i had all four out around 9am. my mouth feels SOOO numb around my lower lip/jaw. how long will this last?? i cannot even swallow anything b/c of the numbness. also, how long before the bleeding stops?? thanks in advance guys!!
2006-08-18 05:59:17 · 11 answers · asked by R. 3 in Health ➔ Dental
First, you should be in bed resting so your heart won't be working to hard. The more your heart pump the more you will bleed. The numbness will go away in 4-6 hours. The bleeding will stop depending on your health. If you have a bleeding condition, it may take a while. Under normal condition, it may bleed profusely after the surgeries but it should diminish in the next 4-6 hours. Sometime later tonight you may think you are bleeding a lot. This is because the mix of your saliva and blood will make you think you are bleeding alot. You should be alright. Good luck
2006-08-18 06:09:05 · answer #1 · answered by Matt C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bleeding could continue for 12 to 24 hours. The numbness will depend on the amount of drug used and your personal ability to metabolize it. Under no circumstances should you pack your mouth with ice!!! The result will be worse than what you have now. You could apply some small ice packs to your jaw but only very limited since most dentists and oral surgeons now discourage this again since this can cause further damage. When you can try sipping a cold but not frozen drink. Be patient, you should feel better in 4 or 5 days.
2006-08-18 06:10:50 · answer #2 · answered by Tulip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL. feels nice to hear of someone else go through what I did a few months ago. It should take about 4 hours for the feeling to come back in your jaw. yup, it was soooo hard to drink. no one realizes how impt it is to have feeling in your lips when you drink. The bleeding will stop at about this time as well. Remember to keep lots of ice on it to keep the swelling down. You may not feel much pain tody or even tomorrow....but the day after that is the worst. I used to keep a bag of frozen peas with me, even when I went to bed cause the pain makes it hard to fall asleep and it can wake you up throughout the night. Keep something cold nearby to numb it enough so yo can go back to sleep :)
2006-08-18 06:09:23 · answer #3 · answered by lida 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please do not swirl your saliva around, brush your teeth, drink anything or gargle until 24 hrs. passed. It will loosen the blood clots necessary to fill in the empty tooth sockets. Also, keep the gauze on the extraction sites in order to stop the bleeding. Everyone has different times for the bleeding to stop, but I'd be safe to say 3 hrs. tops. The numbing feeling lasts for about 4 hrs., but only depending on how much novocaine they shot you up with. Hope this helps!
2006-08-18 06:08:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, I'd like to extend my sympathy. The numbness should leave within 2-3 hours so should the bleeding. Start out with soups, get in as much liquid as possible.
2006-08-18 06:12:47 · answer #5 · answered by ~Jessica~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully, you'll start to have feeling in you lip within the next hour or two. Even with longer acting anesthetics, that's about the limit. I've had some folks remain numb for 6 or 7 hours, though...
2006-08-18 06:04:50 · answer #6 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You won't be able to eat until maybe 5:00.
I had fillings done and I stay numb for up to 4 hours. You may be numb for longer since teeth are pulled out.
2006-08-18 06:05:32 · answer #7 · answered by vinible2006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've had all four of mine pulled at once too. i hate to say it but your in for a s**ty week. be grateful for the numbness cause when it wears off, it's gonna hurt. if they gave you meds, take em. if not get some tylenol. after a day or two the pain should fade but it'll be another day or two before you can eat anything solid. odds are your face is going to bruise. it'll take about a week for that to go away. after that you should be good to go. as for the bleeding, just a few hours probably
2006-08-18 06:09:36 · answer #8 · answered by evenstar710 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pack your entire jaw (both sides) with crushed ice for about 10 hours. Sip water gently with a straw. The numbness should disappear in a few hours. Don't eat anythnig before it does.
2006-08-18 06:05:13 · answer #9 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 00:20:24 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋