Wisdom Teeth=Ouch!

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Hello; yesterday, I had 4 molars pulled out of me. Ever since then, I've been hurting like hell, despite taking pain pills. Aside from eating, is there anything else I can do to speed up the healing process?

If it is hurting after taking Codine or the like, you may want to talk to your doctor. That could be a sign of an infection.

During surgeries like these, they often give you Vicodin. It's really effective for numbing the pain, and the side effects are amazing . Talk to your dentist: tell him how bad the pain is. If he's authorized to prescribe it (not all dentists are), he'll give it to you.

I felt uncomfortable with stitches so I picked some of them. Now, one of my gums is hanging loose from the top, and wiggles when I move it around. Oops.

signs of infection are pus (bacterial), the area is hot ect.

WOAH. All four pulled out on the SAME DAY? Aren't you a brave one then? I had 1 pulled at a time until the final two, which I had out at the same time. Normally for people I wouldn't recommend getting more than 2 out at once, and preferably to have them both on the same side of your mouth, because, then you atleast still have one side to chew your food with, when you can start carefully eating soft food. 4 out at once... wow, I imagine thats really challenging and more painful, but it does ensure you only have to go through the experience just once and get it over with - its just harder than it has to be.

Yours was a more complicated precedure too cause you had stiches? Damn. Mine were pulled out flawlessly, no pain at all, no stitches needed. The worst part about it I find is the healing process. First the bleeding, then when it stops bleeding you REALLY have to be careful you don't do anything to break the clot. Eating is hard.....

Well good luck with it, be careful with yourself. Remember, being paranoid and careful is better than having something go wrong. If a piece of your gum is flappin loose, you should get it looked at again.

I had all 4 pulled out without any issues

As far as eating, I would suggest getting something like Slim Fast or Ensure. That way, you get your nutrients without having to worry about breaking the clot. Also, I would not recommend popcorn until the thing is healed completely.

same here all pulled the same day and it hurt like hell. i was givin some kinda steroids during surgery. it didn't bother me in the least to have the surgery i just didn't want the stitches.
and at the end of the surgery i asked mom for pizza.
but truth be told my mouth hurt so bad, i could barely open it, and i had to swallow noodles to eat cause i couldn't chew. well so much for pizza.

this was like several years ago.