How long does the pain usually last after getting teeth pulled?

Question

For some reason, I have TWO extra wisdom teeth. Along with that, one of my regualr wisdom teeth is growing in horizontally as opposed to vertically the way its supposed to. So in all, I have to get SIX teeth pulled. All my wisdom teeth and my two extras. I know its going to hurt afterward because last week I had to get some of my gums trimmed away from one of them and I'm STILL in pain. I just want to know HOW LONG the pain usually lasts and if there's any rinses or natural remedies that are safe to use to ease the pain until I 've recovered.

Answer 1

well you are going to be in pain for at least 2 or 3 days.I say ask for a pain medication before you leave the dentist.Try Gargling in warm salt water ,Salt heals things up faster than you can imagine.Good Luck

Answer 2

I'm a dentist. I remove impacted wisdom teeth (properly known as third molars) all the time, and I tell my patients the following: Extraction of third molars is a very routine procedure, and risks are generally low--especially if you're in your teens. Pain and swelling typically increase for the first few days, peaking at about the third day after surgery. After that time, the pain and swelling will start to taper off and by a week's time you shouldn't have discomfort other than a little soreness. After about four or five days, however, a complication called "dry-socket" can occur, which is basically bone at the base of the socket that is exposed to the oral environment and inflamed. It is very painful and not helped much by pain medications. Your dentist (or oral surgeon) has materials to alleviate the pain until healing occurs. After your surgery, you will be given instructions (verbal and/or on paper) to follow. Follow them carefully! I cannot tell you how many times I get patients complaining of complications after third molar extractions that occurred specifically because they didn't follow our instructions. Generally I prescribe a week's suppply of a medication called Tylox (it contains 5mg oxycodone and 500mg acetaminophen, i.e. the same thing as Percocet 5/500), which is more than adequate when taken every six hours. Some dentists prescribe Vicodin or Lortab, which is weaker. I may also prescribe an antiemetic like Phenergan if patients report nausea with narcotic pain meds. As far as eating goes, it's going to be cold and soft for the first day. Beyond that, whatever you can tolerate as long as you keep the extraction sites clean. Keep in mind, though, that oral tissues heal quickly and surely, and you would have to majorly undermine your body's healing efforts to prevent the extraction sites from healing properly. Follow the instructions and you will be fine.

Answer 3

First you should take some pain medicine before you go. Then eat soft food. I have had a tooth or 2 pulled before and it only lasted about 2 hours.

Answer 4

If done right...it should only last a few days. Most dentists will prescribe pain killers to help with it.

Answer 5

hmm, about an hour, it's not really that painful, the pain comes when they inject anesthesia (sorry if misspelled)^^