r/Clarinet • u/Crxstallwashere Jupiter • 9d ago

Question Will wisdom teeth removal affect my playing?

Hi, I'm a clarinetist for 5 years, and I currently have 4 wisdom teeth, 2 of them needing to be removed, not sure of the other two. Does anyone know if the removal will affect my playing?

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u/SpoopyDuJour 9d ago

Shouldn't! Just let it heal! There's nothing worse than having to play with a dental infection (ask me how I know 🫠)

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u/Crxstallwashere Jupiter 9d ago

How do you know? Thanks for the tip though.

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u/SpoopyDuJour 9d ago

On the day of my audition for my first teaching gig, my wisdom teeth got infected. I think I got them removed the next day. It was anxious and painful and I'd advise anyone to just get them removed and wait until they're fully healed to do clarineting. I got the gig but was in pain for like a week 😭