Wisdom teeth

[Maverick]

So I went to the dentist and they said I have to get my wisdom teeth taken out. Have you had this done? Is it as bad as people make it seem?

[byee]

Yes, it is. Thankfully, there are loads of drugs they'll offer you. All sorts of painkillers. Graciously accept them all. Ask for more if you need to. This is not a time to be brave or show your strength of character. Let science work for you.

Seriously, modern dentistry is really OK, the technology they have now really minimizes swelling and the like. It's more of an inconvienence than anything else, you'll be a little sore for a while, but no big deal. I'm sure you'd rather do a lot of other things, for sure, but it's not the trauma many make it out to be.

Bring some CD's to listen to, and I'd recommend eating before you go, because you won't really want to do much of that for a while, and you don't want to be both sore and hungry. And maybe schedule these appointments so you have the rest of the afternoon off.

Good luck!

[0=]

I get mine pulled this summer >.<. Oh well, they gave both of my sisters plenty of Vicodin, I will graciously accept it.

[thesphinx]

Good luck! it shouldn't be bad with all the pain killers.

[Maverick]

Thanks guys. How long is recovery? Like if I had this on a Friday could I be back to work on Monday then class on Tuesday?

[0=]

Depends what you mean by recovery. You'll have deep pits in the flesh of your mouth that have to heal.

[byee]

How many are you having done?

It depends on how many x how fast a healer you are. Typically, how fast do you recover from injuries? And how pain tolerant are you?

I think you'll be sore for a *few* days, but it won't be anything that will incapacitate you. If you need to do a lot of talking at work, you might still be swollen on Monday, and it might be uncomfortable to stretch your mouth to talk a lot. And school, if it's lectures and stuff, you might be uncomfortable, but you should be able to sit there and reasonably follow along.

The good thing is that eventhough dental pain is often really bad, the mouth heals quickly, so within a week's time, you should be really OK. It's just the first couple /few days or so.

[Maverick]

Just two. And I really haven't been injured a lot so I can't say. I don't have to do much talking at all at work - I'm in a loud pressroom and we mostly use our hands to communicate rather than talk anyway. So looks like it won't be too bad.

Thanks for the help and info, Sam.

[byee]

Sounds like you'll most probably be sore but functional. Try to lay off the pain killers, they'll put you to sleep and make you feel sandy and groggy. Stick to Advil, you'll be OK.

[0=]

The Vicodin will make you feel better, though :p

[Octo22]

Just two.

The biggest question that no one seemed to ask.

Impacted?

90 degree's?

Are they coming in like NORMAL teeth would?

I had 3 removed a few months ago, and I must say the drugs are quite nice. They put a needle in my hand between my pinky and other finger, then untied the tube on my arm and I soared!

I got tylenol 3, felt no pain the entire time, or the 3-5 day recovery. The only problem I had at all was it got annoying to have the cotten stuff in your mouth to stop the bleeding. Bleeding is annoying but not painful. Although I also got no bruising? Weird for me.