so, i got my wisdom teeth removed last tuesday, and my lower left tooth is still throbbing and just realized that is bleeding some as well. the other teeth stopped hurting on friday. i am really busy with work and just wanted to see if there was a way to treat it without having to go to the dentist.

dont worry, im still calling my dentist first thing in the morning, but just wanted to get advice from anyone who has had it or other complications after wisdom teeth removal.

thanks!

5/24/2006 7:25:15 PM

i had one infected after i got mine taken out, but it didn't bleed, it was white stuff in it. i think i just got simple antibiotics for it and it went away in a day or two

5/24/2006 7:27:12 PM

yeah the bleeding is what confused me. because i have all the other symptoms of dry socket, like the tooth smells bad and stuff (gross i know), but bleeding shouldn't be one of them.

5/24/2006 7:28:37 PM

The tooth smells bad, or the socket?

If the socket has a rancid smell, I'd get that checked out right away...that'd be a pretty strong indicator of infection.

5/24/2006 7:29:51 PM

my teeth came out last friday

they dont hurt, but i got bruises on my face.

It looks like i :

A) got beat up
B) got face fucked

5/24/2006 7:33:44 PM

the hole where the tooth was i mean. yeah im gonna call to see if there is a way to reach my doctor after hours.

wow you have bruises?? thats crazy

[Edited on May 24, 2006 at 7:37 PM. Reason : fogot]

5/24/2006 7:36:11 PM

when i had my wisdom teeth out my oral surgeon gave me a sheet w/ an emergency after hours number on it...see if you still have your "directions" sheet that might have a number for you to call...

5/24/2006 7:54:05 PM

i just called the office and left a message, and am gonna call again in the morning. my dentisit is an ass and have a feeling id piss him off if i called his house during dinner time. he scares me honestly.

5/24/2006 7:59:45 PM

http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=409599

5/24/2006 8:02:45 PM

are you better?

5/24/2006 8:05:02 PM

yeah mine didn't hurt at all...i only used one pain pill

and i ate chicken and stuff the next day for lunch

5/24/2006 8:10:23 PM

ahhhh no fair. my dentist didnt even prescribe me pain meds. the day after i took so much tylenol that i threw up for an hour (dumb i know, but i was in pain). i bought aleve after that and have been taking it around the clock since then.

5/24/2006 8:13:48 PM

Why the hell are you getting your wisdom teeth taken out by a dentist you're scared of?????

5/24/2006 8:45:09 PM

Especially a nut-job who doesn't prescribe pain meds after oral surgery...

5/24/2006 8:49:49 PM

ive been going to him since i was in middle school, but he's always creeped me out a little. and to go to a new dentist can be pricey. he didnt give me pain meds or sedate me because they were already grown in, he just pulled them out. but it's not like they don't hurt afterwards still!

5/24/2006 9:37:52 PM

mine kept hurting for quite a few days but I didn't get a dry socket. I think you'll know if that shit happens, cause a slug will come out of that socket followed by extended supposedly intense pain.

5/24/2006 9:45:27 PM

how is going to a new dentist pricey? you just tell your dentist to send your records over there

anyway, i had a dry socket when i got my wisdom teeth taken out. i didnt know you're not supposed to use straws while you're healing so thats how i got mine

basically they gave me a water syringe and after i ate i had to go to the bathroom and use the syringe to clean the food out of where my wisdom teeth were

it was pretty gross but after awhile it healed up just fine

5/24/2006 10:08:09 PM

when i got dry sockets my dr. gave me some clove extract to put in the hole
it tasted absolutely horrible but it did make it stop hurting

5/24/2006 10:30:12 PM

the first visit at most dentist is more money. my sister switched this year and called a few different places and they all charged extra for whatever reason if you were a new patient.
anyways, thanks for all the stories. oh, and i did not notice any 'slug' coming out of my socket.

5/24/2006 11:00:46 PM

^^same here......it was this seaweed looking clove stuff but it stopped hurting almost immediately after they put it in

5/25/2006 1:07:22 AM

i had somewhat of the same problem for the first week

I had all 4 of mine out at the same time also and my top left one hurt pretty bad for a week

i just kept on rinsing my mouth with the stuff he gave me and it slowly went away. they told me some would hurt worse than others

5/25/2006 1:15:20 AM

Quote :

"he didnt give me pain meds or sedate me because they were already grown in, he just pulled them out."

your dentist sounds like a sadist (but it may be true that all dentists are). i had four regular teeth pulled when i was about thirteen, and i got prescription pain killers for that.

5/25/2006 9:49:28 AM

^newer magazines..

YOU ANTI-DENTITE BASTARD.

5/25/2006 10:14:24 AM

You need to call him. They have special dressings for it and there is no reason for him not to give you pain meds. Ask for them. Mine gave me several refills.

5/25/2006 2:13:36 PM

i just got back from my dentist and it was dry socket. he packed it with the clove medicine you guys are talking about and it feels sooo much better already. it was worth the trip back to chapel hill.

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 4:13 PM. Reason : clove]

5/25/2006 3:50:19 PM

Isn't it a dry socket?

5/25/2006 4:20:23 PM

yeah, i guess that would make more sense.

5/25/2006 5:15:05 PM

my husband had a tooth pulled out a month ago - I had never seen one so large in my life, infact the dentist was appalled by the size of it, and she told him to take tylenol for 2 hours and he would be fine, she won't prescribe any pain meds to her patients *shes afraid of losing her license*

his socket hurt for 3 weeks, and he just dealt with it

5/25/2006 6:36:09 PM

still got bruises.....i woke up and my pants were on backerds


hhhmmmmm

[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 6:39 PM. Reason : .]

5/25/2006 6:39:10 PM

y'all are pussies. I've had oral surgery and not once did I get main medication

and as a kid when I had cavities they wouldn't even give me novicaine.

I'm fucking tough

5/25/2006 7:02:45 PM

ive never taken any prescription pain meds in my life, but i felt like i needed them this past week. i think it's weird that any doctor or dentist would be against pain meds. im in nursing school and we are taught that if a patient is in pain and requests pain meds, they should get it (as long as there is an order from the doctor and its not overdosing).

5/25/2006 9:10:00 PM

had mine removed this morning, took one oxycodon about 1 and havent had any pain since, just ate chicken walla go and will be in Greenville tonight without and problems

it pays to go to doctors that have great reputations and know what they are doing.

5/30/2006 7:17:48 PM

Quote :

"she won't prescribe any pain meds to her patients *shes afraid of losing her license*"

i recently moved & went to a new doctor. she told me she doesn't prescribe birth control (i wasnt there to get it but its on my records that i take it)

i was like WTFZERZ

she said she's "all about" absentance & that if i 'really' wanted it the nurse could write me a perscription

it reminded me of when i went to student health bc my belly button ring thing was infected and they wanted me to take it out when all i needed was an antibiotic

fucking conservatives

5/30/2006 7:50:14 PM

pain is weakness leaving the body

5/30/2006 7:55:54 PM