Posted: 3/8/2010 8:02:23 AM EDT
| All 4 pulled today. They gave me Percocet and Amoxicillin . Dunno why on that one. I see milkshakes in my future. |
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your mouth is full of crazy flora and fauna and wisdom teeth extraction runs a high risk of infection/abscess which is why they have you on the amoxicillin
your oral surgeon should have told you to avoid drinking from straws or smoking cigarettes, the suction can disturb the clots and create a dry socket, which is painful and not fun. mine were completely impacted (at a 90 degree angle to the other molars)... i took some percasetts and slept for a day... i was eating regular food the next day... make sure you rinse your mouth out after eating... you don't want any food to linger back by the incisions |
| I typically will recommend shakes but no straws. Its a big deal since the pressure created has a tendency to interfere with the blood clot. If you lose the clot the best thing that can happen is the site bleeds and forms a new one. The problem we run into is when we lose the clot and it does not bleed. It's called Dry Socket, it's really painful and will require another visit to your dentist to treat it. Other things you may want to avoid is spitting and rinsing which you'll want to do because of the nasty taste in your mouth. RESIST for the same reason as above. I hope you feel better soon! |
I have all teeth that a human can have in my mouth and everyone of them are situated properly and completly intact at AGE 50. (ONLY TWO FILLINGS AND ONE FRACTURE REPAIR)
I had mine out around 17 or so. Uppers were in the sinuses, so it was an "interesting" surgery according to the doc. She put me under around 8 AM and I woke up at home about 6 PM that evening. Apparently when I was in that "not conscious but not out yet" stage I provided some great entertainment to the doc and her nurses; she never would tell me what I said, possibly because my mom was right there with me 
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