Wisdom tooth extraction

i'm home!!! sorry ah.. din post the last time i book out as i was quite lazy.. haha.. =P

anyway, i got 5 days Att C from today till 7th jan cos of my wisdom tooth extraction. this wisdom tooth has been causing me some problems since last yr when it grew out.. i thought once it grew out it will be fine. since its always painful when the tooth comes out initially. but things are not always the case la. the gum area started swelling very badly and it became quite painful to chew and bite. so no choice. i had to go see the dental officer abt it.

1st time i went he was on leave. @#%@!#$@%! so no choice, had to make an appointment on the 2nd jan to see him. after seeing him on 2nd jan, he confirmed that it was indeed the wisdom tooth that was causing me problems and that i had to get it removed or else it would repeatedly cause me problems whenever some food bits get stuck inside the gum area.

after seeking approval from my PC, i went back to the dental center to make and appointment and to take a x-ray of the area. the we had BCCT and then the 4 Km route march with FBO. that was tough man. i think my fieldpack din adjust properly. after i wore it, my right arm slowly became numb. very pain lor. with the rifle slung on the neck and the fieldpack on the back weighing down. almost wanted to give up. but the thought of doing the route march on a sunday with only a few people made me soldier on. endure endure endure. come back the feet all the blisters. haha. next time must wear 2 socks.

so anyway i went for my appointment at 9.40am after some weights training and extra physical exercise. sitting at the dental center, i nearly fell asleep cos i was quite tired from the training le. one of the medics gave me a leaflet to read abt the precedure and wah lao eh, i got a shock. something abt drilling into the jaw bone and splitting the tooth. gave me the chills man. had to sign a indemnity form b4 i could begin the op.

so the DO (dental officer) met me and started explaining the whole procedure to me and telling me the risks as well. i asked a few questions and then we got started. i had 3 jabs of anaesthesia into the jaw area as well as the gum and tooth nerve itself. the left lower part of my jaw including half my lip went numb in a few mins. the DO then poked around to see if i could feel anything. no feeling leh. if he were to cut my whole jaw out i wouldn't feel anything la.

then he and the assistant donned the surgical garb that you see docs wearing in the TV shows. green in colour one. they covered me in green cloth and left only the jaw area exposed. even covered my eyes. haha. come to think of it its very cool. procedure was quite fast. think he cut open a flap of the gum and then pressed twice on the tooth and it came out. the stitches part took longer.. could feel the thread being pulled around in my mouth la. damn scary feeling i tell you.

after the op was done, they remove everything and he showed me the tooth. wah kao! the whole tooth is white and the height is abt 3.5 cm la. width was abt 1.5 cm. it was bloody and all. somemore ask me wanna keep anot. siao.

so i rested for a while while he wrote the prescription list and my mc. gave me some painkillers and antibiotics and 5 days of mc at home. the DO was very calm and patient. not bad la. go to tekong dental centre to remove your wisdom tooth if you want. haha.

the numbness around my jaw lasted abt 4 hrs after the minor surgery. couldn't eat solid food for dinner as it hurts when i open my mouth to chew and the pain is not worth it la. in the end i drank a few cups of milk.