Wisdom teeth?

Question

Has anyone had all four wisdom teeth taken out at the same time? Is it as bad as everyone keeps telling me? How long does it hurt afterward?

Answer 1

I just had this done tuesday... The first day was not as bad as I had thought and I have only had to take 2 pain pills. I woke up today and felt alot better and have'nt even taken an advil all day... The thing that sux the most is not being able to eat solid food, I have had to blend everything up just to eat....

I was horribly scared to have this done and everyone told me it was gonna be horrible but it really isnt bad at all, and both my bottem teeth were impacted and infected. You will do fine don't worry about it for weeks like I did!!!! :]

Answer 2

I have. I had it done under general anasthetic and it wasn't nice but it was better than letting them become even more impacted. It hurt badly for a few days afterwards and the pain eventually went away altogether after a couple of weeks. However, my mouth felt strange for quite a long time, months I mean. It didn't hurt, it just felt the wrong shape and weirdly empty. But this went away too and I'm glad I had them all taken out at once because I wouldn't want to go through four individual extractions at all.

Answer 3

I had all four taken out at once. My dentist referred me to an oral surgeon because my teeth were all impacted, and he knocked me out with sodium pentathol and valium. I didn't feel a thing and don't remember a thing until they woke me up. If you can get the same treatment I recommend it highly. However, it did hurt quite a bit afterward. There's no getting around it though, and I'm not so sure it's better to have two teeth taken out in one visit then getting the other two removed after another visit because then you have to deal with the pain twice. It hurt me for a couple of days, and the surgeon gave me Tylenol 3, but it didn't help much. If you can get it, have the dentist or oral surgeon give you something stronger like Vicodin and 800mg Motrin. Good luck!

Answer 4

I had all 4 taken out yesterday. I think it depends on your personal circumstances as to how bad the whole experience is. Some people get dry socket which is very painful and can last awhile. I got mine out Tuesday and took the rest of the week off work because I wasn't sure how bad it'd be. They put me to sleep during the procedue, I don't remember anything. And they gave me prescription Ibuprofen 600mg, and Percocet (oxycodone) for severe pain, which I really only needed yesterday and I took one this morning. When I woke up this morning it hurt to open my mouth too much. But now I feel better. Yesterday I ate jello, pudding, yogurt, and mashed potatoes. Today I had oatmeal and later macaroni and cheese. I definitely recommend you request to be sedated during the surgery, not just given the laughing gas. I heard it's very scary to hear your bones crack when they pull them out, even though you don't feel it. Good luck, and no it's not always as bad as some people say!

Answer 5

I think there are many factors to take into consideration. I personally had all of mine taken out on a Friday morning. They were impacted and had to be broken up into smaller pieces to get them out. I was fine afterward. I even went on retreat the next day and went horseback riding. I do, however, know of some people who have had some trouble with bruising, pain and swelling, so I think it really depends on you. If you don't let it freak you out and you do what the dentist tells you to do, you should be fine.

Best of luck to you. I hope it goes well.

Answer 6

I have had all 4 taken at once. It was a numbing pain afterward. I took Tylenol 3's for 4 days and then I was fine. Good luck!

Answer 7

My wife had all four removed at age 20 because they were impacted. They gave her anesthetic and she didn't feel a thing. After she had swelling and a little pain, but they gave her pain killers and witin a week or two she started feeling better. She really didn't let it get to her.

Answer 8

Yes. I have had all 4 out at once many years ago. In fact, they were all impacted and he had to dig for them. It wasn't so bad for me at all. Your mouth, naturally, will be pretty sore for a while. My husband also had them done about 4 years ago and it wasn't bad for him either. Neither of us had any bruising or swelling. Good luck to you.

Answer 9

Everbody is different. I was up shopping that night (I couldn't drive myself). The only time I took pain meds was at night, they gave me an Rx for percocet, but I only needed Tylenol.

Answer 10

i had my bottom 2 taken out together. wasn't too bad at first but when i got an abscess in one that was not too good !!!!