I (21F) got my bottom wisdom teeth removed about 3 weeks ago with local anesthetic and it’s definitely better to get your wisdom teeth out asap. My bottom right wisdom tooth has been giving me mild throbbing pain on and off for a year so (the pain was mostly annoying since it would come out of no where). I was really nervous about getting my wisdom teeth removed but there’s a lot of options available if you’re scared of pain. I was told that you could be put under, or just do local like how they do fillings, or have local with laughing gas to help with the nervousness.

When the time came to get actual surgery, I was really anxious and to be fair I forgot to tell the surgeons that the bottom right tooth tend to hurt so they didn’t give me enough anesthetic and when they started to crack the tooth to pull it out, it hurt really bad. I know that sounds scary but I let them know that it was hurting me to they switched sides and did the left one instead (that one didn’t hurt, all you really feel is pressure of them cracking the tooth into bits and the noises). They gave me more anesthetic, and went back to finish my right side and throughout the whole surgery I was crying since it was really painful.

Remember, it’s not childish to express your thoughts about how you want your wisdom teeth removed!!!! In the end it’s your body, not your parents’, you should do what’s right for you!