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A 16-year-old female asked:
How long does it take for wisdom teeth extraction holes to heal? how long do i have to irrigate them? they were stitched.
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Dr. Dinh Buianswered
Dentistry 25 years experience
4 weeks :): It takes 3 days to determine if there is an infection or dry socket. After that the granulation tissue should fill the socket with epithelial migration down the socket wall approximately 1mm per day. Soft tissue heals at about 2 weeks clinically but established crosslink at 4 weeks. The hole then will continue to remodel and replace by bone about 4 to 6 months.
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Dr. Gary Klugmananswered
Dentistry 48 years experience
Depends: It depends on what was required to remove the teeth. Everyone heals differently. The average is a couple of weeks for the skin to grow over the hole. It will take 3 months for the bone to grow back. Hope that helps.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Normally, how long would the wisdom teeth extraction usually take?
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Dr. Douglas Tavenner, jr.answered
52 years experience
Depends: Ask your surgeon – the actually surgery time (after the preoperative procedures) could be anywhere from 15 minutes to a couple of hours.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
I'm wondering how long does it take to recover from wisdom teeth extraction?
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Dr. Amber Patelanswered
Dentistry 15 years experience
Healing from surgery: It depends on your overall health. If you are a healthy individual with no other health problems it takes 2 days usually before you are able to move around and do regular activities. If you have other health issues you may need more time (it took me 7 days because i didn't handle the medication well) so the main thing is to follow your doctor's instructions, don't smoke and rest a lot.
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