Wisdom Tooth extraction

Gael23

I have 2 wisdom teeth that have no room to come up so are growing at an angle. Needless to say these will have to be surgically removed but I was wondering what am I letting myself in for?
I had surgery a few years ago and although its not really comparable, I had a rough time and its an experience i'd rather not endure again.
Do they give good pain relief etc?

Oral Surgeon

As you rightly point out it is a surgery and risks soreness/ swelling/ bruising/ bleeding/ infection etc... Go to an oral surgeon who does this 10 times a day and he/she will cover all bases regarding pain killers etc
As someone who does this for 50 or so people a week, you can't have patients in pain ringing up looking for more pain killers- you just give the correct pain killers from the start....
You'll be grand,
Os

ryanf1 wrote: »

I have 2 wisdom teeth that have no room to come up so are growing at an angle. Needless to say these will have to be surgically removed but I was wondering what am I letting myself in for?
I had surgery a few years ago and although its not really comparable, I had a rough time and its an experience i'd rather not endure again.
Do they give good pain relief etc?

Gael23

Its only the bottom 2 are a problem. My dentist is going to send me to an oral surgeon, because they are on their side she cant take them out.

Whats the recovery like as in eating, talking and so on? And what pain medication would typically be prescribed?

kniaodha

I've not had it done myself but a friend has. She was under general anesthetic for the procedure but got out the same day I think. She couldn't eat solids for a good few days and was given a week+ off work and some strong painkillers.

Reveuse

I have done it (but they took of the 4 of them) under general anesthesic. When I awoke it hurt so bad I asked for painkillers, but they already had given me some. I was supposed to get out the same day but staid one night in hospital, then I staid in bed for a week and could eat only mashed food for 2 weeks. I hardly spoke the first week because my cheeks were so swollen. The scar got infected a month after while on holidays (there were bruises again on my cheeks) and the dentist said it was normal. It disappeared within 4 days I think.
Good luck,
Rêveuse

Gael23

I have an appointment with a maxilofacial surgeon at the end of November. Her secretary is a Dental Nurse also and she reckons that the top 2 that are not an immediate problem will have to come out also because when the bottom ones go they will have nothing to bite down on.
The two impacted ones are horizontal also, I don't know of that complicates matters