Does wisdom teeth extraction hurt that much?
I'm having mine extracted next year, but I'm already nervous. Does it hurt as much as everyone says it does? Does anyone have any tips for me? Thanks!
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When people ask for encouragement about getting their wisdom teeth out, I like to share this story about my three children.
I removed two of my older daughter's wisdom teeth at 2:00 in the afternoon and told her to go home and lie down until dinner time. Before I got home, she had already left for the mall! I was rather angry, because I figured that she'd be moaning all night long and asking me what to do for the pain. Much to my happy surprise, she seemed just fine. She said that she waited until the numbness started to go away and she felt pretty good, so she decided to get up and go.
Same thing with my son. We were actually headed home from a drum lesson and he asked if we could stop in the office to check out the sore place in his mouth. It turned out to be an erupting wisdom tooth. He asked if I felt like taking it out right then, so I did. (I was afraid he might change his mind if he thought about it overnight.) His mom didn't even know he had a wisdom tooth taken out until he had to take the gauze out of his mouth to eat dinner. His uppers were both kind of difficult and he had trouble healing with one of them (sinus involvement), but that didn't last for more than 3 or 4 days.
With my third child, I took her to the oral surgeon, because the roots were sort of close to the nerve and _I_ didn't want to be the one to cause her any trouble if things got difficult. She had nitrous oxide and little bit of iv sedation and had all four removed at once. I wanted to get her right home, but she asked me to stop off at the mall before we went home. She insisted that she was okay. Instead of going home and lying down, she walked through the mall. Yes, she was biting on her gauze packs (in the mall!), but still she was a lot more active than I would recommend. She had no trouble at all healing. I think she went out that night, too. (It was 1999, so I don't remember the details.)
I'm not saying that they are ALL like this, but there are wisdom teeth and then there are w*!`S^D@m TEETH! I always say that wisdom teeth (and root canals, by the way) are like teenagers. At least 90% are no trouble at all, but everybody talks about the bad ones.
Also, see http://www.webmd.com/hw/dental/tm6328.asp
it is different for everyone i had mine removed while back and it was like having any other tooth out apart from the root is a bit longer but i was back to my normal self the following day.Ihope this helps and good luck
if they put you under you don't feel a thing! good luck to you , i had all 4 taken out at the same time and it wasn't bad at all - on the other hand my boyfriend works construction and thinks he's a macho tough guy and he said he was in agony.it all depend on your trresh hold for pain, which i believe women have more of - hey.we give birth and stuff!
It's really not that bad. I had mine extracted many years ago and I don't remember much pain at all.
My daughter had to go to the hospital to have hers removed by an oral surgeon. Hers were very impacted. But she did well, too. I think one of the most important things to remember is to put ice packs on regularly the first day or two. It keeps the swelling down.
Also, you can use a salt water rinse or there is a prescription rinse to keep your mouth free of bacteria or infection. But talk to your dentist or oral surgeon about how soon you can do that.
As for the discomfort or pain, tylenol works well. Sometimes they will prescribe something a little stronger, but I'd bet you won't need it for very long. If I'm remembering correctly, my daughter ate anything she wanted when she got home the next day!
Best of luck . . . you'll do just fine!
Being NERVOUS is not gonna solve your problem.your not going(and I hope you don't) for any dangerous surgery.
your just for extraction of a wisdom tooth.wisdom teeth are very commonly extracted and you should have no problem in getting them extracted..mostly when you get a tooth extracted,that particular place is anesthesized so that you dont feel any pain thus after anesthesia you wouldnt feel any sort of pain.(you could feel a little bit pressure or slight discomfort but no pain) so dont worry everythings gonna be fine
yes it does. oh yes it does.
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