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Wisdom Teeth
My son isn't leaving for BC until June, but he was told they would probably pull his wisdom teeth if he didn't have them out by then. He is 20, and one wisdom tooth is partially in but they have never caused any problems. It seems to me that we should schedule this with our own oral surgeon because I can't imagine having wisdom teeth removed at boot camp. Does anyone else have experience with this?
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Permalink Reply by Trecia on
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My son was in boot camp last fall and they only pulled one of his wisdom teeth. They thought the others looked ok...or maybe they weren't coming in yet. He had a dentist appointment just before he left home and the dentist said he would just let Uncle Sam take care of the wisdom teeth! He had no trouble having it pulled at boot camp and got a day off to rest.
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My daughter just left today for basic and she still has all her wisdom teeth - don't know if they will pull them or not.
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My son had them out before he left but he knew he needed them out. For him he was in more pain than he thought he would have had since his were impacted.
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My son is down on the couch recovering from his wisdom tooth removal right now :) We actually had to reschedule his surgery last week because he decided he wanted to get sworn in that day instead!
We were told they would pull them (although maybe not all of them) at BC. However we felt it could set him back while there. So, he opted to have them pulled here... and he is really happy with that choice now that he is feeling the pain ;) He actually got paid to have them done through one of those research programs. $400!! Bonus!
He leaves for BC in May.
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Permalink Reply by bluiis on
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My son had his pulled at BC. He ended up SIQ (sick in quarters) for a day or two and then LLD (limited, light duty) for another few days which for him were over the weekend and don't count as training days so he didn't miss much. He did just fine both with having his teeth out and with BC. For my son he was more bothered by the stitches as they healed than he was by the extraction. Wisdom teeth are usually pulled early so the recruits don't miss much training.
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Permalink Reply by My2kidz on
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Also not all SRs have their teeth pulled. My son graduated in December and he has all 4 of his wisdom teeth and the dentist said they were fine. Quite a few guys in his division had them pulled and none of them were set back so I wouldn't do anything drastic unless you are sure they will need to come out.
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Permalink Reply by Sabrina on
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Good to know. My niece is leaving for BC February 17th and need all four of her's pulled. She put it off so long that she has no choice but to have it done during this time. I sure hope it goes well. :-D
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Permalink Reply by amy1975 on
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I was wondering the same thing ...my son still has all his ..they are impacted but he insists on waiting
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Permalink Reply by cindycl on
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Impacted doesn't sound good.....everyone says wait and let Navy take care of it (pay for it)....good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Simomma53 on
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Wait, you mean to tell me that even if the SR doesn't have ANY problem with their wisdom teeth, that the boot camp dentist removes them anyway??? Before eruption, without being impacted? Or even if they have erupted without a problem? Our private dentist says that they're OK.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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If the dentist at the RTC determines that there is no problem and there will not be a potential problem, then they will not be removed. My Sailor still has all of his and he has been in over 6 years. I put more on your My Page.
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The Navy only does dental work that is needed. The dentists at the RTC consider if there may be a problem in the future and remove one, two, three, or all four of the wisdom teeth if needed. If there is a question, they may indicate that the teeth are to be checked at "A" School and removed then if needed. They also may put off removal of wisdom teeth until later if there is dental work that needs to be taken care of first. Some may not need any wisdom teeth removed; my Sailor still has his wisdom teeth over 6 years later. If it is determined that the recruit does need to have one or more wisdom teeth removed, this is scheduled at a time that will be the least disruptive to training and often several in the division have it done on the same day so they are recovering together. The recruits have 2 days SIQ and have someone who checks to see that the recruits are taking their pain meds and drinking plenty of water as directed. They then have at least one day of LLD and must be checked before returning to full training. We often hear that recruits have the wisdom teeth removed on Thursday or Friday, so they have the weekend to recover when no new training takes place. This is similar to the recovery time given in the civilian world. They are well taken care of and there have been recruits who were happy to have the time to rest and others who didn't have to have the teeth removed who wished that they had once they saw how their shipmates were treated while they had to clean the head or do other jobs in the compartment and continue with PT.
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