I am a 23 year old male, I have had to remove three wisdom teeth so far with the last one done like 3 days ago, Here's the link to the X ray OPG of my teeth, ImageShack - Hosting :: dsc00339vg2.jpg
the one removed is the lower left jaw tooth which is on the right side of the image, and as you can see from the OPG there's another one on the right lower jaw which is under the skin or the gum still but its fully developed, my dentist wants me to have it removed too, I would like your opinion on the same.
Also while the last tooth was being removed there was obviously too much pain despite the anesthesia and I wonder if it was worth the pain, but what concerns me most is that the doctor was stretching my lips so much that I am worried he may have stretched them out of shape forever, is that possible or will they get back in shape?
Right now I have swelling and am taking painkillers,
Waiting for your advice
- red.

KeepItSimpleStupid

There a two things that will help with mouth pain: Neutrament (meal in a can) and ice.

Refrain from drinking coffee,using a straw and eating chocolate.

progunr

Yeah dude, you gotta get that thing out of there!!!

Can't you see how impacted it is?

Look where the roots are, that means your wisdom tooth is pushing against all of your other teeth, and will eventually move them all out of place, causing a tremendous amount of trouble for you.

Yes, they hurt, but getting it done now, is your BEST option.

plonak

uhh i really don't think your lips can be stretched forever, lol, that's a bizarre question..

but yea DON'T drink through a straw because the suction will rip and tuck at your stitches.. it hurts like a mother f'er.

Get the wisdom teeth out though, if you don't do it now, it will mess up all your other teeth and you'll be in even more pain down the road..

suffer the small pain now, rather than waiting and suffering tremendous pain in the future

flossie

This last wisdom tooth appears to be sitting close to the trigeminal nerve. You may want to consider having an oral surgeon take a look at it to be sure that there won't be any nerve damage when it is removed.
Why didn't you have all your wisdom teeth removed at once? You would have only had to go through the post-op discomfort once.
As for your question about your lips...I don't think you have anything to worry about.

red463

@ flossie,

By "that last wisdom tooth", do you mean the one near where R is marked??
coz thats the only one yet to be removed.

AND a BIG thanks to all who have taken time out to answer!!!

flossie

Yes, I am talking about your lower Right wisdom tooth.

red463

hey thanx flossy!
I didnt have them removed all at once coz, they showed up after different intervals, like the top right came in like 2 years ago, then like 6months after that I had the top left now these two were here, I didnt even know about this last one until I took the X ray and found this hidden in the gum, fully developed, so the doc said he wanted to go one by one, but I dont think I have the patience, courage or tolerance to get this last one coz
a) its under the skin
b) its not causing any trouble.

whattaya think??

progunr

Look at your x-ray.

Do you see that the tooth is growing side ways?

It is not pointed up, like your teeth are supposed to be.

It is PUSHING against your other teeth, moving all of them out of place.

IF you don't get it done now, it is going to be far worse later on, and will have messed up all your other teeth as well.

Do you plan to ask again, what we think?

flossie

progunr,
The tooth red is talking about is not the one you are. Red is talking about the one you see on your left (where the "R" is). It is not horizontally impacted.

red463,
You could leave that tooth but it would be a good idea to have it xrayed every 3-5 yrs to be sure this is not a cyst forming around it. Run it by your dentist. Remember, it IS your tooth you can choose to do what you want with it. There is no problem leaving it until it causes a problem but remember you heal fast when you are younger and it's always easier to have a tooth removed without infection around it.