okay, i'm REALLY sorry if i scare you.
when i got all four of my wisdoms out, they put me completely under- IV and everything. i woke up to a literal mouthful of blood that i immediately vomited because my jaw had gone slack and lost pressure.
they stitched up my gums, but the holes refused to heal. for two weeks after, i would go to the office and they would check for signs of scabbing. when they didn't find any, they would soak a piece of gauze in clove extract and JAM IT INTO THE OPEN WOUNDS WITH NO ANESTHESIA-- each of the four wounds!! Apparently, clove extract is supposed to stimulate or accelerate scabbing and healing. To check if it was scabbing, they'd rip the gauze out of the wounds (again, no anesthesia), then repack it. It took until the third week where they finally saw some sign of scabbing.
i was seventeen when i got them pulled out- for the same reason that professionaltart got hers done. my younger brother was discovered with wisdoms that grew in perpendicular to his jaw (don't even ask me to go into that one!) and even though mine was straight, they wanted them out just in case. also, this was right before thanksgiving, so no yummy turkey for me! i remember eating pudding and tofu and actually licking at some gravy.
again, sorry if it's scary.