Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5683044-20160819205729

Hello. This is Driller from the administration team.

Well, Dr. Kolodychak (pronounced kaleido-check) just wrecked my mouth. RIP me.

What is this process exactly?
This process is called Wisdom Tooth Extraction, which is done between the ages of 16 and 22 years of age. During a dental examination earlier this year, dentists noticed an issue with my wisdom teeth, and I had surgery a few hours ago to prevent this problem from occurring in the future.

Why do I have to have this?
Your wisdom teeth are the last teeth to develop inside your mouth, and are located at the back of your mouth. If they align properly, they do not need to be removed. However, if there isn't enough space for them to come through, they can get impacted, and may not come in properly. Impacted wisdom teeth can grow sideways, or worse, cause your teeth to become crooked.

What happens before and during removal?
You will usually have to have an x-ray before you have a wisdom tooth removed. If your wisdom teeth are severely impacted, you will have to have anesthesia, where they'll give you an IV that feels like a hot nail being driven into my arm or hand, and you'll be asleep the whole operation.

During removal, the surgeon may have to make a small cut in your gum to get to the tooth. The tooth is then taken out. It will usually be cut into a few pieces to make things easier. The surgeon will also use dissolvable stitches to reduce bleeding.

Final thoughts
This is the end of my blog post. This is me signing off. 