What symptoms occur after wisdom teeth are removed?

Answer 1

If you take anything away from this ice 20 min on 20 min off post op and the following three days, I only had mild bruising that was almost not there, minimal swelling and pain. I got them out on a Friday and was back at work on Tuesday (since I could do that :)). And eat the applesauce otherwise you will feel sick.

In May of 2011 I got mine out at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. I will first say Dr. Viozzi did a wonderful job. It only took him 12 minutes to get all Five, yes read FIVE wisdom teeth out. I never had to take oral antibiotics because I got IV extended release antibiotics and they gave me something for nausea so that I would not feel sick when I woke up, or all evening (I had asked for that). I never did take the Vicodin he prescribed because I didn't want to deal with an upset stomach from it, so I took 2 Tylenol and then an hour later I took 2 ibuprofen (before the freezing wore off) the night of the procedure at the prompting of my husband, he knew that I didn't want the narcotic unless I had to (mine was late afternoon 3 p.m. appointment). My wonderful husband had to tell me to go to bed since I was dozing on the couch and he made a bunch of noise and I didn't notice.

It took a week before I started to wean myself off of ibuprofen and two weeks before I was eating normally again. I ate mashed potatoes, apple sauce (this is key otherwise after a few days you'll feel sick), ice cream, creamed soups, pudding, powerade, instant breakfast, oatmeal, and canned tuna (no chewing necessary) for those of you wondering what works for food. After 3 weeks I really felt back to normal, granted some of my teeth were through and some Dr. Viozzi had to do some cutting. Of the ones that were through on top, the pain was less than it was in my lower jaw. I only forgot to have my husband wake me up to feed me more Tylenol in the middle of the night once and that was about 3 days post op. The pain I would liken to a burning sensation at the surgical site like when you burn your tongue on a hot drink and the muscle ache from having my jaw open so wide for the duration of the procedure was like any muscle strain, ice to the cheeks and Tylenol and an hour solved got the pain down to nearly nothing.

The only weird thing that I had was about 4 days afterward my jaw muscles would almost uncontrollably cause my teeth to chatter at 3 p.m. each day from days 4-9 after surgery. Very odd.

For those of you wondering about how much it cost to get it done before insurance it is $2500, and well worth it to get rid of the headaches and jaw aches that I was having.

All in all it was not the worst experience ever, It was actually really good and the Dr. Viozzi was great. I would recommend him to anybody.

Answer 2

Since the wisdom tooth grows at the very back, the most common symptomatic pain is tenderness at the very back. If you can't chew properly or you can't close your mouth properly, it can be a sign of wisdom tooth pain. However, the best way to know if you are growing wisdom tooth is by checking with your dentist. Your teeth pain can be caused by a lot of things like tooth decay or cavity.

Answer 3

When you have your wisdom teeth removed you will have a lot of pain. You will also bleed. Make sure that you pack the place where the tooth used to be to avoid dry sockets.

Answer 4

Some symptoms of infection after wisdom tooth removal can be severe pain ue to dry socket or puss draining out of whole.Im not a dr. but just from exsperiance.

Answer 5

It depends on where the pain is. If the pain is in your gums where the wisdom teeth were removed, then you could have dry socket.