How painful is getting wisdom teeth out?

Answer 1

DIDN'T HURT AT ALL! I was put under anesthesia when I had mine taken out. As soon as I was done, I was prescribed an entire bottle of Vicodin for the pain. It was the best 3 days of my life. I was in a Vicodin induced heaven. I wish I could do it again!!! It's a little difficult to eat, start out with soft foods like pudding.

Answer 2

Well, you can do it two ways. You can let them put you to sleep or you can stay awake.

You recover faster if you stay awake (which is what I did) so I can tell you about that way (it also costs like $400 cheaper).

The operation occurs in two steps. First, the dentist takes a small needle and injects a numbing chemical into your gums which 'freezes' your gums so that you can't feel anything. It's a weird feeling and it's unpleasent when they have that needle in there. But, it feels uncomfortable and weird more than painful.

Then the dentist will come back after 10 or 15 minutes, allowing the freezing to reach maximum potency. Then s/he take something that looks a lot like a screw driver and they push down in the middle of each of your wisdom teeth to 'crack' them. That breaks their roots and they just pull them out.

Then you're given a bunch of gauzz and stuff to stick in your drooling bleeding mouth. Which is totally gross the day after. Oh, and you get a little plasic syringe thing to shoot water into the holes after you eat to dislodge food that will get stuck in there.

The next day you should be okay. But, it will take a long time before those holes close up and you don't get food stuck in there anymore. That's the worst part.

Answer 3

It is like anything. it depends on the teeth and the dentist. Generally they will numb your gum and inject you with a local. possilby some additional pain killers at that time and most likely some pills for aftercare.

If the teeth are impacted, then they will have to cut, break and possible half or quarter the teeth to pull them out if they have crooked roots. if the teeth are straight then it is as simple as pulling a nail out of a board. If they are straight it won't hurt at all.

If they are crooked it will hurt bad. and you'll want to be totally knocked out.

follow the doctor's instructions don't use a straw. a dry socket is mighty painful.

get them out as soon as possible to avoid them bunching up your front teeth. and making you need to have braces!

Answer 4

I had mine out last month. It depends on how long you wait to have it done. In your teen years, the roots are barely developed. They continue to grow into your mid-20s. That's when you come across more complications that require a little more invasive work and more healing time. I did have a mild infection and then dry socket. Dry socket is when the blood clot that forms to begin the healing of the socket is dislodged, part of your jawbone is exposed and it's quite painful. I also had a root that had grown into my sinus cavity. I had a pretty bad time of it, but I'm feeling fine today.Chances are, you'll have a better time of it and be feeling well in no time. Don't wait to have it done! Good luck.

Answer 5

It's not getting them out that is painful. I was given an IV and was put partially out for the extraction. I can truthfully say that I was feeling NO pain and they could have taken them out my nose for all I cared. It was after everything was over and I had to heal that it was painful. The pockets caused from the extraction were terrible to deal with. They had to be kept packed with gauze so I wouldn't get dry sockets. The dental surgeon can explain this all to you. There are, of course, pain killers you will take. I was really out of it for about a week.

Answer 6

I just had mine out last Saturday. I started antibiotics in case of infection 3 days prior. They pu tme under the gas and gave me sleeping drugs. When they finished they woke me up and I didn't feel anything. There was mild pain after for which I take Tylenol #3 Once a day usually. I am still taking the antibiotic so my face never swells up. Now I am just waiting for the stiches to dissolve.

Answer 7

I was put under using anesthesia. From the second I woke up to now, the pain meds were so good that I never experienced any pain. There was a lot of numbness but it went away after a couple days.

Answer 8

As most have said, it depends on the circumstances. If you follow your dentist's advice, the pain will be minimized. Your gums will be swollen for a few days after the procedure, so plan on soup, milk shakes, mashed potatoes, etc. What was said about dry socket is true. Be careful of that.

Answer 9

Not as bad as you might think. The first 5 hours or so are the worse because you are still bleeding and have to change the gauze.(Don't swallow any blood because you will experience horrible nausea) You'll be sore for a couple of days at most and look like a chimpmunk immediately after but you can handle it.

Answer 10

I had all 4 of mine taken out at the same time. My jaw was kind of achy for a few days, but Tylenol took care of that.

Most of the time, it really depends on a person's pain threshhold. If you are a wimp, then you may think it hurts like hades. My husband is such a person and can't handle pain at all. He had to take codeine when he had his out.