Any advice about getting teeth pulled?

Question

I get 2 teeth pulled in a few days. I was wondering if anyone had advice. How much does it hurt?For how long? Anything would be great. Thanks

Answer 1

If you have no allergy or other contraindications and you weigh at least 100 pounds, take 3 Advil LiquiGel caps about an hour or so before your appointment. This will go a long way towards cutting the "perioperative" inflammation that causes pain later on. It also gets you started on your post-op pain control routine and you may not need to use narcotics.

If you are going to be put to sleep, use just enough water to make them slippery enough to swallow. Clear this with your oral surgeon first, though.

Answer 2

If the extractions are normal you should experience a little pain but it will be manageable.

There will be some bleeding that should go away in a few days. The dentist and dental assistants will advise you on how to care for that and if anything is abnormal they'll want you to come back in for follow-up treatment.

The most important part of healing is to keep the sockets clean. It's fairly easy with uppers and a little harder with lowers. Plan on eating soft foods for a week or so to minimize chewing.

Rinse out often. Plan on resting.

It's best to have someone drive you to the dental appointment and drive you home afterwards, but I've driven after having extractions. It just depends on how much they have to drug you. The dentist or oral surgeon should be able to advise you.

You should consider this as a surgical procedure and treat the convalesence the same as you would for any other surgery. You will need some recovery time, but generally you will be just fine once things heal up.

Good luck to you and do whatever the doc says you should do.

Answer 3

I had two baby teeth pulled when I was about 13 as well. The thought of the needle is scarier than the needle itself. It's just a little sting, you barely feel it. Having the teeth actually pulled, you don't feel that at all. After wards you may feel a little tender or sore for a few days, nothing major. On a scale of 1-10 I would put the whole process at a 2. You'll be fine, it will be over before you know it.

Answer 4

If the extractions are surgical,they will hurt a bit more than regulars.If the teeth come out in one piece and they don't have to cut extra gams or drill the bone away,it will hurt just like a cut on your finger.Every 4-6 hours take some painkillers until next day.it will feel better in 48 hours.You will be pain free during.Nothing to worry about.

Answer 5

It'll hurt for a few days. The dentist usually gives you pain medicine for that. Eating soft foods and avoiding too hot or too cold of drinks will also help. Just remember if you don't get it done now you will wish you had. Bad teeth can cause many health problems.

Answer 6

I had to have my wisdom teeth pulled. And I am not going to lie it did hurt. After the Novocaine wore off I really needed the pain pills he gave me. But you can use Ice the first day to help with the swelling and pain, and then switch to heat after 24 hours. I was fine after about 3 days. I hope this helps at least a little. good luck.

Answer 7

It depends if you need to be put to sleep or not. If they are your wisdom teeth they will need to do some cutting. Normal teeth pulling is no big deal at all. Probably won't hurt to much at all. Even if it is wisdom teeth it should only hurt for 3-15 days.

Answer 8

I was very nervous about getting a tooth pulled too, I haven't been to the dentist in years. I had an awesome dentist who used a freezing gel on my and then put in 3 needles that I didn't' even feel..It was a painless experience. He did say that had I come in a day or so earlier I could have gotten Valium or he could have made arrangement with a surgeon (to put me under) , but for one tooth I opted for the freeze gel and was glad I did.

Answer 9

It feels like they are tearing the tooth out of you without the pain. You can feel the gum tissue (I guess I can call it that) detach from the tooth. I remeber hearing it tear, but it didn't hurt while they did it. You'll be on Tylenol for a day or two. No big deal.
I know, it sounds gross. maybe other people would describe it differently.

Good luck,
Tooth Fairy
:)

Answer 10

The only pain you'll feel is the shot they give you to numb your gums. They usually give you something before that to numb that a little bit, too. You won't feel the actual pulling. Afterwards, take some pain meds and eat something light like soup or jello. You'll be fine!