When my sister-in-law told us about the Oral Irrigator I couldn’t wait to buy one myself, in fact we bought one on the same day I heard about it but we tried it the next day as soon as the battery was charged. 

Rami went first and I laughed so hard looking at him spitting and drooling all over the sink! I bet I looked as bad! I don’t care this is the perfect teeth cleaning device especially as I’ve always felt that my teeth were not clean enough even after I brushed them and flossed. 

But this device leaves my teeth feeling slick and smooth as though I’ve just come back from the Dentist. I love it!

My baby’s upper side incisors (right first or is it left) are growing out, I checked them out myself yesterday, no wonder why we’re not getting any sleep lately and I’ve been getting a lot of biting too.

After work Rami picked me up, we ate at Pasta Mania and then we went to the dentist at 3pm. I got my right upper wisdom tooth pulled out just an hour ago. It took the doctor only 10 minutes this time and that’s it, I was done. I felt nothing at all even though he had to open up the gums! So I still have to go back get the stitches removed next week but I’m getting more tempted to do the other two. I’m on antibiotics now and one sort of painkiller. I’m feeling great so far and I’m expecting a lot of swelling by tomorrow but that’s okay because for now I’m going to have some jello.

P.s. I’m going to post a picture later on.

My wisdom tooth taken from two different angles, it’s so tiny.

P.s.s. I just remembered that I noticed food accumulating in a little opening in the gum where my first wisdom tooth was pulled out and that was after the stitches were removed. I asked my doctor about it, he said it was normal and it would gradually heal up. Btw, my top gums are not swollen at all and I’m not even taking any painkillers now.

I had lunch with my husband before my appointment with the dentist (which is a wise move) to have presumably two of my wisdom teeth pulled out, though I ended up having only one removed because I changed my mind the last minute. I won’t be eating anything but jello until tomorrow. I can’t speak very well now. So far no pain just lots of bleeding!

I was so scared and as soon as I got in the room I was trembling badly. After the doctor had injected a local analgesic with a very fine and long needle into my lower right gums, scary, then all of a sudden he leaves me alone with the nurse just for a while so that the analgesic can take effect. My heart started pounding faster and faster. It’s just like waiting for my death penalty! I was shooting so many questions to the nurse and it’s good she was still so patient with me until my doctor came back 10 minutes later.

I was relieved to see him come back. At that time I wanted to leave but I didn’t want to act like a baby in front of everyone and I wanted to get this over with. When the doctor started with the procedure, at first everything went on very smoothly until the constant pulling and pulling from every possible angle. I shut my eyes tightly and tried to think of my baby only but still nothing seemed to work. I started sweating so much. I thought I can’t go through this twice even if it’s painless. It’s just so annoying having someone pull on something and it won’t come out. But I had to relax a bit because the doctor felt how tense I was becoming, which didn’t help at all.

It took 30 minutes to get one removed and when the doctor was about to start with the stitches I felt a bit of pain maybe because the analgesic was wearing off or something so he had to inject another needle. I was prescribed with loads of medication: two different antibiotics, one anti-inflammatory, and some painkillers. I have to change the gauze dressing every two hours. I shouldn’t rinse my mouth with salt and water until tomorrow. I need to use an ice-pack every half an hour at least just for today. Mom and my husband are being very supportive too because I need to rest for now. Lots and lots of intructions!

The instruments in the picture below reminds me so much of Freddy Krueger.

Here’s another snap shot of the clinic I went to.

P.s. I’d like to add that my doctor is really really good.

I’m getting two of my wisdom teeth pulled out today and the other two around a week or so later because I don’t want to end up with my front teeth overlapping, but I don’t want to have a goofy gap either. I’m worried that this might happen if my wisdom teeth were removed. I’ve asked my older sister who had all four removed and she said it wasn’t true. Therefore, I’m going for it.

It’s a bit scary but I’ve been through a c-section so it can’t be any worse. I’ve prepared some jello this morning because I’ve been told it’s the only thing I can eat after the extraction. My dad dropped me off at work today so that I can go to the dentist with my husband after work. A smelly thing happened as I got in the bus, this time there was this guy seated on my right side who stinked like raw chicken. It made my day!