I'm going to get both of my bottom wisdom teeth pulled tomorrow and I was wondering if it is really as painful as people make it out to seem. The two wisdom teeth that i'm getting pulled are not fully exposed they are still somewhat under the gum. Is that going to make the process worse? I know the doctor will give me pain medicine but I hate feeling uncomfortable, what should I expect? Also, about how many days were you off from work and/or school before you felt alright to go back? What will I be able to eat during the healing process?
Getting my wisdom teeth pulled?
I just had all 4 of mine out on Wednesday, PLUS I had an extra tooth pulled. I was "put to sleep" for mine, under general anesthesia, because I am TERRIFIED of dentists. Some dentists(or oral surgeons) don't put you to sleep, but just numb the tooth. I would recommend being put to sleep because they just give you a shot, and give you some gas over your mouth and nose, and you fall right asleep, next thing you know it's done! The pain pills they give you will definitely help, just make sure you keep on top of taking them, or else you will be in pain if you miss a dose. The worst part of the whole thing for me was having that nasty bloody gauze in the back of my mouth, makes you want to gag. But you only need the gauze for about one or maybe two days. Two , in my case. I am on day three now and am feeling mild pain. I probably could go back to work tomorrow, but I am taking it off just in case. I did not swell one bit though. And 45 minutes after the surgery I was eating a large chocolate shake from McDonald's (don't use straws, use spoons or else you will get a painful infection called dry socket). Just make sure you have lots of jello,pudding, yogurt, mashed potatoes (instant is best, because they are easy, and trust me, you won't feel like cooking when you are all loopy from the pain meds) I am on day 3 now and I finally got down some mac n cheese. Don't get any popsicles because you'd have to suck them. If you like sherbet get a lot of that. Also, ask the oral surgeon to prescribe you some anti nausea pills to take along with the pain meds, since you won't be eating a lot of solid foods, you could get sick from the meds. You will be sleeping A LOT! Make a bed up on the couch and watch tv and sleep all day, make sure you drink plenty of liquids...no alcohol though, and make sure you don't have anything tomatoey for about a week, because of all the acids it will burn your gums....let's see...no spicy foods, no cigarettes, no carbonated beverages. I think that is it.
The surgery part doesn't hurt one bit. And if you keep on top of taking your pain pills, you won't feel a bit of pain. My oral surgeon told me to take 2 advils every time I took a pain pill, to keep the swelling to a minimum.
Hope this helps, sorry to babble on! :) Good luck! Oh yeah, ask them if you can keep your teeth so you can see how huge they are,lol. They gave me mine, pretty nasty though.
Reply:Make sure you dont have any plans for the weekend.
You will be staying home in bed
Reply:Getting my wisdom teeth pulled was pure heaven for me. I've never been one for drugs but my goodness they were heavenly. Get the Nos gas and the vicatin drip...yum. Then they give you these horse tranques (not really but close). The only thing sucks is washing with that stupid squirter. Some people obviously go through different experiences but mine was just fine. Make yourself some green jello (green is my fav) and have someone drive you back home. He he
Reply:Just make sure the other tooths beside it does not sink slop sided other wise you will need to see an orthodontics to keep the back tooths straight up with braces. You will be ok from the pain, it didn't take long before pain is gone. Yet, make sure you have plenty of time off, because you won't be able to talk very well for a while. They will tell you to drink supplements like Slim Fast, or Boost drinks with flavors like chocolate and strawberry. I lost weight from drinking that stuff only which was the only thing I could pretty much have. Good Luck and God Speed on recovery.
Reply:I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled, as the bottom ones didn't erupt fully. (I'm surprised you are only getting the bottom ones done, as my doctor said I couldn't get away with that. But it was a long time ago, so advice may have changed.) You will not feel too great for a solid two days. I slept a lot. I don't remember much real pain, but aches and some bleeding. You won't feel like chewing. Eat soups and soft foods that don't require much or any chewing, as the jaw joint will be sore for a while and there will be stitches.
Reply:I had all 4 pulled in college on a Thursday so I had Friday plus the weekend. I think I went to class Monday. It was painful. Make sure you use ice packs to keep the swelling down. Take your medication get lots of sleep. I had a craving for a chocolate shake after I got mine pulled. Lots of fluids, soup, jello, macaroni and cheese. Anything you don't really have to chew. Good luck!
Reply:I had all 4 of mine pulled at once, they were what they called impacted. They were hurting me so bad that it could not get any worse. I was put to sleep during the process so naturally I didn't feel a thing. They sent me home with a few pain pills but I never felt I needed them. I felt great compared to how I felt before they took them out. Naturally they tell you to go home and take it easy after you have been put under but within a few hours I had no trouble doing anything I normally do. I did crush ice and suck on ice and it keeps the swelling down.
People have a habit of putting the fear of god in someone over something that is really no big deal. If getting a couple teeth pulled is the biggest pain you ever have you will be very, very, lucky. I'm sure when its over you will wonder why you even worried about it.
Reply:Had my left ones taken out not too long ago. The procedure itself is kind of uncomfortable but not overly so, I hear a lot of horror stories which I think are blown way out of proportion. The only thing that bothered me was it felt like my jaw was gonna break a few times. Other then that it wasnt that big of a deal, I thought for sure I was gonna need the pain killers I was prescribed but I didnt need to take a one and I had almost no pain the days after.
Reply:It can be painful,but you will be glad when it is over.
normally the oral surgeon will put you under general anesthesia,you won't feel anything
When you wake up you will just feel sleepy, and need someone to drive you home
You will experience some bleeding,swelling, and bruising
the Dr will give you pain meds as well as an anti-biotic for the infection.
you will have some pain and be sore for a while
the first day you can only eat cold, like ice cream,yogurt,etc
you can drink but not thru a straw.that could make you have a dry socket and that is really painful
the second day you can eat warm soft foods
after that just eat normally,but be careful of the sore area
Since they are not exposed, they will need to be cut out and you will need stitches.
after about 3 days you should be back to normal
you will do fine, I'm sure
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