I need surgery, braces w/ a spring, a tooth pulled and a spacer covering 3 teeth? =(?

It sounds like the first person who answered has some good advice for you. It's not all as bad as it sounds. I had this myself, and now I have a teenage daughter who has just had this stuff done. It's important to get your teeth in order so that you don't have problems when you get older. It's not just to look pretty! Having teeth that fit together right prevents headaches and teeth grinding and all sorts of problems. So they are pulling a (baby?) tooth, and then putting in a spacer to save the space until an adult tooth comes in? And getting your wisdom teeth out is pretty simple at your age because they haven't grown big roots yet. They probably won't put you to sleep for the surgery because the surgery is short and you'll feel better afterwards if you haven't been put to sleep. They will numb your gums, give you a shot which pinches more than hurts, and then they'll pop your teeth right out. They will probably use a little tiny drill to cut open the bone to expose the teeth and you will hear it but it won't hurt. You might ask the dentist if you can bring your MP3 player or Ipod to listen to during the procedure. For my teenage daughter the whole procedure (3 wisdom teeth all under the bone) took about 15 minutes. After the surgery it's important to keep the cold packs on your cheeks (not up by your ears!) for a couple of days. Sleep sitting up or propped up with pillows to minimize swelling. No rinsing or spitting! If there are stitches you will go back in a week to get the stitches out. I know it all sounds so horrible but I had it done many years ago and to my surprise it wasn't so bad! I thought I was getting lots more sympathy than I deserved! Since then I've assisted with many patients and two of my own kids have had this done. Just relax and know you'll be fine. Stock up before hand on soft things you like to eat (eggs, pudding, yogurt, cottage cheese, hot chocolate, ice cream, mashed potatoes etc.--) just remember do not suck your drinks with a straw. If you are sore afterwards it will most likely be from having your mouth open real wide, so you might be sore back by your "jaw joint", but the tooth extraction sites will not be sore. I don't know why they aren't, but they aren't. You'll be glad you got it all done while you are young!! Good luck and just relax and try to have some fun (puzzles, nintendo, movies, extra books etc. ) and enjoy all the sympathy you get.