yes 1 is impacted but no hope of speedy recovery here, my immuno-suppressent meds wont allow it so i just got to deal with it, all i got are like 40 vicodins and 4 refills ! so i will be quiete drugged up as long as possible!

 

I got mine pulled (4) about a year ago. vicodin and super ibuprofen cover it. don't smoke, drink though straws, or do anything that would cause heavy breathing. dry sockets are a bitch and take about a month to heal.

 

why not threw straws? i cant take ibuprofen, i dunno why docs just told me not to. :wtc: 30 more mins in going:crazyr:

 

Excess pressure?

 

what this playa said

 

I had all 4 pulled when I was 15. Five years later my dentist discovered that I had 2 more growing in (in one socket!). Had those removed too. My dentist, oral surgeon, and the periodontist I was working for at the time were all amazed. None of them had seen anything like it before. They all wanted pictures and x-rays for their files. I still have the two extra teeth in my desk drawer.

First surgery sucked balls - I was chubby faced, bruised, pained and bleeding for several days. Second surgery was fantastic. Went bar-hopping that night, didn't need any pain meds. Same surgeon performed both operations. It's kind of hit-or-miss as to how hard it hits you.

 

That's the advice they give you. It creates a bit of a vacuum in your mouth, and in rare occasions can pop out the stitches, leading to dry socket or other infections. Better not to take the chance.

Are you sure you got Vicodin? Vicodin is Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen (Tylenol), but there's Vicoprofen that is Hydrocodone/Ibuprofen so you don't want to take Ibuprofen with it because then you're just getting too much ibuprofen.

 

I had 3 of them taken out about 3 years ago, then the last one a few months back. The hardest part of it all is getting used to the big gap in your gums the first few days.

 

heh, it was the same issue for me. after i was healed enough to eat solids without any real care, i kept mashing down on food back there in the gap. it felt.. odd.

otherwise, my recovery was pretty much a breeze. none were impacted and all 4 came out at the same time. some blood to soak up on the first day, but after that it was just keeping them clean.

 

ibuprofen can cause bleeding, acetamnophen doesn't