Getting wisdom teeth pulled out on Thursday

[Mildlyamused]

yay, more lack of wisdom coming your waY!

 

[pray4mojo]

Here's a picture to summarize it. I myself had all 4 out, 2 impacted, at once under novacaine.

fun

 

[ILoveLamp]

All of mine were impacted too, and I got them surgically removed, and even though everyone told me my cheeks would puff up and I wouldn't be able to eat for a week I never got puffy and I had steak the next night. I hear if you get them pulled it's a lot worse than having them surgically removed.

 

[SludgeFactory]

During the procedure, I ranged from nearly unconcious to high as a kite thanks to the IV. No major troubles.

Soft food for a few days. Tortilla chips are EVIL!

EDIT: it was done by an oral surgeon

 

[Insomniak]

That's actually a big secret - if you want to heal faster, try to eat protein rich foods for the first week or so.

Depending on your level of swelling, you may only be able to make do with things like milk and yogurt to begin with, but those are good starts. Cottage cheese is also nice. If you can swing by a local GNC or similar nutrition store and get some meal/protein shakes, that would be good too. The body uses protein to build its tissues, so eating a slightly increased amount of protein in your diet after trauma (which surgery is) can help you heal your quickest.

Get plenty of sleep as well. Your body does most of its repair work while you sleep, so get a good 8 to 9 hours a night, and you'll mend quicker.

Someone already mentioned stay hydrated.

Follow the Doc's instructions on irrigating the lower extraction sites and using any anti-biotics/disinfectant mouthwash they prescribe to you. Keeping a wound clean is another excellent way to speed healing.

 

[Albis]

some pain but the medicine should work

 

[CrispyFried]

2 of mine had to be taken out in pieces

Liquid Valium in an IV and percs.

No sweat.

 

[Brute]

Due to some lucky genetics from mom, I have 3 of my teeth. She still has all four at age 64. I would have all 4, but I cracked one back in 1995. I thought it would heal on its own, and I'm a dental chicken to begin with. Two months later, I bit down on a pastry, which should be soft, and damn near screamed. It was Friday, I was at work and had to travel the following week. So I told my boss I had to go to the dentist and left early. I found a dentist down the street (was new to the area, didn't have a regular dentist), they determined the tooth was dead and had to come out. Six shots of novacaine later, the surgeon had my tooth out in under ten seconds. I put a big wad of cotton gauze in my mouth and went back to work.

Well, I was bleeding, lots. So I went to the bathroom to change the gauze. One co-worker came in and asked how it went, and I casually said I'd had a wisdom tooth yanked. He was shocked I was there. I was like, what, it's no big deal. Had to prove I was a tough guy I guess. I went home, bought a short length prescription of pain killers (like, 3 days worth), had some friends over to watch a PPV and ate a dinner of apple sauce. Once the novacaine wore off, I took the pain killers. No problems at all. Next day, I was fine. There was just a little bit of oozing.

Thank God I didn't take after dad. He had all four out at once when he was in the Army and all he got was some novacaine shots. He told me the dentist had to put his knee on his chest to pull those choppers out, which sounds like fun.

 

[Brute]

Oh, and how's this for dumb luck. In high school, a friend had a bad reaction to the anesthetic and was passed out for 4 days after having all 4 teeth out at once. By the time he woke up, all the pain was gone, swelling gone and bleeding stopped. He just had a long nap.