[DV04]

So I'm getting all 4 wisdom teeth taken out this Friday and I'm not nervous or anything, but I'm curious on what I should do and should not do? Some of my friends were in pain for 2 weeks, a week, and even only 3-4 days. My friends told me to put ice on my cheeks every 20 minutes because it will reduce the swollen so I don't look like a chipmunk. The oral surgeon told me that I will have to wash my mouth with salt water and to clean out the dry sockets with a syringe. What kinds of food can I eat? Can I still drink cold water, or should I drink warm water? My oral surgeon gave me 4 pull of valium (take 2 the night before the operation and 2 about an hour before the operation), which is suppose to help calm me down. Did anyone else have to do this? If so, did it help?

[o0ohenryo0o]

Well, I had my all my wisdom teeth removed last year.

I didn`t take any pills but before 1 hour before my surgery to dry out my mouth, so I`m not sure. I was in pain for about a week, and the gapping little holes in your mouth get annoying because food can get stuck in it. -_____- You probably won`t be able to eat anything solid, well hard for awhile because it hurts. I just ate a lot of mash potatoes, rice with soup and yogurt/jello. XD You should drink room temperature water, that`s what I did. x_x

[mintywinter]

I had this done just a week ago XD

You won't be able to chew for the first three days or so. Make sure you stuff yourself for the next few days!

You probably won't be able to brush your teeth for the first three days, so floss and clean well before the surgery.

You can drink both warm and cold water. Avoid hot water.

My orthodontist said that rinsing your mouth with warm water will help reduce the swelling. So make your salt rinse warm. MAKE SURE YOU RINSE AFTER EATING OR DRINKING ANYTHING (but water), or else the wound might get infected. Even if it's just a cracker or a glass of milk.

I didn't take any Valium. Instead, the surgeon gave me laughing gas just before he injected the sedatives.

[DV04]

Oh I see, thanks for the advice so far. My other question is that I heard you will be bleeding A LOT on the first day. My friend said that putting cotton balls in your mouth barely helps since they'll be drenched in blood in at least 2 minutes. It sounds pretty freaky to go home and sleep after the surgery and wake up seeing the pillow covered in blood X_X

[runtoyou989]

alright. so i had a crazy wisdom teeth extraction.
i actually had seven wisdom teeth, all surgically removed
yes. i said seven. they were all wisdom teeth, not molars or anything.
i was "special" and had three extra, behind my normal wisdoms. i forgot what the condition was called. lol.

i took valium! it was really helpful, and calming. it seriously makes you not care about anything.
they told me not to eat anything midnight, and take the pill the morning of the operation.
valium makes you CRAZY. i'm not even exaggerating.
my health teacher told me that it's a type of depressant drug.
it made me totally loopy!
like i couldnt walk straight, my coordination was totally off.
i was super calm, and didnt worry/care about anything.
this sounds stupid, but i couldnt exactly control myself. i was so calm,
that i actually stood in the middle of my room and stared at the wall.
valium makes you feel very "out of it"

so i went into the operation, and the doctor gave me laughing gas.
it really makes you smiley. haha. at first, it feels as if its not going to work,
but within 30 seconds of laughing, you're out.
my whole operation was 30 minutes long.
i woke up, and everything was kind of blurry. the only thing i remember is stumbling into a wheelchair
and being wheeled back into my parents car.
when i got home, i kind of stumbled out of the car and up the stairs to my room,
and immediately fell asleep.
*tip: be sure to put a towel on your pillow, just in case you bleed. do so before you leave to get your teeth removed. i subconsciously crawled into bed. luckily, my mom came in and woke me up to put a towel on my pillow.

i didn't bleed THAT much. the gauze is pretty helpful, but i think i only used maybe 3 gauzes out of the +50 they gave me.
i'm not totally sure if all wisdom teeth extractions are the same,
but i got stitches on mine. maybe that's why i didn't bleed as much?
the stitches naturally dissolve on their own in your mouth. so you don't have to get them removed :]
they didn't give me the syringe until my check up appointment, which was a week later.
my oral surgeon told me that my mouth was almost completely healed, so using the syringe was pretty much unnecessary& i wasn't required to use it [but he gave it to me just in case]

what to eat:
i was back to eating solids in about 10-14 days.
before that, i lived solely off of pudding, yogurt, jello, and jamba juice
from what i remember, you're not supposed to use a straw. it messes up your blood clot.
so when drinking smoothies, ect, use a spoon :]
remember to rinse after eating things!
it's also suggested that you rinse with salt water. it speeds up the healing process.

the doctor gave me quite a few pills.
he gave me some for pain, swelling reduction, and another pain pill.
i actually only took ~half of what i was supposed to.
i'm extremely sensitive, and the swelling reduction pill kept me up WIDE AWAKE until 5am if i took it at night.
it might be different in your case though.
i did not experience a lot of pain, since i took a few pills. sometimes, it just seemed a little sore & tender.
my swelling wasn't completely bad. i was back to normal in about 4 days?
the first few days, you are supposed to apply ICE to reduce swelling
after that, alternate between heat & ice.

dont worry, you'll be back to your normal lifestyle in like 2 weeks!
good luck!

oops. i didn't mean to make this reply so long. sorry!

[_simple.dreams]

i had all four of mine removed last year before i entered college... umm.. i didnt do anything to prepare for the surgery.... i dont remember how long my surgery took.. it kinda felt like it was forever.. only because i only got the local anaesthetic? but yah. after the surgery, i took vicodin for 24 hours.. and couldn't take it any more cause it was too strong for me.. but afterwards, i didnt feel anything... so i was basically in pain for the first 24hours. not bad
i think my surgeon told me that the amount of pain depends on how good the surgeon is. lol iono. but best of luck to you

[chibichi07]

Ack...I have to get 4 of mine taken out this summer, so I need some advice on what to do O_O

[jiwoneex3]

well for me, it healed just about in a week.
extracting mine was extra-painful because i had also had an infection.

the nurses gave me pain-relievers, but i can't swallow pills,
so i just bought myself one of those tylenol liquid pain-relievers.
so just take it, and get lots of rest.

as for when it comes to food,
i basically only consumed soup, and those korean porridges. nothing solid or hard, because it hurts to swallow.

My friend said that putting cotton balls in your mouth barely helps since they'll be drenched in blood in at least 2 minutes.

my dentist gave me gauzes to keep in my mouth, and i had about one or two at a time for about 3-4 hours each?
absorbed all the blood and i slept without a bloody pillow.

[ms.minhwan_choi]

i starting to grow one
and it hurts.
my parents said i need a surgery for that
its growing sooo awkwardly.

[Nerdyyy]

I'm taking two of my wisdom tooth out tomorrow and I'm scareddddddd! Thank God for this thread. Both of my wisdom teeth are still under the gum and they're growing horizontally/angled. So I have to take them out. BAHHH! Thanks for the tips!

[xxpiinkified]

i had my wisdom teeth extracted a few summers ago.
i was SOOOO scared too, but it honestly wasn't that bad. they put me to sleep so i couldnt feel a thing..
.. until after the numbing wore off LOL
it hurt for about a week or two. the first week i just ate the painkillers and slept for about most of the day. i didn't eat much either. something small like yogurt or juice.

[xpassionate]

omg... i had all 4 of my widsom extracted like.. i think 1 and a half weeks ago.
it made me go insane... not kidding.

so, this was my story:

wen i went to the place, the nurse wrapped this thing around my arm. and had that heart rate thingyy. and this thing that was like a clip and it clipped onto my index finger >O<"
later, wen the surgery was gonna start, my surgeon called me to clench my fist then he poked this needle along with a loooooong tube (its like in those tv dramas.. i kinda got nervous wen i saw the needle.. im scared of needles >O<")
then.. i started to feel all weird and tingly and i got knocked into sleep in a few seconds after the needle was in.
i got my whole body numbed.
the whole entire process took around 45-60mins (i personally dont know.. my mom told me)
honestly, i cant even rmb how i woke up.. -.- then they brought me to this "resting area" and i slept there for awhile. (the nurse gave me a blanket too)
the medicine was still strong after i woke up. i saw triples or even quadtriples of everything. and i couldnt stand up at all.
yeah, then the nurse came in and checked on me and helped me switch the gauze (the blood absorbing cotton thing)

wen i got home, i slept right away.
believe me, but for the first few hours, everything in your mouth is blood.
and.. you cant spit or use a straw.
i had to eat porridge by "pouring" it in my mouth -.-
it hurts a bit wen i swallow too >O<" its "that" painful
yeah, ALWAYS rmb to eat the pills that are prescripted. it prevents the wounds to infect.

so... basically.. ALL i ate was porridge and icecream... it was so sad *cries*
im soo sick of icecream. i wanna puke wen i see it

"wat to eat & drink"
soft soft soft soft stuff, trust me TOFU DOES NOT WORK!
porridge, yogurt and icecream allllllll the way!
drink ultra cold drinks,


"wat to and not to do"
-always use the icepack they give you. i looked like a chipmunk for 6 days... -.-
-rinse with salt water after every thing you eat
-have everything cold cold cold cold!
-hmm.. dont try to talk or laugh.. trust it. it hurts.. A LOT! >_>" I SNEEZED AND.. you dont kno how painful it was...
-dont use a straw.
-avoid spitting.. it hurts


haha i hope this helped!

[Nerdyyy]

I only got one extracted today and it feels horrible. It's starting to slowly hurt and I still have a cotton in my mouth. Ughh! I have to take out the other one on the 18th .__. FML! I am going to eat some cold porridge and ice cream later, but that's it.

I'm glad I put the towel on my pillow before I took a nap. :X I took Tylenol earlier but it still feels eck!

[wishy-star*]

hmm my dentist actually told me NOT to rinse with salt water after my wisdom tooth was pulled

[j.adore]

I didn't use a syringe until like a week after the surgery when it was almost healed and I could chew... before then I think I lived on soup, ice cream, jello... it took like a week for me to start eating... even for soup, i couldn't open my mouth wide enough so I had to drink it -___-

[aznkc]

i got my wisdoms last year and i was asleep so didn't feel anything until post surgery. I was pretty much walking myself even though they recommended some to accompany me. it was a pain with all that blood coming out and having holes in my mouth. i never used the syringe but i did rinse with salt water. and it is normal to look like a chipmunk so don't go out of your house the first few days. The worst part was i had a part to go to days after and i was the only one who didn't drink..quite embarrassing. But in the end it'll be worth it cause wisdom teeth are a pain when they grow out improperly

[qoojunkie]

honestly, it didn't hurt at all. only when they put the..... medicine that makes you not feel anything (i forget what it's called), it pricks \:
i had all 4 of them extracted in one go.
afterwards, my cheeks just felt really numb for a few hours. other than that, you can't even tell the difference between before your teeth got pulled out and after.
maybe it's just me, but i didn't bleed alot..... and it stopped after 1 hour~ish.
for the first week, just stick to cold / mild-warm soft foods like conji (um... chinese porridge?), soup, pasta, yogurt.... and move on from there. don't bother with tofu, they just get really messy. T_____T
LOTS OF LIQUIDS, preferably not very cold/ mild-warm. don't eat hard foods (ie. biscuits, nuts, pretzels) right away, it HURTS.
your jaw joints will feel sore for awhile though, don't stress them too much. take small sips / bites.

oh yeah, you probably will get bruises on your face and your arm where they put that IV drip on you, don't freak out about them...... they're from the needles where they put in the numb medicine. i had these huge bruises on my face and people kept asking me if i got jumped by a gang or whatever =______________=;;

the surgeon told me to rinse with warm salt water twice a day to clean out all the excess foods stuck in your mouth. don't drink with a straw or spit, it doesn't feel good for your jaw joints ><;;
ice packs are a must. i looked like a chipmunk for the next week, but it helps ALOT. the coldness calms the swelling down and all that good stuff.

people say it hurts and it's really scary; my friend's brother had a really bad experience (his mom said he couldn't even move for 2 days and it was REAAAAAALLY painful) but it's actually not that bad. i even had them extracted during spring break, boo. =0=;; there's really nothing to worry about~

sorry to make this so long, but basically that's how i dealt with it.
hope i helped! best of luck with your surgery ^_^

[DV04]

thanks for all the advice guys! I actually like longer posts since it has more info. My operation is tomorrow morning at 8 AM... and this whole week, I haven't really thought about the operation since I'm so caught up with summer school homework and work. Hopefully I will fall asleep during the operation since it's so early in the morning lol.

[AngelsWhisper]

oh.....the pain xD still fresh in my head.
I rinse my mouth with warm water in the morning and Colgate: Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral rinse at night. it's available in CVS or any local drug store.
And right after the anesthetic wore off (NOTE: it last for one hour after surgery) I slept for maybe 4 hours or more xD didn't want to deal the pain and keep the ice pack (warped in paper towel) on the side of my swollen cheek while i sleep. make sure you have something underneath, like a towel maybe, so the ice doesn't melt on your pillow.
Since you gonna get 4 out....you'll need a strong painkiller. forgot what's it's called though but you should ask the person who's going to extract your wisdom tooth. it helps A LOT

What i eat...i ate porridge and yogurt =] real slooow haha and lots of water.

[Nerdyyy]

I'm so scared to brush, are we even supposed to brush? I'm eating a giant bowl of porridge right now and I want to throw up I WANT STEAK!!