anyone had wisdom teeth out?

[fihi]

mine went to the great tooth fairy (hope she's been to the gym) a week ago and it's still hurtin like hell. Isit normal?

[zisforzebra]

I remember mine hurting for a good two weeks (I had all four out under GA) but if you are worried you could call your dentist.

[fihi]

thanks z. halfway there then...

[LoveMyGirls]

I was taking strong pain killers (pamadol? I think) mouthwash (oraldene) and anbesol. I was in so much pain.

Hope it starts to ease very soon!

[Cammelia]

I had the bottom 2 out 2 years ago and it hurt far far more afterwards
than I'd been led to believe. I had them out awake with only local anaesthetic so they didn't bash me around as much they might have. Still felt like my jaw had been dislocated though.

[fihi]

need those painkillers, will ask, i'm on codeine and just feel pssd, not pain-less. producing 3 kids didn't hurt this much. i discovered that anbesol stuff the other day (DH PHL thought it was for a different,er,place-not the mouth)but can i figure out how to make it stay where i want it??

[LoveMyGirls]

use you finger or bend a cotton bud. its tricky! use a cocktail stick (bent) to egt food out of the places food gets stuck as well - don't know if you are having that prob but i did!

[Cammelia]

And the soreness was horrid, they are wounds that have to heal. Salt mouthwash anyone?

[zookeeper]

Could it be infected? I had mine out recently and was fine but remember the dentist expressly telling me not to stick a finger or anything else in the hole so I wouldn't fiddle with it.

[Cammelia]

I was given a course of antib's to prevent that.

[fihi]

eee making my eyes water with talk of salt water!! me thinkin cud be infected, it's y i asked the q to start with cos have no clue how long it's supposed to take to fix.

[Cammelia]

Salt mouthwash will ease the pain after a little sting! And help if there is an infection

[fihi]

yumm.willing to try anything -otherwise no sleeeps for me 2nite. thank u!