Author Topic: Question for any/everyone who have had their wisdom teeth extracted? (Read 3317 times)

metssuck · « **Topic Start:** August 15, 2009, 07:02:33 PM »

I got mines extracted on Thursday. How long does it take for the pain to go away where i don't have to the painkillers anymore. This pain in my mouth is very bothersome. Not nothin to cry abut but it really makes me want to just stay in bed all day and not talk to anyone.

And when did you start eating regular food again and got off the liquid or soft diet?

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #1:** August 15, 2009, 07:05:29 PM »

a few days. I only had to get 1 extracted though.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #2:** August 15, 2009, 07:08:49 PM »

Depends on if you get dry sockets- I did and the pain lasted a week or so

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #3:** August 15, 2009, 07:14:21 PM »

Three days was all it took for me. By the fourth day I was playing street hockey, to the chagrin of my girlfriend at the time.

metssuck · « **Reply #4:** August 15, 2009, 07:32:28 PM »

i dont think i have dry sockets. i have a pretty moist mouth. slob everhwere. i'm not spitting out blood anymore, but rihgt now its really hurting. I hope thats jsut the pains of the holes closing up.

I had alll 4 extracted plus an extra, so i had 5 extractions all together. I'm glad i got em all done at once. I dont ever want ot do this again.

I'll taking care of my teeth for now on.

Brushing morning and night, flossing, and goggling. And i'm scraping.

This shyt is the worst.

UMDNats · « **Reply #5:** August 15, 2009, 08:04:33 PM »

I had no pain whatsoever.

I didn't need any medication. My surgeon was the man.

metssuck · « **Reply #6:** August 15, 2009, 08:06:38 PM »

Quote from: UMDNats on August 15, 2009, 08:04:33 PM

I had no pain whatsoever.

I didn't need any medication. My surgeon was the man.

In the DC area? Was he expensive?

UMDNats · « **Reply #7:** August 15, 2009, 08:36:40 PM »

Quote from: metssuck on August 15, 2009, 08:06:38 PM

In the DC area? Was he expensive?

I got it done near my house (I live in Potomac, he was in Gaithersburg, Shady Grove Rd.).

No idea what the cost, but I know he's a top 50 DC-area dentist/mouth surgeon. The whole process was great. Went in one day at the recommendation of my usual dentist, he said we should do all four to be safe, came in a week later, he gave me some drugs to pass me out, i wake up, feel weird as hell, but never felt any kind of pain, other than some occasional soreness, but nothing to need painkillers.

metssuck · « **Reply #8:** August 15, 2009, 08:45:58 PM »

Quote from: UMDNats on August 15, 2009, 08:36:40 PM

I got it done near my house (I live in Potomac, he was in Gaithersburg, Shady Grove Rd.).

No idea what the cost, but I know he's a top 50 DC-area dentist/mouth surgeon. The whole process was great. Went in one day at the recommendation of my usual dentist, he said we should do all four to be safe, came in a week later, he gave me some drugs to pass me out, i wake up, feel weird as hell, but never felt any kind of pain, other than some occasional soreness, but nothing to need painkillers.

Where do you find stuff out like this? Is there a magazine or website.

UMDNats · « **Reply #9:** August 15, 2009, 08:46:50 PM »

Quote from: metssuck on August 15, 2009, 08:45:58 PM

Where do you find stuff out like this? Is there a magazine or website.

Washingtonian Magazine does most of them. My parents have some framed articles with them mentioned in their respective fields of medicine.

UMDNats · « **Reply #10:** August 15, 2009, 08:47:49 PM »

http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/health/2849.html

This is from 2006

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Ralph W. Alman Jr., Rockville; 301-881-8803

Joseph N. Arzadon, Gainesville, Arlington, and Manassas; 703-753-5268

Brent A. Burger, Sterling, 703-444-2206; Centreville, 703-266-8770

Christopher E. Bonacci, Vienna; 703-255-9400

*Theodore P. Corcoran, Falls Church, 703-534-6500; North Arlington, 703-522-6440

Jane M. Daly, Bowie; 301-262-1800

Edward B. Delgado, Vienna, 703-506-1414; Alexandria, 703-317-1717

*Patrick J. Dolan, Centreville, 703-368-7053; Reston, 703-435-7100; Fairfax, 703-385-5777; Burke, 703-764-2077

Robert E. Doriot, Fairfax; 703-449-8888

William R. Dzyak, Kensington, 301-942-4900; Gaithersburg, 301-926-1100

*Robert W. Emery, downtown DC; 202-466-3323

Leonard Goldman, Silver Spring; 301-439-3550

Stuart L. Graves, Burke, 703-425-5010; Reston, 703-736-1640

*Steven A. Guttenberg, downtown DC; 202-466-3323

H. Ryan Kazemi, Bethesda; 301-654-7070

Michael Kuzmik, Alexandria, 703-317-1717; Vienna, 703-506-1414

J. Daniel LaBriola, Annandale, 703-256-2307; Woodbridge, 703-494-9173

Jeffrey A. Lane, Burke, 703-764-2077; Fairfax, 703-385-5777; Centreville, 703-368-7053; Reston, 703-435-7100

Peter Liashek, Germantown; 301-916-0486

Clarence C. Lindquist, Chevy Chase, 301-652-8555; downtown DC, 202-466-7555

John J. Mennitt, Olney, 301-924-2155; Bowie, 301-262-1800

Leonard Merlo, Rockville, 301-468-0020; DuÂpont Circle, 202-223-3391

Edward R. Mopsik, Spring Valley; 202-362-9220

Glenn A. Nathan, Rockville, 301-340-0101; Laurel, 301-953-1888; White Oak, 301-593-8077; Greenbelt, 301-345-7007

Jay S. Nokkeo, Gaithersburg; 301-948-9800

Travis T. Patterson III, Falls Church, 703-534-6500; North Arlington, 703-522-6440

Jeffrey Posnick, Chevy Chase; 301-986-9475. Specializes in complicated cases.

*David S. Ross, Bethesda; 301-656-9565

Jeff Rothman, Alexandria; 703-370-3012

Harlene Sandler, Rockville; 301-340-0101

Kevin G. Schwartz, Olney, 301-774-6200; Mount Airy, 301-831-0110; Rockville, 301-990-8400

Kimberly Silloway, Centreville, 703-266-0026; Fairfax, 703-385-5777; Woodbridge, 703-672-4200

*Peter W. Smith, Reston, 703-435-7100; Fairfax, 703-385-5777; Burke, 703-764-2077; Centreville, 703-368-7053

J. Thomas Soliday, Gaithersburg; 301-948-9800

Mitchell A. Stark, Rockville; 301-340-0101

Terry Sweeney, Gaithersburg, 301-926-2928; Silver Spring, 301-681-7500; Frederick, 301-682-3355

David A. Whiston, Falls Church, 703-534-6500; North Arlington, 703-522-6440

Richard Williams, Germantown, 301-540-8844; Chevy Chase, 301-364-9400

*Henry W. Zussman, Fairfax, 703-385-5777; Reston, 703-435-7100; Burke, 703-764-2077; Centreville, 703-368-7053

I don't remember my guy's name, only went to his office twice and it was a year ago.

DCFan · « **Reply #11:** August 15, 2009, 08:49:20 PM »

The best thing to do is put a healthy dose of salt in a warm glass of water and then rinse your mouth with it. Stings like heck but it helps the healing process immensely.

UMDNats · « **Reply #12:** August 15, 2009, 08:50:16 PM »

Quote from: DCFan on August 15, 2009, 08:49:20 PM

The best thing to do is put a healthy dose of salt in a warm glass of water and then rinse your mouth with it. Stings like heck but it helps the healing process immensely.

Definitely. I did this a bunch. Helped my mouth heal a lot faster.

metssuck · « **Reply #13:** August 15, 2009, 08:58:03 PM »

So rinse with warm salt water a lot. Check

What did you guys eat??

Was it alrite for you guys to brush your teeth??

UMDNats · « **Reply #14:** August 15, 2009, 08:59:56 PM »

Brushing your teeth is fine, I think. I ate a solid diet of jello, oatmeal, mashed potatoes, some pudding, just a lot of soft stuff for about 5 days. My first real meal post-wisdom teeth = popeyes. delicious

KyleScha · « **Reply #15:** August 16, 2009, 06:23:12 AM »

3 weeks :-/

Mine were bad haha

CALSGR8 · « **Reply #16:** August 16, 2009, 10:52:06 AM »

I went through it twice! I was a wimp and didn't want it done all at once. I think it was just a few days but at least I could eat on one side to chew a little bit.

Are your stitches supposed to disolve? Mine had to be taken out a week later. Gad, this was a long time ago. Hard to remember.

The salt water treatment is good. Cleans it out a little bit. Salt water is good for a lot of things.

metssuck · « **Reply #17:** August 16, 2009, 11:42:10 AM »

I dont know about the stitches. He didnt say. I can see them in my mouth though. The end of one is sticking out. I got to go back in two weeks. Could that be to have the stitches taken out??

New question: How long does it take for extraction holes to close/filled up?

UMDNats · « **Reply #18:** August 16, 2009, 11:47:50 AM »

Quote from: metssuck on August 16, 2009, 11:42:10 AM

I dont know about the stitches. He didnt say. I can see them in my mouth though. The end of one is sticking out. I got to go back in two weeks. Could that be to have the stitches taken out??

New question: How long does it take for extraction holes to close/filled up?

Usually, the stiches will dissolve. When I went back the guy was just going to check them out to make sure it's all healing properly.

As for your second question, no idea.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #19:** August 16, 2009, 12:29:33 PM »

Quote from: metssuck on August 16, 2009, 11:42:10 AM

New question: How long does it take for extraction holes to close/filled up?

Months, almost a year in my case to have them completely be covered over.

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #20:** August 17, 2009, 09:00:22 PM »

If you had five impacted wisdom teeth, that's a lot of dental work.

My mouth hurt for a solid week when I had four done. I woke up one morning surprised that the pain had gone away pretty suddenly ...but this was 30 years ago, so things may have gotten better.

The holes will be healed over before the doc takes the stitches out. Don't start eating hard pretzels, though, you could re-open them. It'll take quite a while for the gums to get all smooth.

Before you go to the docs, write down every question you have. I type them up and hand the doctor a copy. Otherwise, I forget 90% of them. It's goofy, but it works.

Quote from: metssuck on August 16, 2009, 11:42:10 AM

I dont know about the stitches. He didnt say. I can see them in my mouth though. The end of one is sticking out. I got to go back in two weeks. Could that be to have the stitches taken out??

New question: How long does it take for extraction holes to close/filled up?

PANatsFan · « **Reply #21:** August 17, 2009, 09:03:45 PM »

I heal freakishly quickly. I felt better in like 36 hrs, and 2 or 3 weeks to totally heal up. I think I'm Wolverine.

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #22:** August 17, 2009, 09:48:41 PM »

Quote from: PANatsFan on August 17, 2009, 09:03:45 PM

I heal freakishly quickly. I felt better in like 36 hrs, and 2 or 3 weeks to totally heal up. I think I'm Wolverine.

If you want to test that theory, I don't mind injuring you (with your permission of course Logan) after that Belliard thread.

metssuck · « **Reply #23:** August 20, 2009, 08:20:31 PM »

Thnx for the repsonses everybody. I appreciate it

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on August 17, 2009, 09:00:22 PM

If you had five impacted wisdom teeth, that's a lot of dental work.

My mouth hurt for a solid week when I had four done. I woke up one morning surprised that the pain had gone away pretty suddenly ...but this was 30 years ago, so things may have gotten better.

The holes will be healed over before the doc takes the stitches out. Don't start eating hard pretzels, though, you could re-open them. It'll take quite a while for the gums to get all smooth.

Before you go to the docs, write down every question you have. I type them up and hand the doctor a copy. Otherwise, I forget 90% of them. It's goofy, but it works.

You said a solid week for the pain to go away. It's been a week as of today, but the pain is still aggravating. I cant wait to wake up and it go away. I took a stand yesterday though. It was some bad pain but i refused the painkillers. I'm just going to wing it and hope it goes away. I was taking a lotta of pain killers the first week post-operation and i decided enuff was enuff.

I start school on Monday and really hope the pain is gone by then. I dont want to feel anything while i'm doing my core course.

But i'm done with the painkillers. I'm still taking the antibiotics, though.

PANatsFan · « **Reply #24:** August 20, 2009, 08:27:01 PM »

A slight tangent - but everyone here knows that antibiotics reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills, right? That should be shared early and often.