how long after getting my wisdom teeth removed should i wait before going out drinking?

Question

How long do u wait to drink soda after gettin four wisdome teeth pulled?

Answer 1

After finishing meds: Often times painkillers and antibiotics are prescribed when wisdom teeth are extracted. It is not safe to drink alcohol while on these medications because of the interactions of these. It is however critical to not drink any alcohol in the first 24 hours of getting your teeth extracted.

Answer 2

It depends: You should be off all prescription medications before drinking any alcohol. These medications may depress the nervous system and respiratory drive, the same as alcohol, so the effect can be added by alcohol. I usually recommend that patients abstain from alcohol for at least 7 days after surgery or until they no longer require pain medications, whichever is longer.

Answer 3

When not using meds: As long as narcotic medications are not being taken, having an alcoholic beverage will not pose a problem. Continue to follow post operative instructions from your surgeon.

Answer 4

See below: Usually oral surgeons remove impacted molar teeth. They are difficult to remove.With local anesthesia ie lidocaine when you are young.

Answer 5

Usually in office: Wisdom teeth that are impacted should generally be removed before they cause problems. Impacted just means that they're buried under the gums in the bone and can't be seen except on an x-ray. Generally speaking this is an office procedure performed under intravenous and local anesthesia by an oral surgeon on an outpatient basis. It's a very common and safe procedure. Hospitalization isn't required.

Answer 6

Oral surgeon office: In our pittsburgh based oral surgery office, most of our patients come from referrals from general dentists. Although some general dentists have the training and experience to extract wisdom teeth, oral surgeons are required to have a minimum of 4 years of hospital based surgical training. In general oral surgoens have more experience and expertise in the extraction of impacted wisdom teeth.

Answer 7

Depends: Some general dentists will remove wisdom teeth in their offices. An oral surgeon has additional training above the level of a general dentist in removing teeth.

Answer 8

Depends.: Your dentist can remove them if he/she has has a lot of experience. Some patients rather visit an oral surgeon for the procedure. Oral surgeons usually remove a lot of wisdom teeth and tend to be more efficient and can manage potential complications properly. It comes down to your comfort level with your dentist.

Answer 9

Depends: Everyone has differing rates of recovery. Generally, the first 2-3 days are intense and then it improves from there. If the pain persists, you may have a condition called dry socket...See the oral surg/dentist immediatelt as this can lead to bone necrosis. The "holes" left behind from the extractions can take 2-3 weeks to heal over, usually during this time, they're not painful, just annoying.

Answer 10

About a week: It really depends on how complicated the procedure was for the surgeon and how well the patient follows post op instructions. In most routine cases the patient is usually back to normal within a week or two at the most.

Answer 11

3-7 days: Depends on the complexity of the extractions, presence of any medical issues, age and if any complications from the extractions occurred. Routine wisdom teeth removal patients are often fine after 3-4 days and after 1 week they should be back to normal activity.

Answer 12

Minimum of 2 days: Ideally, 7 days. No smoking for minimum of 24 hours, 2 days is even better.

Answer 13

Completely healed : Smoking of all types increases complications until extraction site is fully healed. The sucking of the smoke can pull out the blood clot giving pain and bleeding. The heat from the smoke can dissolve the blood clot with same problems. One never knows what all of the chemicals are in "hooka" smoke which can affect healing as well.

Answer 14

2-6 hours: Typically 2-6 hours depending on the anesthetic used and your ability to metabolize it.

Answer 15

Numbness: This is hard to estimate as every situation is different. It can be for a few days or may last for a few months. In rare situations it may be permanent. Discuss with your oral surgeon and follow-up with him periodically to make sure there is no infection.

Answer 16

2 versions: If you are talking about the time you will be numb from the local anesthesia it generally lasts for a few hours. If you are talking about numbness due to trauma to the inferior alveolar and/or lingual nerve it's a different story. These parasthesia's can last from a few days up to 12-18 months. There are some cases where the numbness can be permanent. Discuss your specific situation with your dds.

Answer 17

A few hours: Your entire mouth could be numb for 2-3 hours after the procedure. However, if there is any nerve injury from the removal of lower wisdom teeth, your tongue or lower lip can be numb from a few days to 6 months. Usually if numbness persist for 6 months a nerve specialist should be consulted. Often an oral surgeon will follow you over the first 6 months.

Answer 18

At the longest: 10 days - but usually about 3-5 days or less.

Answer 19

Depends: Totally depends on the type of extraction involved. Some wisdom teeth extractions are straight forward and you will talk normally the next day. The more involved types of impactions will require a longer healing period and it may take 5-10 days before you're feeling "normal" again.

Answer 20

A few days: Usually after a routine procedure, patients can talk normally again after a few days. However, every patient heals at different rates.

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