does getting your teeth pulled hurt?

Answer 1

It really depends on the teeth being pulled...

If it's a Primary Tooth (Baby teeth) there will be pain, but it's short-lived (my son had 7 pulled in one day and went to play baseball the next day)

If it's an Adult tooth, they have much longer roots, and it's required to go a little deeper to extract them.

Does it hurt? I'm not going to lie to you... after the anaesthesia/numbing wears off, it's going to ache... usually for a couple of days... but the doctor usually gives you some fairly stong pain medication to help with it.

Granted, having a tooth pulled hurts FAR less than having one impacted, or rot... so, if the dentist says you should have it pulled... believe him. The alternatives are far worse.

Answer 2

Depends on what teeth. It's not a picnic. I had a molar tooth pulled once when I was younger and the doc did not numb it at all. He felt it was good for me to feel all the pain. Yes, it hurt a lot and I didn't go back to a dentist agin until recently. You can imagine how nervous I was when I found out I needed to have 2 of my wisdom teeth pulled... Well, the worst part for me were the Lidocane injections to numb me. It felt like a pinch and a lot of pressure. There were about 4 pinches on the top and 4 on the bottom. It stung and the pressure was really uncomfortable but it didn't make me tear up or anything. The tooth removal itself was painless. All I felt was a ton of pressure, some scraping and just weird sensations - but no pain at all. However, I began to hyperventilate because of thinking about the last dentist who thought no numbing was necessary. But even when I had the stitches put in it didn't hurt. I needed the stitches to close the gums since the wisdom teeth were under the gums and the gums had to be opened up. They prescribed me Tylenol with codeine and antibiotics. I didn't think I would need the Tylenol but about 2 hours, I began to feel a dull pain in my jaw. I popped a Tylenol and no pain. The codeine helped me sleep which was nice cause I was so drowsy from the surgery. I only took the Tylenol the day of the surgery and the day after. After that, I didn't have any pain except when I accidentally chewed on my stitches. Even that wasn't painful but felt and sounded gross. But overall, it was not nearly as painful as I had feared. Good luck.

Answer 3

I had my 2nd molar pulled on Saturday and also my 3rd molar was surgically removed and no, neither hurt but I did feel some pressure. The numbing medication that I was given didn't hurt either because I went to a really good, qualified dentist and he made sure that I was compfortable before starting the procedure. So, don't let ppl on her trick you into thinking that it will hurt and etc. just b/c you may have to get your teeth hurt because it doesn't they are just trippin' so hope this helps and good luck! Also, I will say that 3 days post-op my mouth/gum is extremely sore but I have Lortab 10 to take I just haven't wanted to really take it but I dd manage to go shopping yesterday but I slept for nearly 2 days after the procedure.

Answer 4

I got four teeth pulled once. What they do is, they put you on laughing gas, and then give you novacaine shots, I got four, for four teeth I guess. For me, the oral surgeon sucked, and the novacaine shots hurt, like knives going through your gums, and then being moved around. That hurt, in fact after that, they stopped, and I asked if my teeth were gone. They laughed and said that that was just the novacaine, and they had to wait a few minutes. But then my teeth were numbed so getting the teeth didn't really hurt, just felt weird.

So technically, no it doesn't hurt. But the novacaine might. (But I had a dentist do it once for a filling, and I barely felt the novacaine that time, depends who does it.

Answer 5

Then only part that hurts is keeping your mouth open for so long. It's going to be sore the next day, but actually having them pulled isn't painful. They might even knock you out so you don't even have to feel having your mouth open for so long. The worst ones to have pulled are your top molars. They go pretty far up into your skull. But that still doesn't hurt that bad. Especially with locals and gas.

Answer 6

I had my wisdom teeth pulled and I was put out, so no. I did have another tooth that had to be pulled and it did not hurt, however before the dentist started he made sure that I was filled with novocaine. Be sure to take care of yourself after. I made sure I had pain pills on hand, and I followed all the instructions that were given for the aftercare. I also used ice packs before I had swelling. Hope this helps you out.

Answer 7

Yes, but only for a second. I used to actually enjoy the sensation afterwards because there's kind of a natural high you get.

If the dentist numbs your gums first, the pain from the needle will be worse than actually getting your teeth pulled.

Answer 8

I have had 3 teeth pulled and they didn't hurt. The key is to be knock out. They will ask if it hurts, and if it does they will give you more pain killer. If they allow you, bring a CD to listen to. Good luck!!

Answer 9

No, the only things that is going to bother you, is when they shoot you with the numbing medicine in your gums. The first time is going to kinda sting and stick and they're going to stick you about 3 to 5 times just to make sure you're numb, but after the first shot it doesn't hurt. And when they're pulling the actually tooth out, it doesn't hurt at all, you can only feel them doing something in your mouth, that's all.

Answer 10

Don't lissen to anyones stupid answers who say yes. No it does not hurt. You might think that getting your tooth pulled means that they rip it out. No! They numb you and take it out very slowly. You might feel some pressure and the sound of your tooth coming up is a bit weird but it does not hurt.