I'm scheduled to get my wisdom teeth out at 11am this Thursday and needless to say, I'm pretty nervous about it. I'm perfectly healthy, but I've never had surgery of any kind before, and certainly not anesthesia.

All four of them are coming out. They're not causing any problems or pain currently, but are unable to fully come in which could lead to infection under the gum tissue that would grow over them. I've decided that I'd rather just be out for the procedure and get them all out, as opposed to having to come back multiple times. Luckily, the roots haven't grown down to my nerve yet, so nerve damage isn't a concern.

The main thing I'm concerned about is that when I met with the surgeon (who looks a lot like Gene Wilder)
he said that because he would have to cut the gums to get the bottom ones out, the muscle that allows me to open/close my jaw would be partially cut and would take awhile to heal. This freaked me out. All but one of the sockets is being stitched up, so I'm not too worried about just feeling uneasy about gaping holes in my mouth.

I've been told the younger you are when you have this procedure done, the quicker the recovery time. The teeth of a younger person are not fully developed so it easier to take them out. I hope that's true because I've got a Chemistry exam on Tuesday that I can't miss. Anyway, wish me luck.