Remember in the previous article, I mentioned that the upper left wisdom tooth was the first one to bother me, but because the upper right one was hurting too much, I had the upper right and lower right ones extracted first. However, these past few days, the upper left one has also started acting up. It hurts a lot when it's touched in the wrong way...
Pre-extraction#
Taking advantage of the Saturday break, I went to the clinic at 8:30 in the morning. When I arrived, it was not yet 9 o'clock because two doctors were still receiving patients. I waited for a while, and then a female doctor attended to me this time. The male doctor from last time was still attending to other patients. The tooth extraction process was similar to last time. First, a simple examination, then touching the teeth in various positions to see where the pain was coming from. Then, an X-ray was taken to determine if extraction was possible. After confirming that it was possible, the price was quoted. The cost this time was 235 yuan.
Tooth extraction#
The bed frame was adjusted to an angle of nearly 90 degrees, and my head turned towards the doctor. I opened my mouth and breathed through my nose, relaxed. The doctor then administered anesthesia with a needle. After a while, the doctor would ask if the anesthesia had taken effect. Once it had, the tools were used to begin prying. Prying from the inside and outside until I heard a sound of bone breaking, the tooth was almost out. Then the doctor would ask me not to move, and would use a different clamp to remove the tooth. After that, I was told not to move and a cotton pad for stopping bleeding was placed in my mouth. Then I was told to bite down. Once I bit down, the tooth extraction process was over. I looked at the tooth and realized that half of it was rotten. It was quite scary.
Then I went out with the doctor to pay the fee. After paying, I originally wanted to take the tooth with me since I didn't take any photos of the previous extraction. However, the diligent nurse had already thrown away the tooth...
So, there are still no images in this article.
Going home#
I could spit out the cotton pad after biting down for 30 minutes. The time shouldn't be too long or too short. Then I just waited for recovery. This time it felt more painful than last time, probably because more anesthesia was used last time.
September 4th, additional update#
After dinner at 19:00 in the evening, I realized why it was so painful after this tooth extraction. I didn't spit out all the cotton pad and kept it in my mouth the whole day...
Then I used the other end of the dental floss to hook out the cotton pad. Luckily, there was no bleeding...
Then I searched on Baidu to see what happens if you forget to spit out the cotton pad. Bacterial infection, dry socket... I think I'll go directly to the clinic tomorrow morning and let the dentist take a look at me...
September 5th, additional update#
This morning, after breakfast, I went to the clinic. The doctor took a look and said everything was fine. I felt relieved.