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Wisdom Teeth
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Permalink Reply by Brenda Sue on
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I think it is common. They don't want them to get in the fleet or sandbox and have a toothache!! Real trouble then!!
A cold?? that is real common also, I hear!
Cried after hanging up?? REAL common also!
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Permalink Reply by yozoo on
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Thank you for your comments. It made me feel better!! It was just hard to hear that he was in pain with his teeth. And yes I cried like a baby when we hung up, I think it was that I was so happy to hear his voice, and miss him so much, this is much harder than I thought.
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Except babies cry for NO REASON and you have a REASON to be crying!!
Pride and missing him!!
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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The Navy dentists at RTC pull a lot of wisdom teeth, they are very good at it. Most recruits get over it quickly, so I"d advise just have it done in boot camp. The price is right, free. Sure, it hurts some, but there are soooo many distractions, they forget the pain pretty quickly.
No one gets to keep their wisdom teeth as far as I know.
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Not even to put under their pillow for the Tooth Fairy?? What a shame!
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My son didn't have his wisdom teeth pulled at Bootcamp. he was checked out and sent on his way. That was nearly 2 years ago now though. He's on a ship now, and all 4 wisdom teeth are there with him!
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That is surprising, but cool. Guess I'm wrong! Or things change, we know how that goes with the Navy!
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I'm sure it's more the norm still than not Anti M. My son graduated in summer of '08 with his wisdom teeth still intact. Still has them in fact. They just keep an eye on them apparently. (btw: he was also one of the few in his Div to not get really sick either! Good clean living and disciplined devotion to a healthy diet prior to BC paid off I guess. LOL)
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My son also still has his wisdom teeth his PIR is next Friday, They checked him and send him on his way also, He asked the dentist to remove his permanent retainer from When he had braces, and he told him to come back after bc and he'd take it out,
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Permalink Reply by Sweet*Southern*Lady on
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Its pretty commons because if they get put on a ship for a long time they just don't want to have a wisdom teeth problem. Both my bro's had their's pulled in boot camp very common for the military.
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Permalink Reply by ronspatricia on
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Yup yup my bf went from Cali to Chicago mid-december and had to deal with the cold and he got his wisdom teeth removed, as far as I can remember he had other dental work done as well. I think that compounded with all the other boot camp stuff it fazes them a lot less than it would you or me! At least that's the impression I got.....hope you hear from your son again soon :D
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