Northeast1988
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I had to be refereed to dental hospitals as it was impacted and coming in sideways
I had sticthes because they had to cut the gum and take the tooth out in pieces , so I had no risk of fry socket as they stitched over it
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I had sticthes because they had to cut the gum and take the tooth out in pieces , so I had no risk of fry socket as they stitched over it
Thank you I’ve read it can take up two weeks for the swelling / bruising to go down
Suzesnooze
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That’s interesting as I did have some teeth out when I was young and my daughter had 4 teeth out and is now getting her wisdom teeth.
Gairlfb
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You poor thing! I had two taken out in November 2019 and had similar throbbing pain afterwards, I found codeine didn’t help at all (apparently it just doesn’t work on some people!) but I took ibuprofen and paracetamol as often as possible. I had some slow release ibuprofen from Boots which helped taking at bedtime to sleep through the night as otherwise I was waking up when the normal ones wore off. I did go back to my dentist after 6 days I think it was as I was worried being still in pain, so he checked for infection but it was fine, just a slow healing one as it had been quite hefty to remove. Hope you feel much better soon, but agree worth getting it checked for your own peace of mind at leastI did think this.
the pain is awful, even worse today. it’s all my right side, all up to my ear, down my throat. I feel like a right wimp!!
I’ve taken 60mg codeine , 2 Ibroprufen plus my antibiotics and still in awful pain.
I will give it one more day and if no better I’ll call 111 tomorrow
Yes I’m in the UK I’ll make sure I have iburofen on hand
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thank you I’ll make sure I have pain relief ready.
JoeBloggs
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Reading all these stories make me glad I had tooth surgery at 13! I have really small teeth and a small jaw so during my tooth operation he took out 4 molar teeth to allow my wisdoms to come up. They came up pretty instantly and no issues.
I did spend 3 years in braces and had a tooth pulled out of the roof of my mouth by a chain so it didn’t cut the roots to my front teeth off. Hereditary condition.
I did spend 3 years in braces and had a tooth pulled out of the roof of my mouth by a chain so it didn’t cut the roots to my front teeth off. Hereditary condition.
My pain got bad after a couple of days because of the dry socket. But I’d say if it was getting better on day 1 and 2, then went downhill on day 3, and hasn’t improved since then, you should probably contact the dentist (a faff, I know).
Maybe wait until day 7 if you want to be sure before you call.
Bogwoppit
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In my area I was referred in the March (2018) had consultation at the hosp in July, then had them taken out November 2018 so not bad really.Slightly younger but at 29/30 mine decided to become constantly infected - they’ve been sat there happily half through since I was 18 and I just assumed they had given up
My dentist said of it still hurts (and no improvement in pain) after 3 days then come back. (Mine did and it was a dry socket). But if I didn’t have a dry socket it would’ve been fine to deal with after 2/3 days.
Does it feel like a sharp pain in the socket? You could have a dry socket - very normal. It’s when the blood clot doesn’t form over the hole (or it falls out when you rinse your mouth), so your nerve endings are exposed. So any bit of air feels like a stab.
Call your dentist and ask about it. I went back after about 10 days, he confirmed there was no blood clot, cleaned out the socket and put this amazing packing in it that tastes like cloves but was amazing pain relief
Coffeefirst19
Chatty Member
I did think this.Oh no
the pain is awful, even worse today. it’s all my right side, all up to my ear, down my throat. I feel like a right wimp!!
I’ve taken 60mg codeine , 2 Ibroprufen plus my antibiotics and still in awful pain.
I will give it one more day and if no better I’ll call 111 tomorrow
Bluerabbit123
Well-known member
I paid £160 with a private dentist to have lower impacted tooth out last month
Ooooh thank you
under the ivy
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Had mine took out this time last year! It was impacted with an abscess - the pain was unbelievable. Felt instant relief as soon as it was taken out. I have another on the other side of my lower jaw which, touch wood, isn’t causing any problems.
I was worried about having mine taken out as my dentist said it can cause nerve damage? Has anyone experienced this?
I was worried about having mine taken out as my dentist said it can cause nerve damage? Has anyone experienced this?
Suzesnooze
VIP Member
Do you have a Dental Hospital near you? Ask to be referred to them. They have all the experts there and are more willing to do risky procedures more so than a normal Dentist. My son was referred for treatment the Dentist wasn't willing to risk (they're probably scared of being sued!).
I am in absolute agony with an impacted bottom wisdom tooth! I was referred to have it out in hospital in April 2019 after 2 infections and my appointment has been cancelled 4 times! I had no pain for over a year and then it recently flared up again, the pain is like nothing else, it’s affected my head, jaw, ear and all my gums and teeth on the left hand side. It’s a constant pain which just won’t relent. The dentist gave me another X-ray last week and has now said they can take it out for me at the dentist this coming Friday, it can’t come soon enough!!!
Any pain relief tips in the meantime would be appreciated, I’m on regular painkillers and have a heat pad which is helping but last night I couldn’t sleep at all feel so miserable. Have tried salt water but that seemed to irritate it.
Any pain relief tips in the meantime would be appreciated, I’m on regular painkillers and have a heat pad which is helping but last night I couldn’t sleep at all
feel so miserable. Have tried salt water but that seemed to irritate it.I mean to be fair this is just what other people have told me and people love to exaggerate, I’m hoping it’ll be more like 18 months - I think they did say if they keep playing up they can bump me up the waiting list... to be honest when this was all being sorted I was in so much pain and in hysterics I wasn’t really listening!
You’ll be fine to eat by then unless something goes wrong. I was on normal food within a few days but I guess it depends on how complicated yours was.
I was told the pain should be easing by day 3.
1001 others
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I'm in NZ, so things will be a bit different ...
Around 1998-ish, I started having terrible dental pain; in visiting the dentist he told me my wisdom teeth had come down on my right side and had to be removed, which he could do. His price was NZ$400 vs that of an Orthodontist or Oral Surgeon which, according to the Dentist, would have been in the thousands (although I had health insurance, it didn't stretch to dental cover). Being young and inexperienced about this sort of thing, I didn't even think to get a second opinion.
So an appointment was made and he did the extraction - four teeth - on a Friday afternoon. All up, it took just over three hours and I have never been in so much pain. The left side of my face was so bloody and swollen and bruising soon developed. I was in sheer agony for a good week - I had to call in sick to work as I couldn't even get up in the morning and went through so many over-the-counter painkillers it wasn't funny. I really wished I'd just borrowed the money to get better care.
In 2010, my left side needed doing; this time, I went to an Orthodontist who worked within a dental practice; because of the set-up, she worked alongside a dentist who performed most of the operation, which kept the cost down. All up, for extracting five wisdom teeth (most people only have four), it came to just under NZ$1,000. I was a bit sore, but prescribed painkillers and able to return to work the next day as if nothing had happened.
In 2018, a new wisdom tooth came down on my right side - totally unexpected and a bit worrisome - so I had a regular dentist extract that one to the tune of NZ$250 (the pricing has been inconsistent throughout). No issues with that one either.
Fast forward to 2017, and I had to have a couple of teeth extracted which had died. A year or so later, I could feel a strange sensation in the gaps; it turned out that new wisdom teeth had grown into their spaces - one on each side! This was just so strange but it is possible as the originally removed wisdom teeth were in different spaces to where the new ones popped up. Today, those wisdom teeth feel just like the teeth they replaced.
That's my wisdom teeth story!
Around 1998-ish, I started having terrible dental pain; in visiting the dentist he told me my wisdom teeth had come down on my right side and had to be removed, which he could do. His price was NZ$400 vs that of an Orthodontist or Oral Surgeon which, according to the Dentist, would have been in the thousands (although I had health insurance, it didn't stretch to dental cover). Being young and inexperienced about this sort of thing, I didn't even think to get a second opinion.
So an appointment was made and he did the extraction - four teeth - on a Friday afternoon. All up, it took just over three hours and I have never been in so much pain. The left side of my face was so bloody and swollen and bruising soon developed. I was in sheer agony for a good week - I had to call in sick to work as I couldn't even get up in the morning and went through so many over-the-counter painkillers it wasn't funny. I really wished I'd just borrowed the money to get better care.
In 2010, my left side needed doing; this time, I went to an Orthodontist who worked within a dental practice; because of the set-up, she worked alongside a dentist who performed most of the operation, which kept the cost down. All up, for extracting five wisdom teeth (most people only have four), it came to just under NZ$1,000. I was a bit sore, but prescribed painkillers and able to return to work the next day as if nothing had happened.
In 2018, a new wisdom tooth came down on my right side - totally unexpected and a bit worrisome - so I had a regular dentist extract that one to the tune of NZ$250 (the pricing has been inconsistent throughout). No issues with that one either.
Fast forward to 2017, and I had to have a couple of teeth extracted which had died. A year or so later, I could feel a strange sensation in the gaps; it turned out that new wisdom teeth had grown into their spaces - one on each side! This was just so strange but it is possible as the originally removed wisdom teeth were in different spaces to where the new ones popped up. Today, those wisdom teeth feel just like the teeth they replaced.
That's my wisdom teeth story!