wisdom tooth...

A lot of people don't even need to get their wisdom teeth pulled. Unless it's impacted , there's no real reason to remove them. You'll have a say unless it's very serious. My teeth did the same thing a year ago, and I went to the dentist and lo and behold I had to get them out. Also, I'm not sure if you can get them out when you're pregnant because of the stuff they use to put you out. The operation may be dangerous at this stage. Otherwise, if you're able to, I would suggest getting them out BEFORE you give birth. The operation really takes it out of you, and I was feeling down for 4/5 days afterwards. You definitely don't want to try raising a newborn (and if they do need to be removed, then they'll want to do it soon as possible) while in that condition.

From what I've heard, you might as well just wait til after your pregnancy to do anything. For them to determine whether they needs out or not is by an xray, which I'm sure you know is a no no during pregnancy. and if they say you do need them out, you can't have any type of the medication the use to put you under while being pregnant.

I'd suggest orajel (ask doc first though) or even a teething ring. Sounds odd, but they actually work if it's 'itchy'. Basically anything you'd give to a teething baby. I think mine are coming in (or at least some type of molar) and I sit there and chew on a washcloth when it gets bad.

I would think you would have to wait until after because I couldn't get a cavity filled while I was pregnant. It was a crappy experience, I had two cavities and they didn't want to fill either of them but one was super bad so they had to do it. They didn't even give me a full dose of novacaine or xray the tooth the way they're supposed to. It was a miserable experience because I still had some sensation. For the other cavity they told me to go to the drug store and buy a temporary filling because they didn't want to risk doing it.

You may not even have to have it pulled. Every year for around a month or two my wisdom teeth seem to come up a bit more. It hurts then it stops but the dentist said that mine don't need to be pulled.

thats intresting, most people i know have said once they come up they should be pulled cuz its really painful to keep them. my plan was to wait and see what a dentist says, and i would rather get it out if it needs to be out after the pregnancy, because it would be a lot worse if i had it done during my pregnancy.
The teething ring sounds like a good idea, i'll try it if it gets worse.
thanks for helping guys

It all depends if you have enough room or not. They usually come in at an angle to push your teeth forward, hence the pain. But if there's room, they don't bother with it. I know my sister still has hers because she had enough room, so the dentist didn't bother with it.

It isnt painful to keep them if you have the room for them. it also isnt necessary to pull them out unless its rotted.

hopefully if this is a wisdom tooth coming in, i wont have to get it pulled...
its still painful, when i eat it hurts a little more, im going to the dentist soon though to find out what it is...i hate the dentist

yeah they hurt coming in, once they're in they don't necessarily have to hurt. if there's enough room it's fine. Mine only hurt while they're coming up. Once they stop then I'm fine. You have to remember this tooth is literally ripping its way up through virgin gum. A little dramatic but there it is.

now i know what a baby feels like.
i mean when your an infant you just cry but cant picture the pain.

i have all of my wisdom teeth. they are fully grown in and never caused me any problems other than the initial pain of them coming in when i was 16-18. the dentist said i "had" to have them out but i just didn't go back to see him. i think he was more interested in my dental coverage to be honest.

it definitely depends on your mouth. My friend had perfect teeth before his came in... and now that he didn't have them taken out, they are crooked and you can tell they are crowded. I love my teeth, so if dentist says they need out, they are coming out one way or another!