Hurts to Swallow - wisdom teeth recently removed?

Question

I recently had my bottom two wisdom teeth removed. Now, I find it extremely difficult to swallow anything (even saliva.) Every time I swallow, it feels like I'm swallowing a huge rock or pebble. My dentist told me that I could only eat cold and soft foods. Yet, I am unable to eat anything due to the pain from swallowing. In addition, I was not allowed to gargle anything for it might be harmful to my stitches. However, my wisdom teeth area has not stopped bleeding since the operation. Not even an ice pack will stop it. What should I do to stop the pain of swallowing?

Answer 1

Call your dentist and tell him all of this. It sounds to me like you may have an infection with swelling into your throat (the rock that you feel when you swallow), or you are bleeding into the tissue around the socket, causing swelling. Take a piece of guaze, or a clean washcloth, and bite on it for 5 to 10 minutes, putting pressure on the wound(s) that are bleeding. Applying direct pressure should help slow the bleeding, if it does not, call the dentist immediately for an emergency appointment, or go to the ER. Many things can affect your recovery from this type of operation. Smoking can give you dry socket, a painful condition in and of itself. If you are taking Aspirin or any of its close relatives for the pain, it can cause prolonged bleeding, because Aspirin will "thin" the blood. If there is infection present, healing is prolonged. Infection can be localized in the area of the operation, but can spread into the blood stream, causing septicemia, which is very serious. If there is a bleeding blood vessel from the surgery, and it has not stopped within a reasonable amount of time, it can lead to low blood counts and shock, if left untreated. Call the dentist and tell them what you are experiencing. Make an appointment to be checked. This is your health that we are talking about, and sometimes you must be your own advocate. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I got mine out about 2 years ago. Same situation they had not borke skin. It hurt the first day a little and bled a good bit but the next day i was doing my normal activities. it was a little sore but nothiong that would really stop you from attending school. That also depends on the oral surgon you pick. I had one of the best in my state and he did an excellent job. Also healing depends. People say smoking makes a dry socket but i smoked more than i normally do bc of the drugs they gave me and i didnt get a dry socket. But if you do get one healing process takes longer. For me it took about 2 wks tto heal over.

Answer 3

contact your dentist immediately. You should not have bleeding at this point . Something is wrong and needs immediate medical attention.

Answer 4

spit