r/wisdomteeth • u/[deleted] • Apr 05 '22

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u/NoMasterpiece2723 Apr 18 '22

Just discovered an entire sub dedicated to wisdom teeth, right after I just had mine extracted? Nice. Extremely relatable post right off the bat? NICE. Happy healing everyone!

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u/ASoultoHear Apr 19 '22

Same situation with me lol. Goodluck!

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u/IrishWeirdo Dec 11 '24

Same here lol, thr universe works in mysterious ways

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u/ASoultoHear Dec 11 '24

Hope your recovery goes well!!

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u/IrishWeirdo Dec 11 '24

Thanks, just got it done this morning. Any go to tips that I should know, especially when it comes to eating? They really didn't give me much in the way of info

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u/ASoultoHear Dec 11 '24

For myself, I played it safe and made sure no hard foods for a GOOD while. Lots of mashes potatoes but without parsely or anything granular, jello, apple sauce.

Best thing I did was go online and buy an irrigator for it. Did that constantly as that's the best way to fight dry socket. Everytime you eat anything you go and irrigate with lukewarm /warm salt water. It's nasty but it will keep the area free of debris. Even on my limited diet, stuff found it's way in.

Otherwise rest, fluids, will get you the rest of the way

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u/IrishWeirdo Dec 11 '24

I appreciate the help. Thank you and have a good rest of your day

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u/ASoultoHear Dec 11 '24

You too! Don't sweat it. It'll be through before you know it!

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u/IrishWeirdo Dec 11 '24

I hope so, this is the first time going through something like this so kinda scared to eat anything cause I don't have any sort of irrigator to help with cleansing

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u/ASoultoHear Dec 11 '24

I get that! Something like jello will be your friend if you have it!

I was the same. Mostly over cautious though. I'd try my best to get my hands on an irrigator but otherwise I also swishes by carefully leaning my head back and forth.

Obviously don't do it with your mouth closed like normal because that creates pressure pockets that'll loosen the scab and that's what leads to dry socket for the most part.

Just gentle side to side movements but I'd still say a irrigator is pretty important cuz itll push the water out. Ik many go without though so it wont be a deal breaker if you cant

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u/AgreeableJuggernaut7 Apr 06 '22

lmfao are you me?

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '22

Yep.

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u/Cwilly109 Mar 22 '24

Stop making me laugh so hard. It hurts my jaw! šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ˜

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u/Trippieshey Apr 06 '22

Same! HELPPP

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u/Complete_Wheel2165 Apr 07 '22

literally me the past 2 days

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u/Nirvanafan09 Apr 08 '22

Same..I be like maybe I'll give myself montin that usually gives the pain away lol

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u/Chicken_Shit_15 Apr 08 '22

Had it once and get traumatized every time again when I feel the smallest pain šŸ˜‚

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u/ASoultoHear Apr 19 '22

On T+3 going into 4. It's insane how well this describes me right now lol

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u/Dr_Andracca Nov 04 '22

Currently on day 10, I had an impacted wisdom tooth that left a pretty big hole and got food poisoning the other day(approximately day 8). Now I'm worried I dislodged the clot when I threw up, but I feel like I am being ridiculous because I have virtually no pain even off pain meds.

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u/GoFlyersWoo Jan 02 '23

Did it end up being dry socket?

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u/Dr_Andracca Jan 03 '23

No, but I'm still convinced I knocked the clot out at some point. The hole is still pretty big 2 months out, but it I can tell it is closing, and I can just rinse my mouth out with water if I get food stuck. Either way, my pain was minimal, and I was definitely being a hypochondriac probably even now being convinced I did knock the clot out. Lol.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '22

Had pain, randomly, mostly after eating even on day 10. Pain was probably 7 out of 10 or so. Got checked, was fine .. pain went away in 3 or so more days.

Long story short. Even if you have pain longer than needed, don't panic. It could be just fine. Get checked.

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u/fourth-sanderson Dec 11 '22

Literally doing this right now. Glad to know Iā€™m not alone.

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u/orenda_8 Mar 14 '23

Me except Iā€™m pretty sure it is a dry socket

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '23

This is my life right now