D.I.Y. Dentistry

[finnbear270]

Finally got around to saying enough is enough with a troublesome wisdom tooth, pinched a short length of 25lb strain fishing line off a mate up the lane, a quick Ray Mears slip knot around its neck followed by a manly extension of the forearm, PING, Bye Bye!
That just leaves two upper canines in the gob.

 

[Pedro]

Oh crikey! What was your preferred pain inhibitor?

 

[Tazz]

Oh crikey! What was your preferred pain inhibitor?

I recommend John Smiths

 

[jall55]

Not to be encouraged - the damage done can be life changing

 

[finnbear270]

Yeah awful stuff that John Smiths!

 

[finnbear270]

Bit of man up, grit teeth… instant relief well worth the momentary pain.

 

[Stevie/P]

Watch Dad do some home dentistry back in the 60s involved a high back chair some sort of string and a bucket of coal it didn’t end well but made me and my brothers laugh for weeks

 

[Len the dog]

Extremely risky thing to do. You have a facial nerve that runs around the jaw and can pass very close to the roots, damage that nerve and you'll look like you've had a stroke for the rest of your life. My dentist (back in the day when I had one) suggested that I get a wisdom tooth removed before it became a problem, when he took an x-ray he could see that the nerve passed right next to the tooth. Result was that he wouldn't do the extraction an told me that it would require dental surgery in hospital.

 

[zambezi]

Extremely risky thing to do. You have a facial nerve that runs around the jaw and can pass very close to the roots, damage that nerve and you'll look like you've had a stroke for the rest of your life. My dentist (back in the day when I had one) suggested that I get a wisdom tooth removed before it became a problem, when he took an x-ray he could see that the nerve passed right next to the tooth. Result was that he wouldn't do the extraction an told me that it would require dental surgery in hospital.

Very similar experience: impacted wisdoms, dentist refers me to a surgeon. Surgeon looks at pics and says I will need to sign form that absolves him of the consequence of damage to that nerve. "what are the percentages i asked?". "Roughly 50-50" came the reply.

So I still have my wisdoms. My teeth are a bit bunched, but all good 30 years on.

 

[Namman]

Extremely risky thing to do. You have a facial nerve that runs around the jaw and can pass very close to the roots, damage that nerve and you'll look like you've had a stroke for the rest of your life. My dentist (back in the day when I had one) suggested that I get a wisdom tooth removed before it became a problem, when he took an x-ray he could see that the nerve passed right next to the tooth. Result was that he wouldn't do the extraction an told me that it would require dental surgery in hospital.

I think that you are referring to the trigeminal nerve not the facial nerve !!!!
The trigeminal nerve is mainly sensory but does supply the muscles of mastication.
The facial nerve which runs in front of the ear controls the muscles which control facial expression.

 

[shakey jake]

Bit of man up, grit teeth… instant relief well worth the momentary pain.

The way your going that will be grit tooth!!

 

[Klenchblaize]

The facial nerve which runs in front of the ear controls the muscles which control facial expression.

We might add "keyboard finger nerve" given some of the twisted posts that appear on this forum!

K

 

[finnbear270]

I attribute my lack of dentition to the frantic attentions of the NHS dentist who thought he was Red F*****’n Adair …..

 

[GWP]

I remember my granddad removing my uncles tooth involving string a highback chair and the livingroom door first slam job done just as he was asking are you ready

 

[Klenchblaize]

Shares in Dremel have gone through the roof since NHS dentistry went the way of an HS2 root route canal.

K

 

[HonestJohn]

We used to tie string around teeth bedding our, other end to a doorknob, then slam the door, job done

 

[User00056]

For next time?

 

[Crowstalker]

I think I would just suck it up and pay the money, some things you just gotta call in the professionals.

 

[finnbear270]

I think I would just suck it up and pay the money, some things you just gotta call in the professionals.

And where & when though?

 

[Feugh]

I think that you are referring to the trigeminal nerve not the facial nerve !!!!
The trigeminal nerve is mainly sensory but does supply the muscles of mastication.
The facial nerve which runs in front of the ear controls the muscles which control facial expression.

I had an impacted wisdom taken out a couple of years ago along with a cyst which had grown around it and was gradually eating away the jaw bone. I was down to one third jaw bone so it had to be done. Potential risks were: loss of additional teeth, jaw bone breakage, loss of sensation in the tongue, loss of sensation in the lips. Waking up from the anaesthetic and realising that the operation had gone well was a good moment! I do have a slight loss of sensation in part of my lip but consider myself fortunate.
As has been said, don’t mess with lower wisdom teeth yourself.