is there anything i can take to reduce pain after removal of wisdom teeth?

Question

How can you reduce swelling after wisdom teeth removal?

Answer 1

Wisdom teeth: What is prescribed or recommended by the oral surgeon.

Answer 2

Strong pain meds: Stronger pain medications like vicodin should be beneficial. Contact your doctor for advice on this issues.

Answer 3

Wisdom teeth pain: If the wisdom teeth are in the mouth, then options to address pain include restorative work, nerve treatment, and extraction. If your question is how to address the pain following wisdom tooth surgery, then depending on your type of surgery and your doctor there are a variety of options. A typical option would be a low grade steroid for three days conjunctly with a narcotic such as hydrocodone.

Answer 4

Extraction: Typically, if you are having pain associated with wisdom teeth, the cause is inflammation of some sort, whether it be decay or periodontal disease or another reason. Since these teeth are so hard to clean and maintain, they are typically removed when symptomatic.

Answer 5

Pain Med &Extraction: Pain medication and extraction... Any anti-inflammatory medication can help. Aleve, (naproxen) motrin, advil and even a holistic alternative arnica. Ice to minimize swelling can also be helpful... Another option you may consider is sleep dentistry. Our team uses anti-anxiety pre-medication, which can remove fear of the surgery. Ask your dentist, possibly request a sleep dentist.

Answer 6

Several: Pain Options for wisdom teeth may include no pain, mild pain, moderate pain, and severe pain or anything in between. Options for pain management can vary from what problem(s) the wisdom teeth are causing. Pain meds can range from an OTC med to a prescription pain med. If the pain is a recurring problem, removal of the wisdom teeth may be the best option. Your dentist can properly advise you.

Answer 7

See your dentist: Pain from wisdom teeth may mean that they are coming in on a slanted angle and putting pressure on the area/other teeth. Or there may simply not be enough space for all of your teeth. See your dentist.

Answer 8

Clean them: If they are partially coming in, vigorously rinse with warm salt water, and brush them very well. Keeping them clean is the best way to keep inflamation down and decrease discomfort. Otherwise nsaids may help such as ibuprofen. Tylenol (acetaminophen) is another choice. See your dentist to find out if they need to be removed.

Answer 9

See your dentist: There is a certain amount of discomfort when teeth erupt into the mouth. The question is if they are erupting properly and have enough room to come in. If so then you can rinse with warm salt water and take meds like advil (ibuprofen) until they erupt. However, very often they hurt because there is not enough room to come in properly and an infection or cyst may be developing. In this case they should be remo.

Answer 10

Can come and go: Widsom teeth pain is pretty easy for a dentist to diagnose. Sometimes a wisdom tooth can be infected just like any other tooth and the pain is the same. But the "eruption" pain of a wisdom tooth feels more like pressure in the area of the wisdom tooth or exerted on the teeth in front of the wisdom tooth.

Answer 11

Hard to tell: For you it might be hard to tell unless ou have had a recent exam that showed you have no tooth cavities then if all of a sudden you have pain could be wisdom teeth. Also the location the lower wisdom teeth are deep in the back so pain can radiate to ears and throat. The quality of pain itself is not different than any tooth ache. See a dentist please.

Answer 12

Rinse: Warm salt water, keep area clean, see your dentist or oral surgeon.

Answer 13

Several things: Keep the areas over the wisdom teeth clean. Ice over the affected area sometimes provides relief. An over the counter analgesic can also provide relief.

Answer 14

Orajel, ice or ??: If wisdom teeth are coming in and causing pain you can suck on some ice, drink some bourbon or apply an anesthetic gel. Mind you, these are all only temporary. The best thing to do is see the dentist and see if there is enough room for your teeth to come in. In the meantime....Avoid course foods like carrots, chips or anything that will irritate the gums where the teeth are coming in.

Answer 15

Pain Meds: Pain medication, either over the counter tylenol (acetaminophen), advil or Motrin (ibuprofen) or alleve (naproxen) or prescription medications. After 12 hours, gentle saline rinses and avoid alcohol-containing mouthwashes or toothpaste whose flavoring is too strong.

Answer 16

Your dentist: Your dentist is the answer. Until you can see your dentist, OTC meds would be recommended. If your wisdom teeth are partially exposed and the pain is due to the tissues overlying the teeth, salt water rinses or ice and/or brushing over the affected areas may provide some temporary relief. If the pain is due to decay, an immediate visit with your dentist would be recommended.

Answer 17

A few things: OTC pain meds, soft diet. See dentist, may be infected and need antibiotics. Best solution is to see the wisdom tooth expert - oral surgeon for exam and recommendations.

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