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A member asked:
Which hurts more to recover from, wisdom teeth removal or tonsilectomy?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Removal of teeth: Wisdom teeth extractions can have more post op. Pain and complications [dry-socket] than a tonsillectomy which leaves one with a sore throat for a few days.
Answered 1/17/2014
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Uncomparable : Pain by definition is individual, unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage ordescribed in terms of such damage. Pain is always subjective and not measurable. Therefore, it is impossible to compare. There is no randomized control trial comparing pain and recovery between wisdom teeth surgery and tonsillectomy.
Answered 5/11/2014
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