wisdom teeth

[zhul4nder]

So my teeth have been extracted and there is significant swelling and numbness on my left side of my mouth. I've read up on it and apparently it's supposed to go away along with the swelling or it will eventually heal within 3-6 months. What my question is, is how long will the swelling last? and how long will I still feel pain when i open my mouth/move that area?

[Etylukah]

Re: wisdom teeth

Somewhere around 2 weeks and 1 month. It actually takes quite some time to get this healed back.
It also depends of how many of them got extracted like 2 or 4..

ps: probably not the best place to ask this heh..

Edit: Oops, it seems like i missed the point and gave the time range of when it stop feeling uncomfortable instead of swelling..

[GuidoHunter]

Re: wisdom teeth

What? Seven days is quite a long time to still have swelling after having your wisdom teeth removed. Pain should go away in a day or two.

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[Prime8]

Re: wisdom teeth

I had all 4 taken out (one of them was coming in sideways and was hurting like none other), and it took about a week for the swelling to go completely down. It wasn't so much the pain that bothered me as it was having the gauze and such in my mouth and having to keep food out of the holes.

[Dimitri13]

Re: wisdom teeth

More questions suitable for different places.. Also, google.

But if you still have swelling and pain after 7 days, you probably have an infection or dry socket. When I had mine out, I had several complications for months. Several infections, two dry sockets, and a piece of bone is just roaming around under my gum. I can feel it on occasion when it feels like poking it's sharp head out.

In short, go get it checked out immediately. They'll probably give you some antibiotics and an appointment in a month.

[reptile3141]

Re: wisdom teeth

The swelling will go away in a few days, dude. It did for me at least.

As far as the pain is concerned, I noticed it went away in about 5 days or so. Make sure to eat lots of pudding. =))) Trying to eat foods that I actually had to chew aggravated the pain.

[coraleaterlinda]

Re: wisdom teeth

for me, i had all 4 removed and the swelling lasted a few days, but the pain bothered me for a couple of weeks. it took several weeks for the holes to completely heal over. prescription pain medicine works wonders, but unfortunately i couldn't handle them and had to go without pain meds. it was horrible and i was in tears for the first several days.

[dragonmegaXX]

Re: wisdom teeth

Lol, my doctor was amazing.
I LOVED getting them taken out(ALL 4 OF THEM), the laughing gas made me so drunken...it was awesome, and they let me listen to my ipod while he did it.
I was SAD when it was over.
And there was NEVER any swelling for me, or pain...
XD.

[MrRubix]

Re: wisdom teeth

Don't be a pussy.

Leave your wisdom teeth in, like me.

Now I have more teeth to tear apart noobs when I nom breakfast.

[Jtehanonymous]

Re: wisdom teeth

I need to get mine taken out this summer. I'm not looking forward to it at all.

Hope you get better quick!

[MrRubix]

Re: wisdom teeth

omg FFR sucks in Windows Vista.

God I hate Vista.

[Jtehanonymous]

Re: wisdom teeth

*Jumps off a cliff*

[lord_carbo]

Re: wisdom teeth

My wisdom teeth are starting to grow in.

Ugh. I know without a doubt they're getting pulled. I have slight pain whenever I press on one set of growing wisdom teeth (top left).

[gnr61]

Re: wisdom teeth

mine came in horizontally (all 4) so i had to get them pulled : (
i took a day off school and the pain lasted a few more, the more annoying thing was how easily and how much the holes bled (i didn't have gauze or anything). apparently the amount of swelling - and thus how long it lasts - varies from person to person quite a bit. my mom missed nearly a week of school whereas a friend of mine was back in the day after.

[DotKritic]

Re: wisdom teeth

I've had all four of mine taken out at one time and it didn't bother me that much after the operation; just a little pain, but that went away after a couple days.