wisdom teeth?

Question

my wife is due to 2 wisdom teeth out!!what has she to expect pain wise?and how long before it has all healed up?

Answer 1

Well it would depend on what kind of pain tolerance your wife has, I got all four of mine pulled out when I was 11! I didn't think it hurt, more like just a pressure on my head...I was fine after the meds wore off. But like I said it depends on the person, some ppl say that having their wisdom teeth is the most painful thing they've ever had happen to them...but it shouldn't be that bad.

Answer 2

I had one wisdom tooth pulled at the dentist's surgery, using local anaesthetic. I was terrified beforehand but it was out fairly quickly. If the whole tooth is through and not hidden in the gum, then it is like any tooth extraction - the dentist levers the tooth a little at first then pulls it with a bit of a twisting motion. it might sound a little gruesome but it doesn't hurt - only feels a bit odd. Mine hardly bled and by the time I had left the dentist's chair it had stopped completely. A clot will form in the hole and it is important that this is left in place as this helps the hole to heal properly. If your wife's teeth are inside the gum, then I would expect the procedure is a little more complicated and someone else may be able to offer you their experience. Mine had healed by about a week or so and the dentist checked after a couple of days to ensure that it was healing well. I regularly took paracetamol just to dull the ache afterwards!

Answer 3

I had 5 wisdom teeth taken out a few months ago.

(1 was begin to over lap another causing 2 in my upper left)

I advise your wife to take pain medication prior to getting them taken out. Make sure the pain medication is prescribed by her doctor and she has previously taken this medication before so no worry of side effects.

I also advise her to take off the next couple of days from work. She is going to be sore, not want to talk a lot and a little tired if she has pain to the point it is hard to sleep.

I went to my English class the next day and my teacher sent me home and told me I can take my test when I am healed. Most professors and employeers will understand.

It was horrible and I can't believe I allowed myself to be that brave.

The first 3 nights was the worst. I couldn't eat (nor sip anything), bleeding non stop and the pain kept me up crying as I couldn't even swollow the pain medication (which my heart doctor forbid me to take after he found out as my body reacts to it).

It wouldn't as been as bad if I did 1 or two. but it was bad as I did all 5 which was more intense.

After a week, it was still bad, but not as bad. I could talk better and eat better on my right then left, but my jaw was still pretty sore (almost like the feeling of chewing hard gum for too long).

I was able to finally get back to normal roughly 1.5 months.

The issue now is that as the wisdom teeth came in, they also shifted my other teeth, causing my back to seperate and my gums to be sensetive. I have to see about getting braces or re-adjusting without causing surgury as I can't afford that.

My insurance didn't pick up the 1,000 and something bill.

Make sure everything when billing wise is taken care of so the stress of happening to pay while healing isn't present.

Answer 4

If she is having the two removed from the mandible she may have a longer recovery time especially if the teeth were closer to the nerve (I'd say about a two- three days of swelling and pain and discomfort). If they are coming from the upper jaw then the extraction should be smoother making her recovery time about two days and the swelling a lot less also. Ask for Prednisone (a cortisteroid that will greatly reduce facial swelling, may cause some slight nausea but worth it!). Once the anesthesia wears off her face may feel something like she got hit with a baseball bat, so be kind. Buy lots of soft food (pudding, ice cream, tapioca); no caffeine, chocolate or anything that would aggravate the site or cause bleeding.

Answer 5

I had a wisdom tooth taken out (as my mouth is too small for any extra teeth), along with some bone and gum cut away as it was growing at a strange angle.

I stayed awake during the procedure, which as bearable. It was just like any dentist visit. I don't mind pain as long as I know it will be over in a set time. It lasted about 30mins.

They numbed my mouth, so felt like it was swollen, (which is wasn't)

About 2 hours later I was in the most unbearable pain, I have ever felt!!! (I guess the injection to numb my mouth had worn off at this point) It lasted 2days, and no tablets would help, so I just tried sleeping the whole time...

I have another wisdom tooth, which is causing some problems but unless it is essential to be taken out, I ain't bothering because the pain so bad with the 1st one.

My advice to your wife, start taking strong painkillers BEFORE the procedure, so you don't have to wait for it to get into your system. Make sure you have the day of the procedure and the following day off work - just in case.

Answer 6

I had all four out in one go in hospital. Three were impacted, the other was growing in such a way that it couldn't be cleaned so it would have sent my other teeth into decay.

I had a bad experience. I should have been in over-night but I got an infection in my lower jaw and ended up staying in for 12 nights.

Besides coming out with temporary agoraphobia, (I was confined to a private ward because the swelling would have upset the other patients in a general ward), I had severe constipation through taking codine (pain-killer). They were injecting me with penycycllin three times a day to combat the infection - I now have an aversion to it.

Slithers of bone were coming out of my gums for the next six months.

I'm OK now, but hereas I used to be pretty nonchalent about going into hospital or going to the dentist, I now hate it.

At the time, dental procedures in hospitals were not as strict as surgical procedures. They are now.

I was a one off - I think.

Don't let my experience put you off!

Answer 7

I had this done a few years ago, the teeth and gums were OK pain-wise afterwards, but then i had a series of throat infections due tube down throat. not sure if this was the way either the anaesthetic was administered , or some thing that was used to hold my 'bits' out of the way. don't really know, but I'd ask beforehand- as you don't have the opportunity afterwards.

Answer 8

It's not exactly pain. It's just like an itchy feeling that you feel like you want to bite it.