Jhon Caprisi 2892630 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Would it be better for anyone who is joining the military to get there wisdom teeth removed or could you still have them in some branches just curious. I plan on getting mine removed simply because I don&#39;t have the room. But if you did should you 2017-09-04T18:53:04-04:00 Jhon Caprisi 2892630

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Would it be better for anyone who is joining the military to get there wisdom teeth removed or could you still have them in some branches just curious. I plan on getting mine removed simply because I don&#39;t have the room. But if you did should you

2017-09-04T18:53:04-04:00 2017-09-04T18:53:04-04:00 SP5 Peter Keane 2892650

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Mine were removed a couple of weeks prior to being shipped out to VN. If you have good dental insurance, do it now.

2017-09-04T18:57:47-04:00 2017-09-04T18:57:47-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 2892665

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ask a recruiter - he or she would know best especially if you have to wait so long to go. Are they bothering you? Did your dentist say they need to come out soon? Because I didn&#39;t get mine out until like two or three years after I was in the Army. I never even had a dentist say anything until I was in the Army about them. He said the bottom two needed to come out but said they could take all four while they were in there. I said go ahead. <br /><br />It really sucks the first few days. Honestly if they aren&#39;t bothering you right now, just wait and see if you get in the military.

2017-09-04T19:02:33-04:00 2017-09-04T19:02:33-04:00 SGT Jim Arnold 2892690

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>unless youre experiencing problems now I would wait until basic and AIT completion even then it&#39;s a day off after the dentist pulls the teeth, some tylenol 3 and the look of a chipmunk for a day or two

2017-09-04T19:19:25-04:00 2017-09-04T19:19:25-04:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 2892706

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You can still have them in when you join. If you have dental insurance now I would just get them done. A lot of dental work is based on medical readiness. For a long while getting dental work (other than check-ups) done was difficult unless it hindered your ability to deploy (Cat 3 and 4, I believe). Of course the mission Optempo has slowed a bit so that may not be the case right now.

2017-09-04T19:36:53-04:00 2017-09-04T19:36:53-04:00 Maj Marty Hogan 2892732

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have been in over 30 years. Had two pulled 20 years ago and the other two are still there. If they are not giving you probs- I would not worry about it. Most active duty dentist always say they have to go...partially because they have never actually practiced dentistry other than in the military.

2017-09-04T19:51:38-04:00 2017-09-04T19:51:38-04:00 CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member 2892765

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Take your ASVAB first. You&#39;ll need all the smarts you can get.

2017-09-04T20:20:36-04:00 2017-09-04T20:20:36-04:00 Cpl Private RallyPoint Member 2892784

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Whatever you decide get all 4 pulled at he same time. It&#39;s better to suffer once. Two of mine were impacted and pushed my bottom teeth out of alignment. The longer they stay the more likely you&#39;ll have issues later.

2017-09-04T20:38:02-04:00 2017-09-04T20:38:02-04:00 SSgt Christopher Brose 2892839

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I had two pulled in high school. The Navy pulled the other two.

2017-09-04T21:08:16-04:00 2017-09-04T21:08:16-04:00 CAPT Kevin B. 2892852

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Wisdom teeth are not a disqualifier. So you can get them done later for free. Had to chuckle as I knew I had them and was getting my predeployment work up prior to Antarctica. The dentist showed me an X-Ray which showed the wisdom teeth. When he moved it away, I could see the syringe in the other hand. An hour later was told to sleep in, take two aspirin, and not call the doctor. As it turned out, I was just one of five lucky winners that day.

2017-09-04T21:14:36-04:00 2017-09-04T21:14:36-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 2892893

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Recruiter here.<br /><br />You can&#39;t join for ~6 months after having them pulled. So, if you intend on enlisting ASAP, and they&#39;re not giving you a real problem right now...don&#39;t. <br /><br />If you don&#39;t intend on joining for a couple years, it really doesn&#39;t matter either way. You can join with or without them.

2017-09-04T21:35:23-04:00 2017-09-04T21:35:23-04:00 PV2 Somtay Sadabseng 2893014

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I got 2 pulled in garrison and the other 2 during a deployment in Kosovo. If there hurting you take them out. It wasn&#39;t pleasant having the last two pull on a deployment

2017-09-04T22:45:14-04:00 2017-09-04T22:45:14-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 2893798

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If they&#39;re causing you problems now, get it done now.

2017-09-05T09:33:50-04:00 2017-09-05T09:33:50-04:00 Sgt Wayne Wood 2894112

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Marines will do it for ya in boot camp...<br /><br />Did i mention OJT Dental Corpsmen?

2017-09-05T11:18:46-04:00 2017-09-05T11:18:46-04:00 MSgt Gerald Orvis 2894417

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Hmmm...I had a full set of choppers when I joined the USMC and one thing I learned about the USN Dental Corps dentists is that they would rather pull a tooth than fix it. When I was a SSgt at Camp Pendleton, my wisdom teeth (impacted) began to bother me so I had them taken out at a branch dental clinic. The deed was done by a LT dentist (whom I later found out was NOT an oral surgeon) who gave me one shot of novocaine and went to work. He ran into problems: the roots of one wisdom tooth was curved into my jawbone and the tooth was not coming out as expected. So the Dr. called on his dental clinic commander, and between the two of them they drilled and pried and got it out - three hours later! When I got out of the chair, my uniform was soaking wet and my face felt like I&#39;d been worked over by Muhammed Ali bareknuckles. My then-wife (who was a civilian dental assistant) was highly p.o.&#39;d about all this (in civilian dentistry, the oral surgeons put the patients under anesthesia for such things) and wanted to go to the base CG to complain, but I talked her out of it - I was just glad it was over. Had I to do again, I&#39;d have gotten the job done by a civilian oral surgeon, as much as that might have cost! <br />Maybe military dentistry has improved since that time, but I&#39;d still consider getting your wisdom teeth removed by a competent civilian oral surgeon (if you can afford it or have dental insurance) BEFORE you swear the oath.

2017-09-05T13:04:31-04:00 2017-09-05T13:04:31-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 2899486

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have been in for a little over 6 years now and still have my bottom ones. They ask me every year if they cause problems. Nope. so they leave them alone.

2017-09-07T09:13:49-04:00 2017-09-07T09:13:49-04:00 PV2 J M 2916959

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would wait

2017-09-14T09:23:57-04:00 2017-09-14T09:23:57-04:00 Lcpl Riley 3221092

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>They come out anyways, if that helps. Does suck getting them taken out in boot camp though

2018-01-03T00:08:19-05:00 2018-01-03T00:08:19-05:00 Sgt Stephen Brown 7542550

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I would think if they are not bothering you leave them alone. Mine were removed while I was overseas. One of them began giving me problems, went in had that one pulled than went back couple weeks later and the rest were removed. If you are set o having them removed just wait a bit until you are settled in than get it done.

2022-02-24T20:52:05-05:00 2022-02-24T20:52:05-05:00 SSG Jack Scott 7542703

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The military will issue everything you need and pull your teeth at no cost!

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