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Wisdom Teeth
The primary source of pain when one has wisdom teeth pulled is caused by a dry socket, if you get one. If you take care of the socket as directed it is ...
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- I am 38 and just had the upper two pulled exactly three weeks ago. I am new to the area and my ND recommended Abe Dental. Dr. Abe was wonderful during the proced...
- I too was in your saaem situation :(. I waited to have mine pulled and ended up having to have my two 12 year molars on top pulled as well. As for my experience it...
- Go ahead and get them pulled! Get it over with. But don't be frugal with the pain meds. A good first "loading" dose (twice the normal dose) then take one every four h...
How long does it take to heal from a impacted wisdom tooth removal
Also, be sure to take all your meds and to bite the rags to avoid dry socket, etc. It really wasn't bad at all. Good luck and enjoy the gas! Helpful? ...
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- You should be fine as long as you follow the doctor's instructions. Just don't drink from straws. It causes dry sockets and that is very painful. I was extremely af...
- i have had both of my bottom wisdom teeth removed...and it wasnt that bad...i dont take pain well either..but the local shots and gas were plenty... you will feel some...
- When I had mine out, the surgeon told me to eat only ice cream for the first day or so. I think that helped with the swelling a lot. Also, be sure to take all your m...
Wisdom Teeth
If you don't get stitched, then you run the chance of having dry socket, which I 'm told is worse than anything else. Get stitched if at all possible! ...
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- All four of mine were impacted and I had them all pulled. I just stayed on top of the pain medicine they gave and put ice on my face for 24 hours. I never really had t...
- I had all 4 of my (non-impacted) wisdom teeth removed last summer and I had heard all kinds of stories about how it was horrible for some and cake for others. I was p...
- You don't want to have your wisdom teeth pulled like I did--since I have had 2 heart valve replacements they couldn't use anything to put me out, but those numbness dr...
My Teen Is Getting Her Wisdom Teeth Cut Out
I did get dry socket and it was very painful. So I went back to the DR. and he packed it and then I was fine. The holes arent completely closed up yet, ...
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- My daughter had all four sugically removed 2 days before her 17th b-day. I think for the first three days she just laid around and wasn't up to doing too much. Though ...
- I had mine out at 18 with the IV. It was a pretty good experience, but I had no complications. Good luck!
- I had an infection afterward - I was good the first couple of days, then my jaw swelled up like a grapefruit and it took another 2 or 3 weeks to achieve 'normal'.
Wisdom Teeth Extraction
You can get dry socket, which I did, and that is painful. ... Like the other mom said, follow all the directions they give you so you don't get dry socket. ...
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- I was also fully sedated to have all four of mine extracted at once, and my husband did his the same way two weeks later. The Dr. placed a numbing spray on my arm befo...
- A couple of quick tips from my own personal experience...1. Make sure that you have someone there with you that can literally "carry" you out! I woke up from sedation...
- I have had to deal with similar fears! Childbirth freaked me out but not as much as the epideral (which i refused and later wished i'd had) I've had to have two wisd...
Wisdom Teeth:(
That can cause a dry socket, whatever that means, which I understand causes ..... I would ask them what to expect and ask what dry socket would feel like. ...
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- I went on my lunch break and had 2 wisdom teeth pulled. A good dentist will make this a painless procedure. I had no problem. He pulled the tooth and I didn't reali...
- Good luck! I didn't find it that bad, and I did have all four done at once. As for eating, be very careful. My favorites were actually cold, refrigerated baby foo...
- Hi N., Obviously everyones reaction to having wisdom teeth pulled is going to be different. Just like no two prognancies are alike, no two dentist visits are either...
Having My Wisdom Teeth Taken Out
I had one dry socket. We used clove oil (purchased at the pharmacy). ... Then I had complications with a dry socket. I was pretty out of it and miserable ...
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- I had all four of my wisdom teeth cut out at the same time. I had this done on a Friday and returned to work on Monday. One thing I really think helped me was to dri...
- Hi S.. Listen, I'm going to tell you my total story about getting all 4 of mine out because NOONE warned me and so therefore, I wasn't prepared. Come to find out, wo...
- S., two of my children have had all 4 of their wisdom teeth out with out much pain recently . All their wisdom teeth were impacted .. Just make sure that when you get ...
Surgery for Pericoronitis & Meds
I ended up with a dry socket (probably from coughing since I caught brochitis at the same time), and then I need the pain meds again until the doctor fixed ...
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- I would think that it would depend on the meds that they give you. When I got my lasik done, I was on xanax and they gave me valium. I didn't care what they did. It...
- You should ask your pharmacist. When you do, don't tell him that you already asked your doctor, so that you know he's not just agreeing with him. Let him think you h...
- Dear J., I have a dental practice in Franklin Park. I have used dental lasers in my practice since 1990. Usually it is best to remove the tooth; however, if it in a...
Husband Having Wisdom Teeth Out Soon!
And a little advice, if you think he is getting a dry socket, ... Then he got two dry sockets :( Mine wasn't easy either because mine were actually fused to ...
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- Well, I had my bottom ones out two weeks ago. Everyone kept telling me there horror stories, but I'm happy to report it wasn't bad at all. It only took the dentist lik...
- You know, it's possible that you have nothing to worry about. When my husband had his wisdom teeth out, he was about 45. He was out playing golf that afternoon! He ...
- May God be with you~~~~~~Through all the surgery's my husband has had in the last 2-3 years I have to be totally honest, yes they are complete babies.... The pain a wo...
Had Cavities Filled for the First Time- Wondering If Doc Messed Up
Maybe you have a dry socket under the filling.. I would request the dentist to investigate until the problem is found. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove ...
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- Anytime you work on a tooth, the nerve is "traumatized"...and you may feel dull pain for a few weeks after...but what you are experiencing does not sound like that kin...
- Last summer (about 12 months ago to be exact), I had two cavities in the back two molars on my right side. I went in to get them filled and since I had waited several ...
- This is NOT AT ALL NORMAL. I've had many fillings. Get a reference to a good, caring dentist from a friend, neighbor, family doctor, Angie's List. Get a second opin...
