re: Getting Upper Wisdom Teeth pulled

If they're out of the gums, then they're simple extractions. Had all 4 of mine done on a Friday afternoon and played golf on Sunday.

I just had one bottom out. Pain isn't that bad, but still hurts. Never had trouble sleeping.

But avoiding it and easing back into food took a couple weeks. That was the pain in the arse.

I wouldn't want to work the next day just because it is uncomfortable and prob still have some bleeding.

GO to a different dentist if he's telling you all you need is ibuprofen and it's not necessary for you to be put under

I had all four removed at once and had a rough go at it when I returned home afterwards. Lots of smoothies

Depends on the root structure - most other teeth are pretty consistent in their root structure, but upper 3rd molars tend to vary. But they often have just a fused, single cone-shaped root and roll out. If they aren’t impacted and don’t have freaky roots, upper 3rd molars tend to be one of the easiest extractions. If they were bad, he’d likely have referred you to an oral surgeon.

I got all 4 out two weeks ago. Both uppers were impacted, but I had no pain from them at all after 2 days. The lower two on the other hand....still not healed fully.

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Dentist says it’ll just be local anaesthesia and I can go back to work the next day.

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You're double checking your dentist with the OT?

Just pulling them? If they’re not cutting them out you’ll be fine

Pulled? You should be okay.

All 4 of mine were impacted (coming in 90 degrees from other erupted teeth). All 4 had to be cut out. Done under sedation....AND THAT's WHERE THE PROBLEMS STARTED...I had never been under any kind of sedation...turns out...I'm allergic to Versed. Mom is an RN...and in recovery she said she watched my heart rate and blood pressure drop into near crash levels....to quote her "I was about to jump in that chair and begin CPR twice". She said she's never seen anyone have to fight that hard to come out of anesthesia.

Then they gave me Percocet or Percodan for the pain...yeah right...all that does is make me feel drugged and still in pain. Finally talked him into the same stuff I had taken for migraines....Fiornal #3....that worked. Damn lockjaw hurt like a bitch...took me over a week before I could open my mouth fully without gross pain.

Truly a horror story...I learned for future surgeries!

Yeah, that's going to be a hard pass for me. You're not putting pulling my wisdom teeth without putting me under. Sorry, i don't roll like that.

I had my two lowers pulled last November... it sucked, but I could have gone back to work the next day. I didn't because I wasn't sure how the full day would go and I was thinking I'd need to take the heavy pain meds, but it never hurt too bad. The main thing is to keep the area as clean as possible until it's all healed... which should be easier with uppers as opposed to lowers.

ETA: I was under full sedation at an oral surgeon, both were aimed at my back molars and needed to come out before they caused more problems.