What is the recovery time for a difficult wisdom tooth extraction?

I had a very difficult extraction of my lower wisdom tooth by an oral surgeon. The procedure lasted over an hour and consisted of the dentist drilling little pieces of my tooth off to get it out. (the tooth was in down under the skin sideways near my jaw)


My jaw is also so achy and I am still on soft foods (I can't even eat noodles!). I tried but today I am paying for it. I had the tooth out on Friday and I didn't go to work today. How long will I be out for? I am 28yrs old..not a teen

What is the recovery time for a difficult wisdom tooth extraction?
it'll be a week or two if everything heals well and you dont get an infection.....definitely do not smoke bongs, the suction will give you a very painful condition called dry socket that is the most painful thing i ever endured
Reply:Give yourself a day or two more, then call your doctor if you still don't feel better. You had major surgery and it won't heal overnight.
Reply:at least a week, before you can even think about getting better...but your mouth will never feel the same again...
Reply:I had the exact same thing, they actually had to break the tooth in three places and then pull the pieces out because it had hooked through my jaw. You'll probably be tender for the rest of the week, but I was back to work in a few days. Just pack soup and jello. Sorry man, that sucks.
Reply:It took me about 2 days and that's mostly because of bleeding that occured, which isn't anything more than annoying. I didn't need the pain medication they gave me so I wouldn't expect a long recovery time.
Reply:Had this question the other day. The site below should help you. I had 4 out. No complications but it was painful. Good meds should help. Also before I chewed on pineapple core to reduce the swelling incurred from the surgery. Even after I put pineapple core next to the gums. It made me feel better. It took about 10 days for me to recover. Good luck and hope you feel better!
Reply:When I had my four removed two years ago I was 21. I took and much vitamin C as I could it seemed to heel up faster. I could not take the pain killers so I heard lavender oil would remove the pain.
Reply:Everyone has different reaction to pain, and every extraction is different. It took me two days but my teeth weren't very impacted and I have a high tolerence for pain. Most people I know (myself included) have had their wisdom teeth out on Friday so they can be at work on Monday so two days is pretty much the norm, but the procedure you described sounds pretty extreme so it may be longer.





Have you reported that your are still experiencing numbness to your dentist? I'm sure he'd tell you to avoid chewing anything to avoid accidentally biting your tongue or lip. Three days seems like a long time to not get the feeling back.