Anyone had bottom molar extracted

[RupertTheBear89]

Has anyone had a bottom first molar out and found it ok? Due to get mine done due to a dodgy root canal. Have had my upper wisdom teeth out and found that absolutely fine, but have heard there's a greatly increased risk of the dreaded dry socket with lower molars. Also worried about the ability to chew on that side as I know that first molars are important for eating. Have got myself in a bit of a tizz about it all so any advice/stories would be appreciated

Yes I’ve had three taken out, two on one side one on the other. Past ED not poor dental hygiene FYI! I can chew and eat just fine, I don’t really notice much of a difference in all honesty. The gums heal over very hard so eating isn’t an issue (or so I’ve found) but yes I did get dry socket with all three despite many precautions which required three courses of antibiotics.

I had mine out last week & it’s been tender for a few days but today I noticed I could brush my teeth fairly normally around that area. I’m careful eating at the moment but I’m using that side too. It’s not 100% but it’s a million times better than the pain I was in before.

Plenty of people do. Dry socket is a possibility with any extraction
The dentist should give you a post op information sheet which you should follow
Usually it’s no rinsing for 24 hours at least. Go home and rest
don’t do anything that increases your heart rate
If it bleeds bite on a rolled up clean handkerchief.

Call dentist for advice if you need to

It’s going to be fine

I had mine out last year and there were no complications.

I had my bottom left large molar out a couple of years ago. I had a dodgy root canal that became abscessed. I was in so much pain that had no qualms about it being removed.

I have also had all my wisdom teeth out. The upper ones in the dentist chair and the lower ones in hospital under general.

I would say that the actual removal was very similar to having the upper wisdom teeth out. A lot of yanking and pulling but over relatively quickly.

Recovery process was similar to the lower wisdom teeth extraction. Felt very bruised and tender. I was paranoid about dry socket as couldn't face any more pain. I followed the salt water gargling regime to the letter but still found it hard to keep the socket clear of food etc. 3 days in I wasn't happy with how it was healing and how much it smelt so went back to the Dentist. He said it was healing OK and some smelliness is to be expected but better to be safe than sorry so he packed it with the clover tasting dressing that they use for dry socket but I wasn't given any anitbiotics (which I was relieved about as had already had very strong ones for the abscess) and told to keep a close eye on it. After about 4-5 days it started to feel and look a bit better.

My advice would be to do all you can to keep it clean without dislodging the socket and not to be afraid to go back to the dentist if you have any worries about it. I hope it goes as well as it can. Vitual hand hold to you. I hate my teeth. They give me no end of trouble...

I did I had dry socket which was excruciating but it did heal fine.

Yes, several months ago. It's still painful if some sharp food pokes it.

I have had two bottom molars removed (failed root canal) and an implant placed since. I was very nervous about the process and what it would be like afterwards with a gap. The removal was tricky but it wasn’t painful, and the gap was better than the pain the teeth were causing. I found I couldn’t chew properly on that side so had an implant placed. For me the fear was the worst part.

I did years ago in early 20's and left a gap which I really wouldn't recommend. Loads of dental issues as a result.

Had 3 wisdom teeth removed (at the same time) a few years ago and was dreading after my first experience but it was done abroad (where I lived) by a specialist who only removed teeth and he was excellent. Had no issues afterwards.

Thanks for the replies everyone
Oh gosh @Bbang that's really unlucky you got dry socket all three times. I don't suppose you remember what antibiotics you got? Think my dentist mentioned they give metronidazole but I find it difficult to take
@Daisy829 Glad you're recovering well!
@PomWestie thanks for the detailed info and handhold I've no issues about the actual procedure it's all the things that can go wrong afterwards that I'm fretting about. That's good your dentist packed the socket as a precaution. I know how you feel about the tooth trouble. I've had so many problems with mine (which i suspect were excaberated by pregnancy!)
@SurreyArmyWife I've been contemplating getting an implant too for functional purposes but they're so expensive! How long did you wait after extraction before getting it?
@TheTeenageYears oh no what issues did you have after the removal? My dentist has explained to me about teeth shifting , super erupting etc (which is why I'm considering an implant). Glad you've no more issues with your wisdom teeth though. Although 1st molars are not typically hard to remove I'm getting mine done by an oral surgeon to reduce risk of it becoming a difficult extraction and therefore increasing risk of dry socket
@Heatherjayne1972 are you a dentist? You sound very knowledgeable

Yes on the right side, and it was fine. I find my wisdom tooth gives me less hassle on that side now, compared to the other side which is hideous.

Yes. Over the years, as the teeth moved into the new space my midline has moved over so now my bottom and top sets of teeth are not aligned. Doesn’t cause any grief but almost wish a matching pair had been removed

I was supposed to have the implant soon afterwards, but it ended up taking a year from extraction to implant being completed. I was fine without the implant cosmetically, it’s just that I couldn’t chew on one side and I worried that long term it might cause problems with the top teeth moving down / if I problems on the other side how would I eat.?

Yes it was expensive, about 3k, I’m very careful with money, so dentistry feels like my one frivolity!! I’m slowly using that side more, and the implant is just like a normal tooth.

For me I’d had an infection in the tooth that had failed root canal previously. The pain that caused was far worse than the extraction and something I wanted to avoid ever happening again.

Oh, and I had a surgeon remove it too. It did break into several pieces and took about 30mins of poking around. But I couldn’t feel a thing. I just lay still and tried to concentrate on something else. The surgeon did my dental implant afterwards and was fantastic. So glad I got that tooth out!

@RupertTheBear89 I had an abscess on a tooth that was crowned, dentist drilled through the crown and I went back 8 weeks in a row and had 3 lots of antibiotics but couldn't get rid of the infection so I told the dentist to remove the 'tooth'. When extracting the metal clip used around the tooth scrapped the inside of my mouth with resulted in a huge ulcer which lasted several weeks.

The gap left from the tooth caused a shift and 20 years later the root of the tooth next to it was completely sideways so eventually when I had the 3 wisdom teeth out the bottom one on that side was left, a pin was put in the gum to force the root to move and a brace. Remaining wisdom Tooth was shifted down so I no longer have a gap.

In my case I think a lot of my problems could (and should) have been foreseen as I have a tiny mouth so wisdom teeth overcrowding and later issues were going to be obvious to a dentist as I was growing up.

I've had two
One had bad complications - dry socket (which I think is because I ended up vomiting a few hours afterwards and dislodged the clot) followed by ludwig's angina - which is a stupidly rare complication and ended up admitted to hospital

Second time I was petrified it would happen again and said so to the dentist, who reassured me that it was very unlikely however she put a stitch into the gum to reduce the chances of dry socket - absolutely no issues at all

Unfortunately it was indeed metronidazole @RupertTheBear89 😬 they tried amoxicillin and another one I forget the name of first then the metronidazole as a last resort to blast out the infection. It did work within 24ish hours though! Had some super strong painkillers from the GP also.

Had mine out a few weeks ago. Was my only molar (never had more than 1 either side top or bottom) and worried about dry socket.

Extraction was fine. Dentist did what they do with people at higher risk of dry socket (put in a gel which helps the clot form) because they don’t want appointments taken up by people with avoidable infections. Had absolutely no issues and will be starting the implant process in January.

Yup. It just crumbled, so no choice (teenage me had sweet tooth and pre-fluoride water). I haven't noticed any problems.

Yes. I went in for an emergency filling in my lower right wisdom tooth but dentist decided it was better to come out.

Had no issues with the removal apart from a bit of jaw pain from them wrestling the tooth out. Plenty of paracetamol and ibuprofen, no hot drinks for 12 hours after, soft food for 48hrs and no rinsing for 12hrs.

I had one taken out a couple of years ago. Took 4 dentists taking turns to yank at it and it eventually broke plus they damaged the jawbone so I was tweezering bits of tooth and bone out for weeks.
I got a dry socket and infection - went to the emergency dentist on a Friday evening and she said it was too gross for her to deal with. I had to wait until Tuesday to see my dentist and I was in absolute agony. It was the worst pain I've ever felt.
I was given metronidazole which it turns out I can't have, so had to go back for more antibiotics. Can't remember what they gave me instead.
Apparently a rise in blood pressure and cold weather increase the risk of dry socket - id been rushing back and forwards on my commute in the winter so that's probably what caused it for me.

I had mine out
Plan very little for the next few days , have ample salted water to gently gently rinse
I’ve had two extraction and never had dry socket
Good luck 🤞

I had mine out yesterday ., came out easily , so far gum is a bit sore but I think that's more from where he injected twice.. It doesn't seem to be weeping any longer. Ive only eaten soup and scrambled eggs so far and drunk herb tea ..
But quite honestly its looking pretty good .. I will start to gently rinse with salt water now
I also had antibiotics for a week previously

@SurreyArmyWife it definitely sounds like it was money well spent. My dentist has quoted me £2500 (wails)
@iolaus oh my goodness that sounds horrific! No wonder you were petrified
getting another tooth out after that. I didn't realise dry socket could do that
@TheTeenageYears it's crazy to think getting a tooth out could cause all those issues. I had never thought twice about it until my dentist told me about teeth shifting over erupting etc. Has really made me realise how much I've taken my teeth for granted over the years. I had the little metal band thing slip in my mouth too- not pleasant at all
@Bbang glad you got the infection shifted in the end up. I had always thought dry socket was inflammation rather than infection so was surprised when the dentist mentioned antibiotics.
@catfeets that's ridiculous the dentist deemed it too gross to try and fix. Surely that's negligence to leave you in pain like that what did your own dentist say when you went back?

@RupertTheBear89 my dentist didn't care that I'd been left in pain. Just packed it with a clove dressing (way better than painkillers) and wrote me a prescription for antibiotics that I ended up being allergic to.

@RupertTheBear89 I don't know that it actually is connected to the dry socket or not
With the dry socket as soon as it was packed the pain went and it was absolutely fine (apparently the problem is the bone got exposed - he packed it and no air got to it) I think I had tooth out on Wednesday the dry socket that night, treated day after was fine on Friday but woke up Saturday with swelling and being unable to properly open my mouth,
I have a few autoimmune diseases so that could be why