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« on: September 20, 2013, 06:47:57 PM »
Like Ptyra, I had my wisdom teeth pulled before my senior year. The worst thing that can happen is a dry socket, which is when either the wound where the teeth were gets infected somehow or you get debris such as food stuck in the wound.
That happened to me, and I couldn't even stand to eat foods such as applesauce, cottage cheese and so on. I had an ice pack on my right cheek more than I was on the computer. My mom had to get antibiotics, I think, and it took a couple days to stop the swelling and pain. (My parents said my right cheek make me look like a chipmunk.)
Also, if your dentist/doctor/parents didn't mention it, you can't eat anything past midnight, if I remember right, the day before you go to get the wisdom teeth removed, or you'll vomit because of whatever they use to knock you out for the surgery.
(Sorry about any inaccuracies with what I said. It was early June when I had my teeth removed, so somethings may have slipped my mind since then.)