Wisdom tooth extraction?

im getting one of my wisdom tooth extracted on friday. would i be able to go to work the same day? also, how long would it take for the gum to heal? is my face going to be swollen and ugly? im soooo worried:(

Wisdom tooth extraction?
it'll be hard to talk for awhile and you'll be tired. i suggest not to go to work that day. it took my gums a week or two to heal. my face wasnt swollen or sore. i got really bad tastes in my mouth from the healing gums though. btw i got put to sleep and it didnt hurt a bit, not even afterwards.
Reply:i had two taken out the same day and i didnt go back to work...i think i could of though....i didnt have to take any of the pain medication i was given either. i didnt have any swelling!! so your pretty little face will not be affected : )
Reply:is it impacted? and your only getting one pulled? i would have taken the day off. as for swollen? i was like a chipmunk, but my son was perfect, no swelling. key to that is ice. if the tooth is impacted, it will take time for the gums to heal. don't use a straw!! if it's not, and your removing it after it has already erupted, then you might not be so bad, but ...talk to the oral surgeon. i wish you well.
Reply:Well it depends. I had four wisdom teeth out and I was very swollen. It only felt better when I took tylenal or ibuprofen. After a few days I returned to work. My husband had 2 wisdom teeth out and went to work the next day. So I guess it depends how fast you heal and how well you tolerate pain.





Good luck and don't be worried too much :) You'll be fine.
Reply:you would probably not be able to work. i got mine pulled and my face was the size of a basketball and it took a week for the swelling to go down. its pretty painful to be honest, and it takes a couple weeks for the gum to heal. i had to rinse with salt water every day so it didnt get infected. it might be different for you though since your only getting one and i had all four of mine done at the same time.
Reply:You will be given painkillers to deaden the pain from the extraction, so you will want to stay home from work for the first 24 hours.





There might be some small swelling of your jaw, but nothing disfiguring, presuming the procedure goes as planned.





Do not drink anything using a straw for a couple of weeks after the surgery. Rinses with warm salt water will keep your mouth clean.





For the first week or two, food might become lodged in the area where the tooth was, and work free several hours later. This is common, and just a tiny bit disgusting. Just spit the food out or rinse it out with water.
Reply:i had to take 2 days off. it was painful after the anesthesia wore off. your face won't get swollen, but it would be hard to carry a conversation with a cotton-filled mouth, and a numb lip. but then it would all depend on your recovery rate, and pain treshold.
Reply:As you can see from the answers so far, there is a variety of reactions to the removal of a wisdom tooth. However, I suggest you should allow at least one day off work in case your reaction is one of the strong ones. Good thing you've got the weekend to recover - you may need it.





I had a couple out at one time. It was a huge struggle for the muscular dentist to haul them out. The pain wasn't so bad at the time, but I was out of action for a week afterward, not from swelling so much, it just knocks you around, that's all.





Friends later said they went into hospital for a couple of days to have theirs out. Would've been better as I was living alone and had no one to look after me.





I wasn't disfigured at all.
Reply:you'll be fine, just a little swollen. I had all 4 taken off in one day! take a vicodin, and you'll feel no pain....avoid straws and cigarettes.
Reply:ah, don't worry too much.


I had my wisdom tooth taken off by a dentist few years ago.





You will feel a pain less stronger than a mosquito bite, when the dentist will inject the gums around that wisdom tooth.





You will have to avoid talking and chewing hard items for half a day.





It would be better, if you do it in the evening after dinner, have some cold drink after the teeth is removed (usually recommended by doctors) and then go to bed. In that way, you will get some rest and you will ready to take over the world on Saturday morning!





Take it easy!

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