PaulW Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Put this off for too many years and had all 4 pulled Monday. I now have 4 craters in my mouth and can't eat hardly anything that is not liquid. UGH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 One way to look at it, if you need to lose weight, this will help !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Paul, as long as you do not smoke, and keep them CLEAN and WET, they will heal quickly. Use that syringe too after you eat and just whenever. I had mine out the same time as my mother-in-laws ex. He smoked and got dry socket. Just took him forever to heal. I was out of pain in a few days, and eating regularly in about ten days-two weeks. I took this as a reason to eat blizzards with cherries and nothing hard in them. I GAINED while on my ice cream diet. It was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tplace Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I had a Air Force Colonel pull mine while I was in the service. I wanted to be gassed but he said they could only give me an IV of Valium. I now know why people get addicted to that stuff, that was 20 years ago and I still think about it. You could have parked a truck on my chest and I wouldn't have cared, I heard everything while they were breaking my wisdom teeth. Better living through chemistry I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 Yea I was knocked out. Had them pulled Monday and the swelling is the worst today. But the pain is ok. Don't really need the pain meds, but they do help me sleep. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 dry sockets suck. had mine pulled by friggin navy doctors a week b4 i got out of the corps. all i got was novacaine. should have shot them that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothguy Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Yea I was knocked out. Had them pulled Monday and the swelling is the worst today. But the pain is ok. Don't really need the pain meds, but they do help me sleep. Lol Warm salt water rinses (gentle swishing) will help the tissue feel better. Avoid pressure like spitting, blowing up a balloon, sucking on a straw ect. Avoid citirus and mouth wash with alcohol it burns and drys the tissue. If you can, don't disturb the extraction sites at all. What needs to happen for it to heal is a blood clot forms in the extraction site and the tissue grows over the top of the clot. In a dry socket the clot doesn't form so there is delayed healing and pain. Smokers do get more dry sockets but people that have never smoked get them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 Thanks tooth. They did not stitch the one as it already had an infection. Seems like I bleed at night, not sure why or if its the way I sleep? How long is it before the swelling goes down and I can eat solid foods again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xcaliber Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Since I have a big mouth (in more ways than one), mine have never given me much of a problem on their own. I got the one on the upper left "extracted" in a martial arts tournament about 30 years ago. The other cracked a while back and needs to be removed, but since it never bothered me until recently, I didn't bother it. Now I'm seeing a new hotshot dentist that is taking care of my wife. He doesn't use gas except as a last resort due to the marginal risks involved. But he is very good with that needle full of lidocaine. So far, I haven't felt much discomfort during any of the procedures. It helps that his assistants are all pretty young women...at least that is my wife's theory as until now I have pretty much avoided dentists. Anyway, don't smoke or drink alcohol, keep it clean and gargle with a bit of saltwater. it should heal in a few days.Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothguy Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) Thanks tooth. They did not stitch the one as it already had an infection. Seems like I bleed at night, not sure why or if its the way I sleep? How long is it before the swelling goes down and I can eat solid foods again? When the tooth is extracted they use Lidocaine to numb the nerves in the area. In the Lidocaine is also epinephrine that constricts the blood vessels slowing bleeding. When this wears off more bleeding occurs. An anti inflammatory like ibuprofen will cause more bleeding because it temporarily effects how blood platelets stick together. Lying down will increase bleeding because more blood from the body can pool to the head. You should see real improvement within a week, if not or if you have an increase in swelling see your dentist, you may need an antibiotic. I know this isn't supposed to be a discussion but if you have any questions you can PM me. Edited February 14, 2013 by toothguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothguy Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Since I have a big mouth (in more ways than one), mine have never given me much of a problem on their own. I got the one on the upper left "extracted" in a martial arts tournament about 30 years ago. The other cracked a while back and needs to be removed, but since it never bothered me until recently, I didn't bother it. Now I'm seeing a new hotshot dentist that is taking care of my wife. He doesn't use gas except as a last resort due to the marginal risks involved. But he is very good with that needle full of lidocaine. So far, I haven't felt much discomfort during any of the procedures. It helps that his assistants are all pretty young women...at least that is my wife's theory as until now I have pretty much avoided dentists. Anyway, don't smoke or drink alcohol, keep it clean and gargle with a bit of saltwater. it should heal in a few days.Good luck. The main reason to go to the dentist is the exam. When problems are small they are easy and inexpensive to fix. Most crowns, root canals and extractions, other than third molars, are avoidable with regular dental visits. The best dental care is prevention by seeing your Dentist regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I also had all four extracted at the same time by the Air Force "Dental Hobby Shop" as we used to call it. Nothing like being totally lucid while a guy has his knee in your chest pulling teeth with pliers, hear (and feel) a loud CRACK and hear the dentist exlaim "Oh #$%^#$"! Broke my jawbone getting the tooth out. Anyway, the drugs after, were wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 It may be a rumor, but I've also heard that having wisdom teeth still in your mouth can cause breech face erosion... Just saying... Hope you heal quickly, both teeth and breech face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 Grumpy that made me literally laugh out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpygravy Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 It helps that his assistants are all pretty young women...at least that is my wife's theory as until now I have pretty much avoided dentists. The main reason to go to the dentist is the exam. When problems are small they are easy and inexpensive to fix. Most crowns, root canals and extractions, other than third molars, are avoidable with regular dental visits. The best dental care is prevention by seeing your Dentist regularly. Personally, I like Xcaliber's reasoning, but I follow Toothguy's recommendation. Had all four of mine pulled many years ago but two at a time (one side, then the other) a couple of weeks apart. The swelling was gone in about a week and I started chewing on the healed side not long after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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