4 impacted, had surgery, was down for a day, and up and going the next.

AsylumUtopia said:

I was told not to suck through a straw until I was healed. Due to the packing and incisions.

Just please make sure you go to a surgeon that specialises in extractions Evenstar.

AsylumUtopia said:

NO. NO. NO. NO. Google it, I am not joking!

AsylumUtopia said:

Actually...they tell you not to use a straw. Using a straw can dislodge blood clots around your incisions and cause you to start bleeding.

Imago said:

It's not fun but I do it without getting numbed. There's some blood & scraping.

I do it in 4 parts, so I don't have to sit there forever.

Genesia said:

okay, that's it!

Imago said:

It creates more space, your gums will be less puffy. It cleans under the gumline. But I never did it because my gums were irritated, only because the Dr said it looked puffy.

Try a waterpick & Listerine in the meantime, that always makes my gums feel normal again.

MoniGram said:

Now if I was guaranteed those results, I'd get them all pulled today

The best advice I can give you is to follow every order from the doctor. I had mine out and I felt great after. I ate and I didn't even need the pain meds they prescribed. In fact I felt so good that later that night I was out having margaritas with friends and smoking....

BAD IDEA

Dun dun dunnnnn.....dry sockets!!! The absolute WORST pain I have ever felt in my life. The only way the pain would stop is if I went to the dentist to re-scrape the gums to get them to bleed and clot and then pack it with gauze soaked with medicine.

The procedure is a piece of cake, I had 3 extracted and one was impacted. Just take care of yourself after (don't party like I did ) and you should be fine.

I just had this done last year. It took about 3 or 4 days. It just feels weird to have gaping holes in your gums and chipmunk cheeks. But other than that its cool

There's a couple factors, if they're above the surface or if they have to cut your gums to get in there. Also, how big are they? Mine was really small and above the surface, so it caused virtually no trauma.

CarrieLee said:

Yikes!

That's what I'm taking about. My surgeon couldn't stress it enough! No alcohol, smoking, or suction. I was back to work in a couple days, and had the stitches removed early. It's really no biggie if you take it easy and keep the clots intact.

Sorry, Carrie. That must have been awful.

INSATIABLE said:

It was my own fault!!! I continued to smoke cigarettes and was out partying like 5 hours later I didn't swell too badly and had minor bruising. I guess one tooth was infected underneath and when the doctor pulled it out puss went flying all over him. I didn't really like him anyway.

Imago said:

Same for me....it wasn't a big deal at all I didn't swell or anything....but my brother's face blew up. It really does depend on the person.

evenstar said:

I didn't escape the IV, though. I had to have foot surgery several years ago and there was no way to do it without being knocked out and having an IV. I was probably around 25, in the pre-op room, whining like a 5 year old about getting an IV put in, while the guy across the room was going to have surgery where they needed to crack open his ribs or something.

I'm not gonna lie--I hated the IV. Even thinking about it now grosses me out--but hopefully they'll do the IV then knock you out right away so you don't have to dwell on it.


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INSATIABLE said:

NOOOOO Straws!!!!! Good lawd what are you trying to do to this girl?

Evenstar you will get instructions on how to take care of your teeth. If you follow them to the T you will be fine.

Straws

CarrieLee said:

I had mine out when I was 19. I went shopping that same day. The healing time wasn't bad at all and I even smoked afterwards. My teeth were not impacted but my cheeks still were swollen just a little for the first day. Just make sure you get some drugs. I had IV sedation but a friend of mine said the nitrous worked well and was way less expensive.

veronikka said:

CarrieLee said:

Well, it was 20 years ago. Straws were fine then, recommended in fact, but that's the NHS for you.

AsylumUtopia said:

I had mine out almost 30 years ago. Maybe they had a different recommendation in the States.

JuliePurplehead said:

I think they just shot me full of cocaine
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I had the last two removed recently. The dental surgeon just used a local anesthetic.The first three wasn't bad, but the last one hurt like hell as he was removing it.
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I had mine taken out at 20 or 21. I remember the oral surgeon told me how much he liked the Sign O the Times shirt I was wearing.

It took me about a week before I dared to eat solid food. The sockets filled up entirely in about three weeks.

all four out at 27. just had nitrious. loooooved the nitrous
went home with regular advil. it was enough to kick the pain. did not fill the painkiller Rx

dentist suggested using a tea bag like a compress to help the blood clot. worked excellent.

felt shitty for a day,
jaw too tired to talk on phone all day 2nd day so stayed home,
went back to work 3rd day. slight bruising under one eye.

thanks guys it helps a lot that i at least have some idea of what to expect

i had all 4 out at once (day surgery)
2 teeth were impacting the teeth next to them- and had to be broken to be removed - i shook 4 half an hour after surgery- due to the anasthesia (sp?)

i was 34- and looked like id gone 10 rounds with mike tyson

it took at least a wk b4 i could eat again- and that was mushy food

then i got an infection in one of the sockets- THAT was worse than child birth i actually got hubby to buy me some whiskey to numb the pain- and i dont drink
the infection broke loose during the nite - then with antibiotics- all was good

but ur young- it'll all be good

I had mine removed in September of last year. I had all 4 out.

I had to go under which is good cause I was too nervous to stay awake anyway

It took me about a week and a half to really feel back to normal and for all the stitches to dissolve completely.

I ice packed my jaw every single day which bought HEAPS of relief and I stuck to soft foods like sandwhiches and mashed up vegetables.

My jaw was pretty swollen, I looked like Kanye West

I also got some bruising on my right cheek, but it was yellow so it was kinda hard to see.

I had some awesome painkillers for the first week too, that knocked me out but got rid of the pain. Not sure of the names though.

Oh and you also have to regularly swish your mouth with some anti infectant stuff you know like listerine or something - the one I used was called Savocol, I don't know if you have that where you are but it's great stuff. You have to try to brush your teeth as best you can too because you HAVE to keep your mouth clean while the wounds heal.
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