Wisdom Teeth.

Yes, when the medicine wore off it was brutal.

I walked around a few days with humongous swollen cheeks with bruises on each side of my jaw. People called me "chipmunk."

I would 100% recommend being completely knocked out during the procedure.

 

30 minutes-1 hour

Maybe 2 hours. Hydrocodone rules.

Yes, they put me to sleep.

Ask any and all.

 

The only trouble I have ever had with my teeth growing up was when my wisdom teeth came in. 2 of them were impacted. The first one started giving me immense pain almost right away. I didn't know what to do and my family had no dental insurance so I tried to ease the pain with Orajel and stuff. Eventually it became so bad I was not even able to sleep most nights. It was by far the worst pain I have ever experienced in my life. I got it pulled out finally and they told me I might experience some pain afterward. I was like "It can't be worse than the pain this stupid tooth has caused me for the past 3 months"

It was nothing. We didn't have money for me to go under, so I had to have it done while I was awake. They told me there was about a 75% chance the tooth would "explode" and they'd have to keep going back in there and dig out the remnants. They numbed me up really good and went to work. It felt like somebody was pressing on my jaw really hard and then boom it came right out all in one piece. It bled for about 4 hours or something, I changed the packets out on it and took the meds and it was fine.

I had a similar experience when they took the 2nd one out as well. They went right in and pulled it right out and I had no problems after.

If you are getting them all pulled at the same time its a bit different. They'll have to put you under. You'll probably be fine unless you get a dry socket... which I hear is really painful.

Even if you do end up in pain, they'll probably give you some Vicodin, so its all good.

 

First of all go and book an appointment right away with your dentist and get a scan. Do not wait for a year or two. WHy? Because it might affect your other teeth by pushing them towards one another and you might end up with a crooked teeth. NOw you have double the problem. Paying to get your wisdom teeth pull out and more money into getting them straighten out.

 

It completely depends on how many teeth you are getting taken out, whether or not they are impacted or non-impacted, what kind of inclination they have in the bone, the proximity to the maxillary sinus for the upper molars, the proximity to the inferior alveolar nerve for the lower molars, etc...

There is a lot that can impact the difficulty of the procedure and the subsequent recovery.

Getting completely knocked out should really be done if you have an absolute fear of dentists and/or if you have wisdom teeth that will be difficult to remove.

As far as pain is concerned, again, just depends on how much bone (if any) needs to be removed in order to take out the molars.

Just stay on the pain meds...and anticipate the wearing off of the medication. In other words, dont wait until you are in pain to take the medicine. If you are to take the meds every 6 hours, for instance...you can take it every 5-5.5 hours. That way, you will minimize the discomfort. The swelling should subside after a few days.

Good luck.

 

I was able to eat soft foods like potato soup a few hours later and solid foods later that night.

 

Just to clear something up...Wisdom teeth do not cause crowding...they do not "push" the other teeth. That is a common misconception and it is not a reason why someone should get their wisdom teeth removed.

WeMissDekeMan....are you about 15-17 yrs old?

 

Everybody's teeth are different. Not everybody needs to be knocked out. One sorry dentist took a while to pull one of mine. Another one took hardly any time. Neither time did I need to be knocked out.

 

Ah, well, mine were recommended to me to be knocked out, I decided to take one out, left the other and and it still stays there today. VERY painful, I had gotten an injection that would ease the pain, but I had to sleep 14+ hours and even after that I felt very sore. It's not an easy thing to go through, but once you do it, you won't have to do it again.

Also, like DoD said, it really depends on your teeth though, if you need to take them out or not, mine weren't really necessary to take out, they recommended it, but it wasn't like the teeth were bothering me.

 

This. My top wisdom teeth have been out since I was like 16 -> I'm 28 now. My bottom ones are pretty much dormant -> some dentists have given me that BS about "pushing the others". Other dentists have been straight with me and said they're pretty much not going anywhere.

 

From my experience the only pain felt was the initial jab from the injection of painkiller.

I was advised to buy some off the counter painkillers with codeine in case I had trouble during the night but I didn't have any problems.

You want to avoid hard foods for a couple of weeks as your teeth aren't set and can move, ie you'll end up with crooked teeth/tooth.

 

Sorry bro, but I dont see any connection with this and wisdom teeth removal. Its irrelevant.

 

Got mine out last Wednesday. Go to a good doctor. I went to one of the best in Houston. I blacked out after taking some meds they gave me. I was eating chicken wings that night. Painless procedure! And I got all four out!!!

 

I had my top ones take out at age 18 and the bottom ones taken out at age 27. I wasn't asleep for either. Just had Novocaine and that's it. Drove myself home afterward. There's no pain during or immediately afterwards because you're anesthetized. Afterward, I don't really remember pain. It's just sore and uncomfortable. The hydrocodone helps. You have to change your diet for awhile. You have open wounds in your mouth and their sensitive. You don't want hard, crunchy, or chewy foods. Soft foods. And if you drink anything with a straw, don't. The pressure change in your mouth can cause a "dry socket" which is something you don't want. After a couple of weeks you can return to your normal diet. Your dentist will have guidelines on what you can or can't do. Just do what they say.

 

I had all four of mine pulled at once and didn't find it to be as bad as people made it out to be. I remember waking up after the operation and then waking up again on my couch hours later. My doctor was fantastic and gave me more codeine than I really needed and I ended up using the full refill after my pain was gone because I liked the sleep so much. However, I couldn't play trombone for about a month after because of the pressure and subsequent pain.

Here is my one secret food for you to eat: cheese enchiladas. The kind with very liquid-like cheese. They can be swallowed with no chewing at all and will fill you up quickly. Refried beans are also great.

 

Nothing to it. It depends on how deep they are in there that's what she said. Don't be scared like like sissy girl.

First butt-grabbing and crotch-groping... so NOW drugs are OK, too?

I kid, Pun, I kid...

 

They knocked me out and pulled all 4 of mine one morning around 9am. I had a basketball game that very night at 7pm. I played in the game and felt fine. Some minor bleeding and discomfort but not too bad. But then again, I am a man and don't go around worrying and putting things off due to a little bit of tooth pain. Come on.