Wisdom Teeth
The wisdom teeth can be a total pain. When I was 15 years old I learned of a study done with a dentist in La Mesa. They wanted to see how patients reacted to a new pill and how others reacted to a placebo. I went to the dentist and asked if I qualified for the study. It just so happened that I did and they paid me 200 dollars for doing it.
The day of the surgery I went in and they put me to sleep. All I remember was waking up and touching my chin and lips. They felt like rubber and I had no idea what they were. I asked my mother what they were, and she laughed and told me. I then fell back to sleep. When I woke up I felt an excruciating pain in my mouth. I asked for a pill. They gave me one and it had no effect. Yes, I received the placebo. The pain was so bad I had to ask for different pill. They took me off the study and gave me a better pill.
As I left the office of the dentist in La Mesa I remember thinking ‘’man I’m glad that’s over.’’ Little did I know that my cheeks were going to swell up like a bowling ball and all the kids in the junior high school would make fun of me for it. I’m glad I never have to live that experience again.
