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LafayetteLady -> RE: wisdom teeth (2/3/2010 4:51:29 PM)

Well if you can't take any over the counter or prescription pain meds, you will likely have some pain. Most don't suffer excruciating pain though, so you should be ok.



lucylucy -> RE: wisdom teeth (2/3/2010 5:40:05 PM)

I had two taken out when I was in my early 20s and the other two a couple years later. Both times, they just numbed my jaw and pulled them out. The sounds were disturbing, but the pain wasn't bad--I think I took OTC painkillers immediately after and maybe a few hours later and that's it. The swelling went down after a day or so. Never had dry sockets.

Good luck.



DameBruschetta -> RE: wisdom teeth (2/3/2010 10:13:32 PM)

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ORIGINAL: chewtoy89

Thanks everyone I know everyone is different and so know really knows how it will be for be but sence a can't take any over the corner pill meds and really can't take any pain meds at all I just wanted to try and find out as much as I can about how bad it hurts what to expect when I go in and all of that


I got told a lot of horror stories before I had mine removed (and I have a lot of anxiety with dentists to begin with).  From my experience none of them really turned out to be true.  A year before I actually had mine done they really thought they'd have to sedate me (and with my anxiety this was REALLY what I wanted.)  The actual surgeon I went to didn't think it was necessary, so all I had was gas.  It really wasn't bad at all to be honest.  I closed my eyes and tried not to think about it.  I never really felt anything, there was a point where he was scraping or grabbing something something (I think - eyes closed) and I felt it sort of reverbarate in my jaw, but there was never any pain or sensation beyond that.  I really expected some kind of pain during and after, and all things considered I didn't have much of any.  I didn't use enough ice the first day like I should have, so mostly I was just swollen and uncomfortable.  There was some pain (it throbbed mostly) but it wasn't OMG I CAN'T TAKE IT kind of pain.

Since you can't use prescription or over the counter meds, I really can't stress enough how critical ice and heat will most likely be for you.  Talk to your surgeon about how often you can use ice and how long you can rest in between.  I didn't use much ice right after surgery, and trust me... I felt that mistake.  (Make sure you have at least 4 sources of ice so you can have one on each side of the face, and two more cold for when you get done with those).  I bought hot/cold packs (the smaller ones) I think two sets cost me $5-10 and they were totally worth it.  After the first two days switching to heat like it was recommended made the biggest difference for me, even more then the pain pills (although by the 3rd day things were really just uncomfortable - not painful.)  I actually didn't buy the heat packs until the 3rd day after, but ohhh they were so worth it.  If it gives you any idea, I moved almost 700 miles 5 days after I got my 4 wisdom teeth out (all impacted.)  Granted I kept it easy since you're not supposed to be very active, there wasn't anything that made me not want to be active.

I really suggest you talk to family and friends.  Ask them where they went and what their experience was.  The person I chose came quite highly recommended, and sometimes that makes all the difference.





MistressHolly71 -> RE: wisdom teeth (2/3/2010 10:14:12 PM)

I had mine out when I was in my mid 20s. I was given Novocaine, he filed them down & pull them out. He told me that I had cute wisdom teeth & gave meTylenol 3 for the pain.



chewtoy89 -> RE: wisdom teeth (2/4/2010 12:28:20 AM)

Thank you the surgeon I am useing did my aunts and my moms and they both said he's a good one but both of them had a lot of trouble after it was all over with their mouths hurting and killing them but I have a friend that had all of hers done and she said it didn't really bother her after the first 48 hours and she used the same Dr so I just don't like the idea of it at all but I am tired of them killing me all the time I just want it over with but I wanted to see what other people had to say beside just three and thank you for the advice about the ice and heat I will make sure to have enough before I go in thanks everyone



Aanakaris -> RE: wisdom teeth (2/4/2010 1:01:55 AM)

I'm lucky enough to have a big mouth, all the wisdom teeth fit. But they don't work, I'm no wiser than before they showed up.

However, my mother and sister are dentists. The highest recommendation from them is to take care of your mouth properly the first day or two (no sucking, no candy, no hard to chew foods, follow your dentists orders) and you will most likely avoid the complications and pain that many other suffer. Buy some Greek yogurt. It's got the protein you need to feel full but chews easier than a steak.



DesFIP -> RE: wisdom teeth (2/4/2010 4:12:53 AM)

It depends. Are they infected? Are they impacted? Because if they're easily accessible, then it's novacaine and a quick pull.
If impacted then either gas or another sedative and they're removed before you recover from the sedative.
If infected, you need a course of antibiotics first.

Ask your oral surgeon.

I do not recommend doing more than one half the mouth at once. Do the right side or the left side, leave half the mouth to eat with.



ShaharThorne -> RE: wisdom teeth (2/4/2010 4:50:01 AM)

I only had the shots when I had my lower wisdom teeth removed (my uppers never came in).  These days I do recommend the gas because it relaxes you.  We are looking at removing 2 more teeth later this month (a upper left molar and an eye tooth).  When he took my lower right molar out (no way of saving it) I felt no pain at all.



HisSub1213 -> RE: wisdom teeth (2/4/2010 9:58:20 AM)

~FR~

I was knocked out for mine (I'm a real coward at the dentist's office), they did what they had to do and I didn't even need any pain meds following. For me it was a breeze. Don't worry, You'll be fine, these guys are professionals and things have progressed a long way since I had mine done back in the stone age. LOL. [:)]

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hardbodysub -> RE: wisdom teeth (4/25/2010 6:47:12 PM)

I'm surprised that neither the OP nor any of the responses gave any consideration to the type of impaction of the wisdom teeth. They are not all the same; there are several classifications of impacted wisdom teeth, depending on the angle of the tooth and how deeply embedded it is, and the difficulty in extracting them varies considerably. A soft tissue vertical impaction isn't nearly as hard to extract as bony horizontal impaction that you can't even get to without drilling into the jaw bone.

Here are a few links with useful information:
http://www.animated-teeth.com/wisdom_teeth/t1_wisdom_tooth.htm
http://www.animated-teeth.com/wisdom_teeth/t2_wisdom_tooth_extraction.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/wisdom-teeth/DS00679
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom_tooth

My experience was a story of contrasts:

This was over 20 years ago, and it may be that there aren't any dentists operating this way any more, but here's what happened. I had an impacted wisdom tooth (horizontal impaction, wisdom tooth fully below the bone surface, crown pushing against the root of the second molar) extracted in a dentist's office, and it was the classic horror story. Took over an hour, the novocaine was wearing off before it was over. I still remember the bits of bone flying about as he drilled through the jaw bone to get to the tooth, his knee in my chest for leverage while he tried to yank the tooth out, several times until it finally dislodged. The aftermath was lots of pain, the side of my face looked like Popeye's, and my meals were limited to what I could take through a straw for a couple of days. The dentist said it was unusual, and the remaining three wouldn't be so bad. Wrong. The second one was just as bad.

I went to an oral surgeon for the last two. They used general anesthesia, I woke up the next morning, felt fine, and had scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast. I don't know if the difference was simply better technology, or if the last two weren't as badly impacted as the first two, but I suspect it was a little of both.



PeonForHer -> RE: wisdom teeth (4/25/2010 7:27:24 PM)

The jokes about it afterwards are worse, by far.

"The only bit of wisdom you had in your head, and you got it surgically removed, hur hur."

Annoying, very.



Subversed -> RE: wisdom teeth (4/29/2010 6:56:01 PM)

i knew a girl in sacramento who had her teeth drilled and pulled without any numbing. she still thinks about it when she pleases herself. 



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