Wisdom teeth removal help!

[ScarMatty]

Due to get all 4 wisdom teeth removed under general.

I've no idea about recovery time as all articles I've read are based on only having 1 removed.

Any advice or experiences?!

I had four wisdom teeth out under general anaesthetic when I was 19 years old. All were under the gum (had not come through). There was bleeding afterwards and for a day or so it was hard to fully open my mouth, but I functioned pretty normally from 48 hrs after, just felt bruised. It wasn't a nice experience but certainly wasn't agony either. Had any pain relief I needed on discharge. Good luck!

yes, agree with @mumsnoangel .

I have all four (which were compacted) removed under general anaesthetic. I came round at about 11am with general soreness and swelling to bottom left jaw, where one of them had been difficult to remove.

I was allowed to leave hosp about 3pm and was able to eat supper that evening but avoided anything hot or cold. I think I had warm soup and soft bread roll.

The swelling went down in about 48 hours.

I had 3 done under general. One was wrapped round the facial nerve or vice versa, so went under around 10, returned about 3pm. They gave me one intact tooth, one in 3 pieces, and a pile of shrapnel!

Turns out how I react to anaesthetics is to puke a lot (DH's role at births was to catch the like so I didn't chunder on the babies), so the next 6 hours was spent waiting for me to go 2 hours without vomiting and keeping fluid down, and my parents took me home by 11pm.

Next day I ate some cereal very slowly and then other soft food. Two days later I ate full Christmas dinner, just skipping the crispiest bits of roasties, and avoiding toast for a week or two.

Ohhh this is sounding good

I was bracing myself for absolute hell but you've all reassured me

Thank you!

Why are you having them out op? I had two taken out two weeks ago and I’m still struggling a bit, I actually wish I had waited as I was having no problems at all with them. You will likely be fine but just worth considering the best time imo

@Goodebe

Why are you having them out op? I had two taken out two weeks ago and I’m still struggling a bit, I actually wish I had waited as I was having no problems at all with them. You will likely be fine but just worth considering the best time imo

Mainly because I cannot clean them properly as they are so wonky/impacted and so I end up getting regular infections. Also, they are pushing my front teeth together and they are starting to over lap

It's only the bottom ones that cause issues but they said without bottom ones, the top ones will have nothing to 'touch' so advised better to have them all out in one go than 2 separate surgeries

I had an upper one out with just local a few years ago - I had an infection in the gum round it - and I swear to god, one minute the dentist asked if I could feel anything sharp, the next she asked if I wanted to see the tooth. It took longer for me to open a bag of crisps earlier.

I had it done last thing as an outside normal surgery times thing - I’d had antibiotics for a week and called in to say I was still in pain - so about 5.30. I ate a normal dinner about 8, and went to work as normal in the morning. The worst bit was the anaesthetic in the roof of my mouth.

I had two removed with novocaine only, but they weren't impacted. Went about my business as usual afterwards, though with the wadding in my mouth looked a bit lopsided! Bled a bit on my pillow overnight but that's all.

Hi OP,

I had 2 removed under GA and I found I recovered quite quickly, within about 3 days it all settled down and started to heal well. Make sure you are given antibiotics because there is a high likelihood of infection otherwise.
The main issue I had was severe constipation due to the codeine for pain relief. Sorry if TMI! If you are given codeine make sure you take something like dulcoease alongside it to stop this happening.

I had all four out with no general anesthetic - just the injections they give. The actual extraction was fine, you just have to be really careful with the aftercare to avoid dry socket. Liquids only for 3 days, no drinking through a straw, plenty of water, rinse regularly etc

I had all four out under general. I was 25. They were impacted. Was home by 2pm. Not allowed to be left alone for 24 hrs. Was careful for a couple of days, but recovery was quick. I had an infection on one of them which was agony but antibiotics cleared it up quickly.

Had all 4 out on Friday, back at work on Monday. I did have a lot of swelling visible (looked like a hamster) well into the working week and yellow/green bruising plus an ulcer on the roof of my mouth which meant I couldn't eat much.

This may have been because none of mine had shown through the gum but were squirming away underneath and disrupting my other teeth. As a result, they had to cut through the gum. I had to use interdental brushes to clean out the sockets till they healed.

Hope it goes well for you.

I was supposed to be having mine out too in March but it got cancelled. Still waiting to hear from the hospital for a new appointment as I've been in pain the whole time and can't eat or sleep properly. Fingers crossed they send a new date soon. From my point of view I would see the op as a relief! Good luck!

@AlwaysLatte

I was supposed to be having mine out too in March but it got cancelled. Still waiting to hear from the hospital for a new appointment as I've been in pain the whole time and can't eat or sleep properly. Fingers crossed they send a new date soon. From my point of view I would see the op as a relief! Good luck!

I was also due to have mine out in March but was cancelled due to covid.

They initially said a waiting time of around a year when I went in for assessment last week, but then they called up with a cancellation appointment so when you go in, request that you are put on the cancellation list

Just to balance this thread, I had a lower impacted wisdom tooth out and it was the worst medical procedure I've ever had.
I was in agony, couldn't open my mouth for a week, constant throbbing, pain worse than a c section, pulling sensation from the stitches.
I had to have a solid week off work as I was in so much pain and only told to take paracetamol and ibuprofen.
I've had friends that have been back at work the next day tho with no problems.

I honestly think it’s luck of the draw because two weeks on I am still experiencing pain from the stitches, I’m not eating much and the hole is massive and keeps getting. It’s of food stuck in it
Best of luck op hopefully you’ll have one of the good experiences, of which reassuringly there are many!

I had all out ...would definitely recommend lots of sedation..
Took 48hrs for initial swelling/pain ...i had issues with stitches as well as they didn't dissolve (still makes me wince )

Would pencil in a quiet week after personally I was quite bruised...( I do bruise easily though)