Wisdom teeth extraction

hi -

number one I wouldn't get all 3 extracted at once, but that is just me. i had one extracted this past year and that was enough of a hassle. I would do one and then 2 more together at most - but many many individuals would rather get it all over with at once. your decision in the end!

as far as your questions -

depending on what your lyme symptoms are at the moment. Whenever I had dental work done while I was sick with lyme, it always worsened my symptoms. This is mainly bc lyme affected my nerves big time, and the teeth are connected to your nerves in some way. But in the end, I would think that no matter what your lyme symptoms are they will probably worsen a bit, so just bear this in mind. But this is not a reason enough not to get them extracted, especially if your wisdom teeth are giving you trouble at the moment. Are they impacting the other teeth? Whats the reason you are getting them pulled?

as far as painkillers, tylenol is fine, sometimes the dentist will write for tylenol with codeine which is stronger. Motrin is safe depending on each individual, bc it can thin the blood a bit, so you have to be careful that the clot does not dislodge - your dentist will advise you on all of this, so no worries.

a potential infection would not be dangerous, but you would need antibiotics for that if it occurs - so if you need antibiotics, you may attack the lyme this way and herx more.

i had candida issues after i treated too. still dealing with it, although it is not holding me back at all with my daily activities.

good luck!! i am sure others will chime in!!

Yeah....It would be ideal if you could be treated by a Holistic DDS for this, because the dentist needs to take every precaution to at least minimize any potential that you will dislodge the blood clot and end up with a dry socket and in time a cavitation issue where bone in your jaw has gotten necrotic. Blood, open wounds, are an open invitation for spirochetes to set up camp and worsen your symptoms.

That being said, there are separate kinds of spirochetes, but 'Lymies' often get relapses after dental work.

Here's a good link:

www.mylymesymphony.com/2013/01/oral-spirochetosis-lyme-and-other.html

ASPECTS OF ADHERENCE OF ORAL SPIROCHETES
cro.sagepub.com/content/7/1/4.full.pdf

Post Edited (julymorning) : 1/4/2017 5:02:22 PM (GMT-7)

It will certainly be stressful for your body. Detox as much as you can and try to have a plenty of rest these days.

magoo2 said...
I assume that they are infected-clearing the infection in your wisdom teeth may be the key to regaining your health. I would see a biological dds to get this done. A biological dds with use a specifc kind of medication that wont stop blood flow for hours-killing the space-A biological dds will clean out the ligament
between the bone and tooth-again to help the bone heal. If it doesn't heal you will create a cavitation of bacteria.
Meds-If you take vit c you should skip it the night before and morning of procedure-it can counter act the pain meds during the procedure. Trust me on this!
You should need much for painkiller-maybe just the day and night of the procedure and aspirin the next day.
If the teeth are being pulled because they are infected make sure the dds gets all of the infection out-You may feel like you have the flu for a day or two but that should pass. I would suggest that you get a vit C IV after and maybe the next day.
It really shouldnt to bad-I went back to work after-as long as the dds takes his/her time.

Seriously cleaning an infection out of jaw may be the best thing ever for your health-good luck

That's what I meant. "Biological". I said Holistic.

Unfortunately a holistic dentist is out of the question for financial reasons. I'm actually having the procedure done at a dental school to save money.

Just do what they tell you to do. When they say to ice your jaw the first 24 hours, please do it. No rinsing or spitting for the first 24 hours. Do not "search" the extraction site with your tongue. And if you have a recliner you might want to sleep in it the first night - this helps with inflammation to keep your head and shoulders above your heart. And no drinking from straws for about 3 days.

You'll do fine. Again, just do what they say.

I had two bottom wisdom teeth removed (separately) (pre-lyme)

One was impacted and I was in the chair for quite awhile...but all in all the pain wasn't too bad. I went back to work right after...and didn't use ice...and it healed fine.

I wasn't even told to use ice... I guess the dentist forgot to tell me that....

Don't worry, there are pain killers to take if you do end up needing them.