how bad does getting out your wisdom teeth hurt?

Question

what are the after effects of the operaton?.. i.e.- swelling, etc.

Answer 1

Didn't hurt at all. My doctor shot me up with so much Novocaine I didn't feel a thing.

And the great thing was the mouth pain and headaches I had before the teeth were removed stopped.

You'll be fine. If you feel ANYTHING just tell you doctor and more Novocaine should be given. The Novocaine shots aren't bad either, contrary to what many people will tell you.

Answer 2

Like it was said before they give you some heavy drugs so you
probably don't know it when they take out your wisdom teeth. I
didn't have much pain afterwards,but I don' t remember having
any special problems. Do put plenlty of ice on your cheeks
when you get home for about 15 min intervals. You might check
with the doctor about how long to leave the ice on and how often.
The advice on preventing dry socket sounds good. They give
you strong tyenol to take for a day or two and also advice.
I didn't have much trouble after that.

Answer 3

The operation itself doesn't hurt because of the anathesia. Afterwards your mouth will be still frozen, when that wears off your mouth will be sore. I had 4 teeth, 2 of which were wisdom removed last year. I couldn't eat anything but soup and jello for a couple days, and had to take Tylenol 3's and antibiotics for pain and possible infection

Answer 4

The initial healing period usually takes one to two weeks, and you'll likely experience some swelling for the first 48 hours.
Before the procedure began, you were given an anesthetic to ensure your comfort. This anesthetic typically leaves your lips, teeth and tongue feeling numb after the appointment. For this reason, you should avoid chewing for 2 hours following surgery, or until the numbness has completely worn off.

Over-the-counter pain reliever Some discomfort after the extraction is normal. An over-the-counter pain reliever, such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen, is usually sufficient. We can also give you a prescription for a stronger pain reliever if needed.
To avoid nausea, do not take pain medication on an empty stomach.
You can also decrease pain and swelling by applying an ice pack - 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off - for the first 6 hours following the extraction.
A blood clot will form on the extraction site, and this clot is vital to the healing process. To keep the clot intact, avoid touching the extraction site with your tongue or fingers, do not drink liquids through a straw, and do not spit vigorously.
Blowing your nose or sneezing violently can also dislodge the blood clot and impair healing, so if you have an upper respiratory infection or suffer from allergies, be sure to have the appropriate sinus medication on hand.
Do not rinse your mouth the day of the surgery.
Smoking and allowing food particles to pack into the tooth's socket should be avoided, as both will significantly affect the healing process.
Twenty-four hours following the procedure, you can rinse gently with mouthwash or a warm salt water solution (dissolve one teaspoon of salt with one cup of warm water); gently swish the solution around
Salt water rinse the affected area, and spit carefully. You should do this 2-3 times each day for the week following the extraction
If antibiotics were prescribed, continue to take them for the indicated length of time, even if all symptoms and signs of infection are gone

Answer 5

It's not as bad as it seems. I had mine taken out a few years ago. There is swelling in your cheeks but it's not that bad. Right after the surgery you will have a lot of gauze in your mouth to absorb the blood. For the rest of the day and possibly the next, you will have to change the gauze in and out.

For about a week or 2 you will have to eat very soft foods...that way you don't open up the wounds in your mouth. You definitely don't want to burst the stitches. *Don't take a hot shower for a few days after surgery, that can cause the stitches to burst*

Your mouth may be a little sore from the surgery...but any pain reliever can take the pain away.

Answer 6

They put you completely under so you feel absolutly nothing during the surgery. The swelling sucks cause it can get pretty bad, but its not that it hurts so much as it just makes you look goofy. But be careful, I smoked and drank, and even ate popcorn after I got mine out and I got drysocket, now thats probably the worst thing you can experience. Take the doctors advice seriously! You do not want to get a dry socket, its the worst part of it all. But really, its just a little annoying thing thats not as painful as people make it out to be. And pain meds rock!

Answer 7

Lucky you. Your in for a good dose of pain. And your going to look like you've got a thanksgiving dinner stored in your cheeks for a while. Don't envy you. But good luck. Hope it goes well. Really though, don't they put you to sleep for wisdom teeth. You probably won't feel a thing.

Answer 8

When people ask for encouragement about getting their wisdom teeth out, I like to share this story about my three children.

I removed two of my older daughter's wisdom teeth at 2:00 in the afternoon and told her to go home and lie down until dinner time. Before I got home, she had already left for the mall! I was rather angry, because I figured that she'd be moaning all night long and asking me what to do for the pain. Much to my happy surprise, she seemed just fine. She said that she waited until the numbness started to go away and she felt pretty good, so she decided to get up and go.

Same thing with my son. We were actually headed home from a drum lesson and he asked if we could stop in the office to check out the sore place in his mouth. It turned out to be an erupting wisdom tooth. He asked if I felt like taking it out right then, so I did. (I was afraid he might change his mind if he thought about it overnight.) His mom didn't even know he had a wisdom tooth taken out until he had to take the gauze out of his mouth to eat dinner. His uppers were both kind of difficult and he had trouble healing with one of them (sinus involvement), but that didn't last for more than 3 or 4 days.

With my third child, I took her to the oral surgeon, because the roots were sort of close to the nerve and _I_ didn't want to be the one to cause her any trouble if things got difficult. She had nitrous oxide and little bit of iv sedation and had all four removed at once. I wanted to get her right home, but she asked me to stop off at the mall before we went home. She insisted that she was okay. Instead of going home and lying down, she walked through the mall. Yes, she was biting on her gauze packs (in the mall!), but still she was a lot more active than I would recommend. She had no trouble at all healing. I think she went out that night, too. (It was 1999, so I don't remember the details.)

I'm not saying that they are ALL like this, but there are wisdom teeth and then there are w*!`S^D@m TEETH!!! I always say that wisdom teeth (and root canals, by the way) are like teenagers. At least 90% are no trouble at all, but everybody talks about the bad ones.

Also, see http://www.webmd.com/hw/dental/tm6328.asp

Answer 9

Mine were removed under local anaesthetic and it wasn't until several hours later that the pain kicked in. It wasn't as bad as I'd thought, though I looked a real picture with the swelling and bruising!! I even had bruising on my chest where the surgeon had had to lean on me to get enough purchase to yank a particularly stubborn tooth out!

I didn't regret it for a moment though, and with arnica and salt water gargles my mouth healed up really well.

Answer 10

LOL...didn't hurt a bit. They knocked me out by injection and then I woke up. I was a little sore and tender....but the dentist gave me darvset and everything was just peachy! :)

The only thing you have to worry about is dry socket. Don't suck throw a straw or eat anything really hard after wards. They will tell you everything you need to know how to take care of it as your gums heal. Don't worry....it's a common procedure.