Declan Murphy wrote:

> Rindler Sigurd wrote:
>
> > But it is unreasonable to extract four wisdom teeth at once. Infection is
> > one reason, and there are often complications with horizontally grown teeth
> > of this kind. I had once just one removed, and it turned out to be a major
> > operation because of the forementioned reasons.
>
> Not sure if it was unreasonable, but I had all four wisdom teeth removed

I didn't have four wisdom teeth, only second molars in my upper jaw, but to make
room, a dental surgeon took out my two lower wisdom teeth (which had not even
yet erupted), and my upper second molars, anyway. Under local anesthetic. He had
to cut open my lower gums, and go in after the wisdom teeth with basically a
hammer and chisel to split them so he could remove them from the jawbone. My
head was rocking back in the chair while he was hitting me.

Then I went back to school.

> at once. An overnight stay in a hospital with the four removed under a
> general anaesthetic. The stitches came out about 10 days or so later.
> Due to pain I couldn't eat many different foods, so for about a
> fortnight friends and family preferred to stay "up wind".

Then there was the time I had my jaw wired shut for six weeks after surgery on
both jaws. It smelled like something died, and my mouth was bleeding for a week.
It was also fun when he pulled out the looped wires rooting my upper jaws into
my cheeks. I was attending university that entire time, as well.