Soft wisdom teeth removal

Question

I am 13 and getting my 4 wisdom teeth and a baby tooth removed. I am getting anesthesia. I have multiple questions....

1. What is a dry socket?

2. How long will the surgery last?

3. What exactly is this "breathing tube" the dentist told me about?

4. He said right now that they are mostly soft tissue and we should take them out now so they don't harden. They are growing in completely sideways, but is it easier to remove because they are soft?

5. Will they yank them out, or cut them out because they are "soft"?

6. Will I be able to do stuff on Saturday without looking like a freak?

7. Would it be a better option to just numb my mouth?

8. Are there any severe complications that could happen?

Answer 1

1. A dry socket is when the clot that forms where the tooth was is dislodged and you have nerve endings exposed. They are VERY painful so avoid them at all costs.

2. From start till you walk out the door it will be about an hour. The actual surgery is about 20 minutes.

3. No idea, I just got some laughing gas, novicaine, and an IV to put me to sleep

4. Probably. He wants to get them out before they start to cause you pain.

5. If they are impacted (in your gums) they will have to kind of cut them out. Its not as bad as it sounds.

6. Depends on when you are getting them out. The second and third days after the surgery are when the swelling is at its worst. But just tell people you got your wisdom teeth out. They won't think you look like a freak.

7. No, get put to sleep. Makes the procedure feel like it lasts about a minute because one minute you're out, and the next minute you wake up and they're telling you its over and what a great job you did.

8. Dry sockets are a severe complication. Follow all the postoperative instructions your doctor gives you.

9. The sucking motion can dislodge the blood clots and cause dry sockets.

Here is some additional advice:

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 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

1. A dry socket is when the blood clot in your socket comes out and the bone is exposed. To prevent this, do not suck anything or spit because the pressure will take out the clot.

2. When I had mine done it took an hour(I had 7 pulled and I was also under anesthesia)

3.The breathing tube is what helps you breath during the extraction. I had the tube that you put in your nose. It does not hurt, just feels weird because it puts oxygen into your nose.

4.Yes because they will be easier to pull out.

5.They laterally pull them out

6. The first day you have them pulled you will feel like c**p. the next couple of days your mouth will be very sore and you probably will not want to do anything.

7.If you want to numb your mouth then you will be able to see and hear the dentist pulling your teeth(which is why I chose anesthesia), but the anesthesia makes you nauseous for the whole day.

8.The only risk is having them hit the nerve that runs underneath your wisdom teeth, but you don't have to worry because you are 13 and your roots are not fully developed so it is a very rare chance of that happening.

9.Because the sucking creates negative pressure and can give you a dry socket.

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Answer 3

1. In individuals who smoke before their recommended time. Smoking: decreases healing, decrease blood supply to the protective blood clot, brings toxic products to the area, injuries the gum tissue and the negative pressure of sucking removes the blood clot from the surgery site.

2. It can depend, but I would guess about one hour.

3.  A breathing tube is a plastic tube used during artificial respiration, a procedure to assist a patient in breathing. One end of the breathing tube is placed into the windpipe through the mouth or nose. The other end of the tube is connected to a breathing machine or breathing bag. The breathing tube provides an airway so that air and oxygen from the breathing machine or breathing bag can be provided to the lungs.

4. Most likely it will, and it's better now than later.

5. I honestly don't know, but I'm guessing cut.

6. It depends when the surgery is done. But you should wait at least one week for a full recovery.

7. Obviously no if you'd have to be asleep for it.

8. That, you'd have to ask your dentist. There are always risks, but those are probably unlikely.

These are some foods you would want to eat after they are removed:

    *  Ice cream

    * Frozen yogurt

    * Cold applesauce

    * Non frozen yogurt

    * Cold pudding

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Good luck!