I am having my top two wisdom teeth out on wednesday without general or "twilight" anesthesia. What should I expect? [more inside]
posted by arveale on Jul 20, 2011 - 26 answers

WisdomTeethFilter: I had my bottom two out yesterday afternoon. After changing the gauze the first time, I noticed I had little stringy, thin tissues hanging from each hole. I called my surgeon, who said losing these initial clots was normal and not dry socket. Problem is, they haven't dissolved or broken off like I hoped. I'm worried they'll end up pulling up my real clots out. So, should I cut them? Pull them? Leave 'em be? [more inside]
posted by miniminimarket on Jan 11, 2009 - 11 answers

Satisfy my curiosity: why are my (extracted) wisdom teeth multi-colored? [more inside]
posted by puffin on Mar 24, 2008 - 3 answers

I need to get my wisdom teeth out this year. Can you recommend me a good dentist/oral surgeon/whatever somewhere in Western New York? [more inside]
posted by Verdandi on Jan 4, 2008 - 2 answers