Has anyone ever had the following problem.... My 4th wisdom tooth is coming in and when the last 3 came in, I always got a nasty throat infection with their onset. I get clogged sinuses and runny nose. The whole 9 yards. Just curious. I still have my other wisdom's intact.

Yeah, it was hell. They had to cut in to my jaw to get my last one out. It was very hard to sing because I couldn't open my mouth wide. I had a throat infection as well. No bueno.

Dam they cut into your jaw. Ugh.
I want to practice, but just don't have the energy. I probably should practice under these circumstances to figure how I would work around my vocals cords! In case of gigs and that sort of thing.

Jaime or Brandon could probably give you some good advice. I would suggest doing lip bubbles and humming until you are healed.

I actually thought I had nodes at the time my wisdom teeth were coming in because they gave me so many sore throats. I couldn't hardly sing either but had to fight through it because I was gigging at the time. It really sucked. I had to have all four removed.

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Wow! I had no idea they could be such a problem for your throat... I had all four removed during a 20 min surgery (and than passed out in the subway but to be rescued by a student dentist!!) and the recovery was quite something but then singing was out of question. I feel your pain! Good luck!

I've been told I should have mine out...that was probably 7 - 8 years ago, and they still have given me no trouble, very occasional slight discomfort, just to the point of being able to notice their presence, but nothing worse yet, so I'm very reluctant to hop in a dentist's chair and say "hammer away doc". I'm not real fond of the dentist anyway....

But I suppose I'm prolonging the inevitable. They're not breaching the surface, so I know they're all impacted, so when ever they do start causing problems it will definitely require surgery. :(

Sorry to hear about that! :(

I had to have all four removed. I wouldn't recommend singing at least two weeks after the operation.

Dunno about keeping them in. If your jaw is big enough, they shouldn't cause any problems, except for the pain of the teeth cutting through your gums.

Hope you feel better soon.

I got all four of mine out and then sang at choir practice the next day with no trouble.


Now mind you I was VERY, VERY careful about doing anything vocal for the next few weeks, while I was on pain meds, because I could've screamed my lungs out and probably wouldn't have felt more than a few twitches.

Yeah, I don't know why it is sort of mandatory to have wisdom teeth removed. Everyone I know has had them removed. It's actually taking this last tooth about 3 years to come in. I would look at it once in awhile and wonder when the last of it was going to break through. It's weird how the tooth comes in, a corner here and there. It's so dam slow.

I think my sore throat days are over now because the last corner of this tooth came through the gum this week. So back to practice tomorrow.