Wisdom teeth

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Just got my wisdom teeth taken out this morning (all of them).

So I suppose I'm asking if any of you, or anyone you may know, have had theirs taken out? What did you do/ how did you cope? Comments/suggestions/etc would be appreciated.
 
I need mine out, because they're killing my mouth. Alas, my crappy college student health insurance doesn't cover dental. Yay.

When my buddy got his out he ate a lot of applesauce.
 
My daughter had her's removed a few months back. Try putting ice on your cheeks, don't talk unless you just absolutely have to, and eating ice cream, slushies, shakes, pudding, jello, popsicles... pretty much anything that is cool to reduce swelling is going to help. Don't eat anything solid to quickly.

Rinse those stitches exactly like that doctor instructed. The not talking helps with your jaw soreness... or it seems like it did. Rest and get plenty of fluids. Take your meds like they are prescribed.

I know you don't want to get a dry socket. I hear that hurts horribly.

Ice and cold stuff is your friend.
 
Ice your cheeks often. Other than that just sleep, take any pain medication you were given if you need it. If you get a milkshake, or any liquid for that matter, don't drink it with a straw. The sucking can give you a dry socket and whatever pain you are in now is going to be nothing compared to that of a dry socket.

Best food honestly is a frosty from Wendy's or any milkshake I suppose.
 
I had mine removed and was back on my feet and normal (other than the holes in my gums) within about 36 hours. I just used the water syringe (not a needle, just a jet of water) to clean them out EVERY time after I ate something and took my meds as prescribed.. no sweat.

My roommate was not so lucky and was in pain for about a week with dry sockets, even had to go back in to get them restitched.

Hopefully you'll get a recovery like mine and will feel better soon :-)
 
I just took all the vicoden they gave me and i was fine* its only wisdom teeth


*fine meaning no teeth issues but It took me forever to get off the pain pills so be careful with them
 
I had mine taken out last summer and, other than the bleeding, had no difficulties. I couldn't eat anything solid for a week and a half because the Percocet made me do nothing but sleep and it didn't scab quite right. That was because I didn't change the gauze as frequently as suggested, (I was injected with Percocet for the extraction). Other than that, no problems. Some people I know ate steaks the night they had their wisdoms taken out. Mine was a week and a half. I also learned that baby food is really good (my neice was still eating baby food at the time and we had nothing else soft at the house...it was my sister's idea).
 
i had mine out a few years ago, other than waking up with blood covering my shirt i had no problems.

dry sockets are fairly rare, don't worry about them, for some reason the oxycotin didn't effect me and i was on my feet within 2-3 hours bothering my mother to make me milk shakes, that reduces swelling.
 
I got mine out 2 years ago, I didn't think it was that bad. They gave me good drugs and I slept most of three days afterwards. Though I did miss camping, slept in the trailor, and laughed at mules.
 
Be a bit careful with sugary foods. For some reason, they hurt my mouth.

I highly recommend taking an NSAID in between the times you take the pain pills prescribed to you. For example-I was prescribed vicodin, which I had to take every four hours. Two hours after I took the vicodin, I took 600mg of ibuprofen (an NSAID) to help with the swelling. At night I would take a Tylenol PM to help me sleep. I also rinsed my mouth with VERY diluted Listerine, though against the doctor's recommendation.

Rinsing with warm saltwater did help a lot as well. It took me about two weeks before I felt ready to tackle food that had a thicker consistency than soup.

Also, and this is more interesting than helpful advice.....you may find yourself not wanting to talk at all for a while, if you are someone who talks a lot. If you're someone who doesn't talk a lot, you may find yourself unable to shut up.
 
I don't remember, I was sitting near the camp fire and I just started laughing. I guess I was thinking about mules, and when someone asked why I was laughing, I asked them why mules don't say ney-haw. Horses say nay and donkeys say he-haw. I was baffled.
 
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