How do you stop your wisdom teeth from hurting?

Answer 1

Take paracetamol every 4 hours but this depends on any medical conditions. This will hopefully take most of the pain away but not all and mouth will be tender.

Take paracetamol even if your mouth isn't sore this doesnt let the pain get a chance to come.

rotate ibuprofen and paracetamol/ paracetamol codeine every few hours. if you have sores on the inside of your mouth due to rubbing brackets or wires then try rincing your mouth with diffram and putting dental wax/ Gushy Goo over the brackets/wires that are hurting you. i feel your pain.

Answer 2

Get an ice pack for your jaw. If it hurts too bad I'd schedule a dentist appointment to get x-rays. The dentist will dtermine if you need to get them out, which most of the time a lot of people get theirs out.

Answer 3

If you have unusually severe pain beginning when the local anesthetic wears off (this is too soon for a dry socket), particularly when you have had multiple teeth removed at the same time, the dentist can prescribe regular hydrocodone containing pain pills (generic Vicodin), but if this does not help enough with the pain from the gums (where the pain is the worst), there is another prescription substance called Lidocaine Hydrochloride Jelly 2% that he can also prescribe that you rub on the gums, numbing them up directly. This works really well, but only for 1-2 hours. I am surprised that dentists do not know about it or do not prescribe it more often, because it is safe when used as directed.

Tom Clayton, MD

Answer 4

You can take over the counter pain medication to stop the pain after a week of having teeth pulled. If over the counter medication doesn't help, contact your dentist.

Answer 5

It helps if you take a piece of ice wrapped in a napkin and lightly bite on it in the area of the extraction.