Wisdom teeth,how many problems are there after the surgery?

Question

I have to admit..I'm pretty terrified as it is.....even if it is a common procedure. I was browsing the net in hopes of finding some comforting words when I found a website that basically told of a whole list of people who had either,bled to death...or just not woke up from it.

While these may be rare...or even made up stories..I don't know..but i'm still pretty scared =\

How bad is it?

Answer 1

That is very very rare.

My surgery went fine and now my mouth is alot less sore then it was before. I was so used to the pain of my teeth growing in I forgot what it felt like without any pain at all.

Don't be scared. People who talk themselves out of the surgery are the people who end up worst off. Keeping the teeth in when they don't have room or are getting infecting will be really bad for you. So really, don't be afraid. Those may even be made up and if they are real they are REALLY rare.

Answer 2

I know what your feeling. I'm 18 and had all 4 of my wisdoms extracted in February this year. Before they had even started to come through (as i need my jaw broken later this year).

I done the same thing and searched the internet. The stories that you have heard are rather rare and shouldn't happen to you as it is, as you said, a simple procedure.

It seems best to have the wisdoms taken out when you are under GA, yet take the tablets on time as it WILL hurt.

I didn't have many problems with my wisdoms taken out, except they have broken a bit of my jaw line. But that will be resolved on my next operation.

Good luck and don't worry. It will go fine. Surgeons/Doctors are trained for these things.

Answer 3

Hello, you will do fine if you follow the post extraction instructions....To begin with you are not to suck on a straw or drink out of a pop bottle or can...You should not smoke as well. Any sucking procedure can dislodge a blood clot from a tooth socket and that will be most painful...you might end up with a Dry Socket.

Use ice packs for the first two day's and eat only soft foods like ice cream and cooked veggies or get some of the canned meals like "Ensure" from the drug store. Limit your diet to soft foods for the first three to five days following the extractions....You will get instructions after the procedures and I encourage you to follow the explicitly. Good luck and I wish you well.

Answer 4

Take the procedure that puts you to sleep.

I had 3 taken out this way and it was a great. The one taken out while awake was a nightmare during and after the fact.

Also, make sure you they give you strong painkillers. It helps more than you would think.  

Answer 5

Do I ever feel your pain!

My dentist wants to remove my wisdom teeth but I haven't made an appointment yet because my boyfriends cousin did die after getting his wisdom teeth out and now I'm afraid to get mine out.  It was from the anesthesia though, he didn't bleed to death or anything like that.  

Sorry if that scares you!  I'm pretty sure you can get blood work done before your surgery to make sure you won't have any negative responses to the anesthesia, if your even getting it done that way!

Just make sure you have someone good do the surgery, and I think you'll be okay.  I do think things like what happened to my bf's cousin are very very rare.

Answer 6

Oh my god. I'm sorry you saw that. But in reality anyone can die from anything. But I have been an RDA working in dentistry for years and no one has ever died in my office. Pinky promise. If the dentist said it was a simple procedure than it will be. If it was going to be surgical he would have said so. I have had many patients that could not believe how easy and fast this procedure was. Now I'm not saying that I know yours will be, but chances are you'll be fine.  I hope everything turns out ok.

Answer 7

I relate.  I'm 31 and I hadn't been to the dentist since I was 11 because of a phobia of blood and dentist's tools.  Of course, now that I'm trying to take care of myself I went this past May and was told all 4 wisdom teeth needed to come out.  Almost backed out cause of the fear.  

Overall, it wasn't an experience I would want to have happen again, however I am glad I did it.  Having unhealthy teeth will cause more problems than keeping them.

I was knocked out by IV sedation.  Would have had a major meltdown otherwise.  I did prepare myself for dealing with the blood.  I went through visualizations of knowing that I would be swallowing it and what that tastes like so I would not freak out.  I did underestimate how much I would bleed.  I had a 30 minute drive from the office to my house and by the time I got home I had blood running down my chin because within that time the packing had absorbed everything it could and couldn't hold more.  My mouth and face was so numb I couldn't feel it.  Fortunately though, I had prepared my mind and so was capable of dealing with it.   That part was Ok.  Not fun, but Ok.  Bleeding stopped around 4 hours.

The other thing I hadn't thought about was that I would have to wake up every 4 hours to take meds.  I had tried to use the thought of sleeping as a way to get through it, but you will be on several different meds that have to be taken routinely.  So, be prepared for that.  The first day you will probably need someone to help you as you may be groggy.

I didn't have hardly any swelling on my face.  I had also envisioned my face turning into a balloon.  That didn't happen.  When I did have swelling it happened on the inside of my mouth.  Of course they'll have you taking anti-inflammatory meds.  When I would close my mouth I would occassionally bite down on the inside because it was poofed out.  Didn't hurt, just kind of knew not to bite down.  Icecream shakes helped with that as well.

Out of everything that happened, the worst part about it was the numbness of the face/mouth.  I would put my hand on my face and lips and couldn't even feel my fingers.  It was hard to swallow a drink because I couldn't feel the cup on my lips nor could I get my "swallower" to work right.  That was more disturbing to me than anything.  It took quite awhile to wear off and the tingling is like when your hand or foot falls asleep, but in the extreme.  

No other major problems.  Did get dry socket in one of the sockets, and although it was painful, it didn't involve blood or anything traumatic to help get through it.  So, I would suggest you do it, but just try to walk yourself mentally through all of the above and it should be fine.

Answer 8

The stories sound fake... there's no reason for excessive bleeding unless you have hemophilia.

There will be some pain when the anesthetic wears off - it shouldn't be too terrible. Take the antibiotics and painkillers that the dentist prescribes, change the padding if it gets too bloody, and it should all be over by the next day.