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I had all 4 removed at once. They were all impacted. I wasn't awake when they did them.

I had all four removed at once under anthestheia. I was a senior in HS and missed a few days of school. Good luck! I wasn't allowed to eat dairy products for the first 48 hours but others I know have been allowed to...I guess it depends on the periodontist.

I had all them removed at once under general anesthesia with an oral surgeon. Mine were impacted as well which meant I had some bruising. I had mine done on a Friday and was back at work on the Tuesday.

I only had 2. but I got them both removed in high school by an oral surgeon. They were both still impacted.

But I also have an abnormally small mouth so I also needed to get first molar behind my cuspid/canine (the "pointy teeth) removed because I just literally didn't have enough room in my mouth! So I only have 3 molars together, when people normally have 4 + wisdom teeth. Fun fact about me!!

I had all four removed at once. They were impacted. I also went to an oral surgeon and was under general anesthesia. I had no pain after the procedure, but my swelling was ridiculous. I also had a lot of bruising. I didn't want to go out in public for a week, and even then I still had bruises.

I had 4 wisdom teeth, so far only 1 has been removed. It was in the middle of my second trimester while pregnant and just 1 tooth was causing me pain, so I only had that 1 removed under local anesthesia. Originally, my plan was to get all 4 removed under general anesthesia, but that wasn't an option while I was pregnant. I have to say, having the 1 removed was no big deal! I had minimal swelling and didn't even have to take any painkillers at all afterwards. It was done on a Wednesday morning and I could have worked from home, but just took the day off. I was totally normal looking in the face after a few hours. I will probably just have the other 3 removed under local anesthesia now that I know it wasn't so bad for the 1. But, none of mine are impacted, which I imagine makes a difference.

@Mrsbells: Well, being impacted probably doesn't help. I think if you are having trouble keeping them clean and free of cavities, then getting them removed is probably a good idea. I've been able to keep on top of mine, so I plan to keep them, but if I kept getting cavities in them, I'd probably have them removed.

@Mrsbells: My dentist has been bugging me to see the oral surgeon for a consultation ever since my impacted tooth broke through the surface. Just this week the skin around it is all red and swollen. I wish I listened to her and now I'm just scared.

I had all four removed at the same time a year ago- I was eating "normal" food (not chips or other crunchy food though) the next day, and felt 100% after about 4 days. I had general anesthesia (which I had never had before so I was freaked out about that) but all was well

@Mommytotwois: I've had all 4 removed!! All 4 of those matching molars are gone! hahaha

Your dentist obviously hasn't met me yet! lol

Luckily I had it done when I was a lot younger, I'm sorry you have to get that done now!

@MrsBrewer: Wow!!
I am just wondering if it's going to be totally noticable and look strange!

I had four impacted wisdom teeth removed in one shot. My dentist recommended I have it done to avoid future problems. I chose to get it over with all at once.

I was awake, and I was given valium for the procedure. I didn't feel a thing, but the sound of them being pulled out was a little unnerving.

I didn't want to miss much work, so I had it done on a Friday afternoon, I didn't have much swelling, but I spent most of the weekend in bed because the painkillers knocked me out. I was just a little too sore and achey without them, so I gave in to it. I also iced my cheeks a lot when I was awake.

I intended to go to work on Monday, but decided to call in sick because I realized I couldn't function well at work all day with the residual pain or with the painkillers. I was more or less back to normal by Tuesday, but still had to be careful what I ate to keep the little holes clean and comfy. (Rice is a very bad idea, I discovered. The grains are the exact size of the hole, and a pain to fish out.)

When I had mine done, they didn't want to take all four at once. The bottom two had started to wrap around the nerves, and there was a risk they could do permanent nerve damage when they removed them. So they took the top two and one of the bottom ones. The theory was that if there was nerve damage, at least it would only be on one side, and if not they could do the last one later. I had no nerve damage, and the recovery really wasn't bad. I ate a lot of mashed potatoes and soup. I think my main complaint was that I prefer to drink out of straws for everything, and I couldn't.