SCARED - multiple wisdom teeth removal

[Bigpizzalover]

Hey,

I’m scheduled to have my teeth out in the next few months and as they are impacted with cysts I’m told part of my jaw with either be broken or have some of the bone removed.

I’m having 3 out of the 4 teeth removed. Has anyone had this done? How was the pain/swelling after?

jesus- my dentist told me yesterday I should have one of mine out- said it would be under a local anaesthetic and wouldn't be any trouble at all! Was he lying?! It's not impacted or anything though. I have dentists in the family- guess I should ask them!

I had 4 Impacted wisdom teeth removed under ga 24 yrs ago...felt a bit groggy for 2 days , although was still feeling sick after the weekend....only turned out I was also actually pregnant at time of operation ( after 2 previous miscarriages she's now 24 and perfectly fine

I had 3 out under GA a couple of years ago.

The GA made me sleepy for a few days. I had to keep pain killers topped up, they send me home with codeine and then I bought ibuprofen with codeine in over th counter.

I had to eat custard and jelly and cheesy egg mayo for about a week.

If you get a throbbing unrelenting pain afterwards that makes you count down the minutes to the next pill, get to the dentist straight away. It is not normal pain that will go on it's own, it is dry socket. The relief as soon as they pack it is instant so don't delay going.

This is my swelling straight after, it went down within a week.

Thank you for the advice on the dry socket dextro was the swelling tender as well as your gums if that makes sense?

I bet that was quite a scary time really finding that out after the op.

I will get some of the strongest painkillers available over the counter stocked up ready for me been at home.

I dont think it was, I was just in agony with dry socket because I didn't realise what it was for a few days. Never felt pain like it and I have had 3 children.

I had 3 out at the same time. Bottom left was impacted, 6 injections later it was out. Was frigging awful. I worked in a call centre at the time too. Had 2 weeks off then I got dry socket so back to the dentist for antibiotics, took 4 weeks to heal completely. Good luck x

I also took 30/500 co-codomal every 4 hours for at least 3 weeks x

I had all 4 wisdom teeth removed at the same time. Best. Thing. Ever.

The pain of infected wisdom teeth disappeared overnight. Healed ridiculously quickly and had a nice week off work recovering and eating loads or soup and mash potatoes.

Good luck for your op!

I’m in a call centre too overdue I think that’s why my manager has agreed to 2 weeks off straight away before I’ve even got a sick note.

Is there any other signs apart from pain from dry socket dextro as that’s all I can really see online, and I’m so rubbish with pain I wouldn’t want to confuse normal pain for that if you know what I mean

I didn't have any other signs. Just unrelenting pain that wouldn't go even with pain killers they only took the edge off. It was constant throbbing.

Actually the biggest sign is pain that is suddenly worse a few days down the line. Because that's when the dry socket started, so the initial pains had worn off and then all of a sudden this started.

As soon as the dentist put the packing on though it went straight away. I can't stress that enough, don't let yourself suffer because it is so fixable.

You'll know when you get dry socket. Nothing seems to touch it painkiller wise x

Thank you guys x