My Advice

My advice to you is plain and simple.

DO NOT get your wisdom teeth removed unless they are causing repeated problems, pain, and frustration. And if you must, only get the teeth removed that are causing problems. And if you have risks for postoperative infections, new evidence suggets a single dose of antibiotics before surgery is probably more effective than taking several days of antibiotics after the surgery is completed

Wisdom teeth removal has no scientific benefit, therefore do not for a second risk the quality of life you currently live and are blessed with. If you have not yet read the controversy surrounding the removal of wisdom teeth please do.

Further, if you think that after having read my story, that I am unique, and it can't happen to you, you are mistaken. I have recieved multiple emails of people with headaches for a longer than expected duration after having their wisdom teeth removed.

This advice is also based upon the fact that I have suffered nearly 24/7 and my quality of life has been substantially reduced since my wisdom teeth were removed.

Seeing doctor after doctor, having medical bills pill higher and higher, and dealing with insurance compaines is no fun when your head is pounding 24/7.

People should not have to deal with the agonizing pain I have dealt with on a daily basis since my wisdom teeth were removed.

Whenever I go to bed at night, I can feel my head pounding and its hard to think about anything else. Whenever I wake up in the morning the first thing I think and feel is "my head is pounding." Whenever I do anything it's awfully hard to think or feel anything else.

Again DO NOT get your wisdom teeth removed unless they are causing repeated problems, pain, and frustration. If you must get your wisdom teeth removed, do not get all 4 removed unless there is good reason to. Only have the wisdom teeth removed that are causing problems.

If you must get your wisdom teeth removed ask the oral surgeon why it is necessary and, if you are not satisfied with the answer, get a second opinion. If the surgery is necessary, consider having it done in the hospital and under no circumstances should you have the oral surgeon administer the anesthesia.