How bad is the pain of having wisdom teeth cut out?

Question

I get mine out in 7 hours.

Answer 1

Don't be nervous. I got mine out LAST Tuesday (its been a week), and I got so nervous I thought I was gonna throw up. Wear a black t-shirt (in case of blood splatter) and make sure you wear a bra (they will put nodes on your body to moniter you while you're sedated). Once they called me in I sat in the chair and they got started right away. They know you're nervous so they won't leave you sitting their long. First they give you laughing gas and tell you to breath it in deeply through your nose. Let them know if you feel dizzy or anything because they can turn it down a notch like they did for me. After that the doctor comes in and they will put in an IV (mine was on the left side of my wrist really close to my hand) and sometimes they will tell you to count backwards from 10 (they didn't for me, he just asked if I was ready and before I could answer him I was out). It took about 20 minutes for the procedure, and then they take the IV out, tape some gauze over the wounds, and let you sleep it off while they go to the waiting room and tell whoever is with you how the procedure went. All in all, you're in the office for about an hour.

My tips for you for afterwards:

-Stay ahead of your pain meds. Don't wait till you start to feel pain to take more. If they prescribed Tylenol with Codeine in it you may want to double up.

-Absolutely no straws

-Cold soft foods

-No sucking or spitting

-Eat yogurt or pudding AS SOON AS YOU GET HOME (it coats your stomach so you don't throw up from the pain meds)

-Rest as much as possible the first couple of days

-Ice packs only the first 24 hours, heat compresses after

-2nd day start saltwater rinses GENTLY, only brush your teeth if you can (I wasn't able to get all the way in the back for about 4 days)

-follow any postoperative instructions your OS gives you

Just remember, you're in and out in about an hour, and weeks from now you'll look back (like I am, after a week!) and laugh at how nervous you were.

One more thing. If you were having trouble thinking of things to eat after surgery, here are some things I was eating the first few days:

-Pudding

-Iced Cream

-Carnation Breakfast Shakes (for the nutrients)

-Soup

-Spaghettios

-Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

-Macaroni and Cheese

-Mandarin Oranges

-Applesauce

Hope this helped!! Good luck, you will be just fine!!

Answer 2

i had all my wisdom teeth pulled out, but my two top ones had to be cut out. they numbed me when they pull it out but once the numbing goes away, it really hurts! it would make you cry if you dont take pain killers. seriously!

Answer 3

go to sleep. it varies for people. but i heard it doesn't hurt. you don't have anything to worry about.

Good Luck!:)

Answer 4

They gave me laughing gas, then put an I.V. in me, and I was out. no pain what-so-ever. As soon as I got home from surgery I started the pain pills and slept for two days. Pretty much only waking up to rinse my mouth and take some pain killers. As long as you stay on schedule you won't feel too much pain. The worst part was the blood coagulation in the mouth.

Answer 5

you'll get good drugs after words and sleep through it.

Answer 6

they inject you with Anesthesia so you wont feel to much pain