Bizarre...

[graculus]

I have a wisdom tooth coming through.

Way back when, I was under the impression my dentist had removed the wisdom tooth on that side (upper right, in case anyone's desperate to know... *g*). I remember the occasion distinctly since he was practically sitting on me as he pulled the damn thing out, only for it to shatter as he did so.

So, he told me that, since he'd not been able to remove it completely, I'd be getting little fragments coming out through the gum. Which is what I thought was happening, except that now (this must be 5 years ago at least) it's through enough to be recognisable as a tooth.

Very strange.

Comments

[cara-chapel.livejournal.com]

Ugh, that's not either fun or good. I had a shard of a pulled wisdom tooth come through my gums once; took it an aeon and it hurt like fuck. For the whole tooth to be coming in is bizarre, though here in the much-inbred southern USA, it's not unheard of for people to cut two or three sets of permanent teeth....

Are you positive it's the whole tooth? Couldn't it be a large shard? Sounds like X-ray time.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

It's definitely a tooth - it's exactly the same shape as the wisdom tooth on the other side and I can feel the entire surface of it.

It doesn't hurt, other than where it's rubbing against the inside of my mouth, since it's now completely through the gum. So I suppose I should be thankful for small mercies...