj, she did swell more than me, but that
is not always the case with tmj, her's
were just more impacted then mine. It
totally depends on the person, just as
long as the dentist know you have tmj, you
will be fine.
Good luck
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mg6782
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Posts: 2 Location: UK
Posted: 02-07-06 14:41pm
Hi
i also suffer from tmj and had three of my
wisdom teeth removed last week.
First of all, it is definitely a good idea
to have general anaesthetic with tmj.
I've had similar experiences to you at the
dentist with just routine treatment so
having wisdom teeth out under local
anaesthetic is not a good bet! It's a
good idea to let the surgeon and
anaesthesiologist know you have tmj before
the operation, but surgeons will be gentle
with the way they position your jaw in
theatre regardless.
I had a chat with my surgeon before the op
about implications for my tmj. Clearly,
the operation will cause it to flare up in
the short term given the length of time
the jaw is kept open during surgery, but
your tmj should ease back to "normal"
within a few weeks (one bad point is that
you can't wear your splint at night for
the first couple of weeks). The key point
he emphasised is that the severity of
pain/swelling is mainly determined by the
specifics of the wisdom teeth themselves -
so a heavily impacted wisdom tooth will
cause more pain/swelling after the
operation (as a general rule lower wisdom
teeth tend to be worse than the upper
teeth)
as yours have not fully erupted they may
take a little longer to remove and lead to
a bit more swelling than normal, but given
you are quite young the roots of the teeth
won't be very deep so should cause less
stress to your jaw.
I had a good experience after the
operation in that I was able to get normal
movement back into my jaw within a week
(although it was still a bit stiff and
sore - similar to after having a filling,
under local, at a dentist).
So just to sum up your quick q's:
1) severity of swelling is mainly down to
the specific attributes of the wisdom
tooth (how deep/impacted it is)
2) unfortunately it will a bit, in the
short-term, given the length of time you
have your mouth open in theatre. But this
should calm down after a few weeks.
3) my swelling went down within a week,
although your gums will inevitably still
feel sore and a little swollen.
4) definitely - plus after they put you to
sleep, they will inject your mouth local
anaesthetic (as though you were having it
done by your regular dentist) which means
they do not have to put you asleep for too
long so the effects of the general
anaesthetic (and the immediate pain after
the op) won't be so bad.
Hope this helps and let me know if you
have any other queries!
