Got 3 of the 4 pulled last week. Get my last one pulled in a couple of hours. They kept me awake, they gave me pain injections that worked pretty well. They said the last one would be more difficult to pull. I was not in any pain whatsoever my mouth did bleed for a long time. The codeine was great, not looking forward to getting last one pulled. But I was more nervous, but the pain was not bad at all.
It's what I was advised, which I didn't follow, and now I have a tooth that's slightly bent inwards. I went to a specialist oral surgeon so I guess I should have followed his instructions more closely.
Just reading this thread brings back chills to the days where I dreaded having them taken out. As soon as I was told I wouldn't have to have them taken out, but that they could be a pain in the butt to brush and stuff later in life, I was like whatever, you're not pulling them... lol. From what I've read on this thread though, it sounds like your mileage may very based on how it'll impact your teeth, what kind of socket you have, pain threshold (which I'm admittedly a sissy in), and your dentist.
Well, by the time you are getting your wisdom teeth removed, your remaining teeth have been fully developed, the roots fully formed. They are as stable as can be and fully set in the dentition. Therefore, chewing hard foods wont impact those teeth as it is no different of a situation for them as before you got your wisdom teeth removed. Now, if in the process of removing the wisdom teeth, the dentist had to remove so much bone that it directly affected your tooth adjacent to the wisdom tooth, then that may be another story...but then you should have been made aware of that situation.
I think I only waited 2 weeks before playing my sax again. I had to schedule the extraction during a period when I knew I wasn't going to have any gigs for a couple of weeks.
I know you're kidding but...I actually hate taking them and do so carefully when they're prescribed. I hear too many stories about how easily addictive they can become.
It is easy, if they put you under and load you up on drugs. Creepy fact... (They can do ANYTHING to you while you are sleeping)
It didn't hurt bad when the surgery was over (but I was not unconsious) they just sedated the area. When that worked out (later that evening) it hurt bad, but I had painkillers. It hurt very bad, i had 3 teeth pulled out (first time 2 and 2 months later the third one). I had a bad reaction, it hurt terrible for about 9 days. No I was not asleep, and it is actually a funny experience when you are awake. The sound it makes is pretty cool. you really do not feel anything(untill the pain killers stop working)
Had my two lowers pulled last year... I was awake but I'd go under if I had to do it again. Both teeth were sideways and quite a bit of jaw was removed iirc. It took him forever to get them out of there and my jaw muscles were really sore from holding my mouth open for so long and with the pushing and such. There was a huge hole left behind that needed to be stitched shut and that took two visits to completely close it up. The hydrocodone was merely adequate and not any fun.
I have had some of the worst oral surgery experiences ever, but having my wisdom teeth pulled was not that bad. Woke up groggy as hell. Hurt for an hour or so when the anesthesia wore off, but then popped the pills and was useless for about three days. Woke up looking like a chipmunk with a gland problem, but felt fine otherwise. It gets a lot worse as you get older though, so don't wait years and years.
I got mine out 2 weeks ago. Vicodin took real good care of me...so much that I took 3 a day... I wouldn't recommend taking that many. Cutting back will make your head go ANGRY. Pain was managable in a week. A good recommendation is not to eat anything with rice or little bits that can get stuck in there during recovery. And if you're planning to lose some weight, an all liquid diet is the way to go!
I waited until I was 25 to get mine out. I only had two wisdom teeth (both uppers) and one was impacted. I was able to drive myself home immediately afterward, and I took Vicodin an hour or so after. That was the one and only pill I took. My face didn't swell or bruise, and I ate semi-solid foods that night.
For me it wasn't that bad. I didn't real feel any pain, but there was kind of a pressure that was uncomfortable. I ended up only taking the pain meds I was given on the first day, then I was fine from that point on without.
I'm 33 and still have mine. The dentist has told me on my last several visits that I should have them pulled. I have never had any problem with them and I manage to keep them clean. I know that the older you are, the worse it's going to hurt if/when you have them removed. I'm just not keen to elective surgeries...especially when I have no actual problem.
I had two cavities the last visit to the dentist. one was a non impacted wisdom tooth that he said it would be easier to pull than to fill... so while he numbed up the side on the wisdom tooth, he took the drill and filled my other cavity with no novacane or laughing gas. then he injected the numbing needle into my wisdom tooth nerve and WENT TO TOWN! I could feel the pressure, but absolutely no pain. he twisted and popped and pulled, and before I knew it, I was walking out of there with no pain, no swelling, no wisdom tooth. in and out within an hour. he told me to take advil, I had a mild toothache/headache for the next 24 hours. it wasn't as bad as some of the other stories here. it all depends on the tooth. and the dentist. mine was lazy and didn't want to fill a pesky cavity, so he yanked a tooth I didn't need. It was nasty, with a huge hole on one side that I couldn't reach with a brush...better off without it
