Wisdom tooth extraction today!!! advice please?

Question

my top right wisdom tooth is been pulled today the dentist reckonss itl be easy enough to come out

How long should it take?

will it be uncomfortable?

will the pain be bad after wards?

Any words of wisdom?

Answer 1

it depends on whether or not a surgeon is gonna cut it out or  a dentist pulls it. i had mine out, it it was completely painless. during and afterwards. i was really scared, but it was for nothing.it should only take a second or two. it's over really quick

Answer 2

>How long should it take?

It's actually fairly quick. Assuming no serious complications, the whole operation should be over in about 15 minutes, maybe even less, and only a small portion of that is spent actually pulling the tooth out.

>will it be uncomfortable?

Yes...but it won't be as painful as you're expecting. In modern times, dentists always use an anaesthetic for something like this. Having the anaesthetic injected will probably be more painful than actually having the tooth pulled out.

Note that if you hear a loud crack in your mouth during the operation, this does NOT mean that your tooth has shattered under the force of the pliers, which is probably the first thing that will come to mind. Most likely it just means that the pliers slipped off the tooth momentarily, and made the sound as they snapped together. Teeth are hard things to keep a grip on!

>will the pain be bad after wards?

Yes. It won't hurt while the anaesthetic is on, but once the anaesthetic comes off in a few hours it will start to bother you pretty bad. It would be a good idea to take a tylenol (they recommend against aspirin and ibuprofen for medical reasons) to help alleviate the pain and keep yourself from getting a headache as a result of it. The next day it should feel quite a bit better. You'll have to only eat soft foods for a few days, though (no potato chips, no raw carrots, certainly no bubble gum...soup and porridge are your best bets), and don't chew on the right-hand side of your mouth.