Hi
my son has been in real mild tic mode for a number of years now and then boom! they came back (vocal and motor) with a really noticeable waxing last month.

Although he isnt experiencing any actual problems with the wisdom teeth, he definitely has some gum swelling in that area

once again, tooth issues causing his tics to wax.

I am hoping the wisdom teeth will come thru without problems or need for surgery ( as was the case for my husband) but sure hope that it will be soon....my son had become so very used to barely ticcing that this is really getting to him.

he had an acupuncture session and also is having weekly visits to the chiro, all of which is definitely helping.

I would be interested to hear if anyone else has noticed this with the wisdom teeth.

Hi Chemar,

When my wisdom teeth started bothering me I noticed a certain tic was caused by it. It was always the same motor tic and was always present when the wisdom teeth were bothering me.

I hope they come through for him soon without any problems/need for surgery.

If he does end up having to get them removed, if he feels comfortable with it, I suggest doing it with the numbing shots only (low preservatives). I also suggest trying just Advil first for pain after the removal. They told me they couldn't do the shots with no preservatives, but only low preservatives when my doctor wrote a script for it. I freaked out about an hour before the procedure, but once I got in there I thought it was actually pretty neat to watch the surgery actually occur. I had very little pain, and Advil took care of it (bone removal also had to be done). Hopefully they'll come in just fine for your son, and you won't have to worry about any of this.

Carolyn

Dear Chemar,
I'm sorry to hear this is setting off a tic exacerbation. I would think that if he had pain or swelling it could be enough to set off some mouth or facial tics. As you know, illnesses such as colds can set off sniffing tics and other facial tics and so a sore mouth might get those vocals going too. I've not seen this with wisdom teeth necessarily, but it is common for tics to occur in areas where there is pain, whether that be from painful tics or some other cause of pain. Is he ticcing just in the mouth or face area, or just generally waxing?

Last time I took my daughter to the dentist they needed to do an xray and found that she has a couple of wisdom teeth that are not growing the right way. I wasn't happy to hear that because I had an awful time with my wisdom teeth when I was in my 20's. My son has problems with his teeth because he was a tooth grinder from a very early age and had so many nasty teeth banging tics over the years. I sure hope he's not going to have problems with his wisdom teeth. The last time he needed dental work he needed to have a general anaesthetic because he ticced too much. Thankfully it's not like that these days.

Carolyn, all I can say is that you're very brave, but I always knew that.

Scott has this teeth clicking/banging/whatever you want to call it tic too. He just had to have a root canal and a crown put on one of his jaw teeth due to it breaking off under the gums!!!! His wisdom teeth are growing in as well, and our dentist has already said he's going to need them pulled. I havent' noticed if the teeth clicking is worse when his teeth are bothering him or not. I'll have to pay closer attention to this.
Have a good Wednesday!!!!
vicky

Hi Vicky, always good to see you.
I was just wondering how old your son is now? My daughter is 17 and my son is 19. So many of have been together on and off as our children have grown-up. It's a very special bond we've all had all these years through the good times and the difficult.

(((vicky))) think of you often, and have missed you posting.

thanks for the input everyone

Lara, interestingly it seems to be mainly vocal tics and the old jaw snappers etc

the wisdom's themselves are still not giving any pain etc.....just "there"
Our physician feels that the mere pressure on the nerves caused by the gums being slightly swollen is enough to be triggering things

The acupuncture always calms things tho and today was a much better day.

Lara, thanks for the hugs.... i need one right now
Chemar, i was wondering about acupuncture. does it help with the vocalizations too? Scott was just talking to me last night that his body tics isn't what bothers him, its his vocalizations. He's been on clonodine since the beginning of this journey, and that has helped the body tics, but we've not found anything to help with his screeches, and other vocal tics. AND i was wondering too, those of you who have children driving age.... Did your child have a hard time getting the permit? Scott has yet to pass that stupid test. its so frustrating for him.
vicky

Hi all,

Lara's post made me smile. I've been away from the boards for a long while (tics waning, obviously) although I did peek in now and then. But, many years ago when I found this online network of TS families, I didn't think we'd ever make it to 21. Just wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU for helping us raise our son into the wonderful young man we have here today.

As I read the teeth/tic posts, I am amazed as always that there are others in this world that live our life. Who else would really understand that Luke has very thin, stubby molars from a teeth grinding tic?? Drives his dentist nuts...but he grinds right through the plastic bite guards everytime. I think the things make it worse, in fact.

Isn't it interesting pain makes the tics worse. That is certainly true for Luke. Lots of very painful tics have come and (fortunately) gone over the years. I just hope the head banging moves along very soon.

Hugs,
Cheryl

Cheryl
I do hope the head tic wanes quickly for Luke to.

if he still grinds teeth ever, pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) really helps with that (not sure if I mentioned that before )

it is so good to have a support network like these boards offer isnt it!
somehow just having someone else say "Yes!I know how you feel" and
realise that they reallyDO know cos they have experienced it too, just brings a comfort that is really meaningful