What is it like to have your wisdom teeth taken out?!
Question:
What is it like to have your wisdom teeth taken out?
How bad does it hurt. What is the whole process like? How long till I can eat solid food? How am I gunna feel? How long till I am me again? Stuff like that. Any info would really help. Thanks!
Additional Details1 month ago
im getting all four out at the same time!!!!
Answers:
Not too bad. Be sure to keep up with the meds they give. =) I had 4 taken out by general anesthesia. I didn't feel a thing nor remember much after. I went in and was under for 30 mins. It felt really funny to go in w/the teeth and out of there w/o any and w/o any memory of it, lol. The only real pain I felt was when I didn't take the meds before the numbing wore off. I thought, "that's it??" and spent 2 hours out and about. Bad idea. The pain hit hard after it wore off. I was crying and moaning in pain all the way until I got the prescription filled, lol. Ask your doc if it's okay to take it soon after the removal. It took about 5 days for me to move from an all soft diet to chewy foods. My soft diet was ice cream, soup, porridge, jello, and yogurt. The foods I built up to were soft tacos, noddles, pasta, and rice. I went back to my reg diet in about a week and a half. If I ate meat, I cut them up into tiny pieces and chewed slowly or w/my front teeth. Be sure to rinse gently after every meal. I used warm salt water, moved my head instead of reg rinsing then let it dribble out. No straws or smoking for 3 days per the instructions. The pain and swelling peaks at about day 3 then went down from there. For swelling, use ice for 24 hours then switch to heat after that. Elevating your head w/pillows when sleeping or lying down helps. Take it easy for a while. t took about 2 weeks for me to feel completely back to normal. The holes take at least 2 months to fully close. I still rinse after every meal. A month later and they're more than half way closed. Taking them out was the best thing that ever happened to my mouth. Before, I was in so much pain bc 2 were impacted. Not anymore. =) Good luck!