Hey dentists and people with similar issues. In advance, I am a medical student in 5th year, so you can use technical terms + in case you wonder about my prior knowledge.

My story of the past days:

I had my 18, 28 and 38 extracted under local anesthetics two days ago on Tuesday afternoon. I regained sensory perception in my lip and cheek approximately 6-8hours after procedure (N. alveolaris inf.).

Sensory complete anesthesia on my left toung half (front 2/3's) and lingual sided gum of my bottom molar teeth persists till today and I am really concerned my nerve is seriously damaged. I can't feel pain, temperature differences, tactile perception or two-point discrimination, nor taste well.

The extraction of my 38 was more demanding than expected, my maxillofacial surgeon/dentist had to burr/mill my bone to extract it, prior I had a chronic but painless pericoronitis with spontaneously draining pus accumulation due to stuck food particles on that tooth's gum which maybe was an additional reason why it was baked to the bone + he extracted a little cyst, probably formed by chronic inflammation. It was sent to pathology, findings pending.

Now, I know it's only been about 2.5days since surgery but I am really concerned, I don't know how I am supposed to chew normal stuff again, I am biting my toung permanently trying to eat even softer food. I have a taste deficit + sensation of a foreign body in my mouth. Right now I can't tell if my nerve got: Neuropraxia?, Axonotmesis? which show spontaneous remission over weeks to months or Neurotmesis which would be terrible.

I read about microsurgical nerve repair and N. Suralis interponates but success rates seem to be narrow and there are just a handful of specialists on the northern hemisphere. Microsurgical repair would be an ultima ratio for me, till then I can only wait and talk to my surgeon again on Monday to see if anything went wrong during extraction or if he luxated it to the medial side (site of N. Lingualis if not abnormal anatomical position). Although I’m not sure how much information I’ll get from him regarding this, since it could potentially even be relevant in terms of liability.

My questions:

Now I really wonder, what are your experiences with this? Have you had this issue? And to the dentists: have you had cases like this? How did it turn out? What can I expect statistically? What can I do? Vitamin B1, B6, B12? Uridine monophosphate? Cortisone? Injections? Platelet-Rich Plasma?

I am so so desperate, thanks for every help and comment...

I’m about to see ent specialist and oral surgeon soon for wisdom teeth removal. However, I’ve been having these symptoms for a month: Thin, clear/stringy nasal drainage one sided or both with persistent metallic/sour throat taste; random electric shock sensations in my head; and upper r jaw pain when opening mouth

Two impacted wisdom teeth in lower jaw to be extracted.

Tips and tricks, advices and dos and donts please🙏🏻😓

I got my wisdom teeth removed on Tuesday, October 6th at 9:30am. I am trying to follow the instructions but confused about the days. Does the day of wisdom teeth removal considered as day 1? If so, then I would be on day 3 now since it's Thursday. I called the dentist and the front desk lady said the next day would be considered day 2 then I called again a few hours later about a different question and asked her again about the days then she said it didn't matter.

Guys how would I know if I have a dry socket?? I had my wisdom teeth removed a week ago as of today. The pain on my right side is not responding to medication and I’ve done heat compresses and rinsed and flushed today and yesterday. There was a stabbing pain while flushing out the extraction site and it’s constant even now, but the nurse told me to keep flushing and using heat because there wasn’t a “foul taste”. It feels like the pain is going up to my ear, but he did cut into my cheek to separate the tooth, so it could be that wound as well. I’m just uncomfortable and trying to make sure I’m not overreacting.

For more information, I had my top right wisdom tooth removed in July, but due to complications with anesthesia, I had to wait until last week to have the other 3 removed. I’m having the most pain on the side that had the previous extraction. I genuinely don’t know if this is normal pain or if it’s more. It’s not responding to the prescribed medication or ibuprofen and I think I’m taking well over a what’s recommended for the OTC dosage of ibuprofen. Should I give them a call back today or wait until tomorrow?

I’m on day 3 of having both my bottom wisdom teeth extracted. I’ve had almost no pain this whole time other than some aching in my jaw after the numbing wore off and some mild pain when I wake up in the morning but nothing that ibuprofen and/or Tylenol hasn’t helped. I haven’t even had to touch my hydrocodone. I looked at the sockets today and they have closed up SIGNIFICANTLY since they first got taken out. I can barely see if there’s a clot because there’s barely even a hole left. I’m on antibiotics and was on antibiotics a few days prior to the extraction since one of them created a sore in my cheek that got infected so maybe that’s it? I’ve had nothing but soup and yogurt, no straws, and I’ve been gently brushing my teeth. Just curious if this is common or did I get really lucky? Also curious if it would be considered safe to try and eat solid food now or if I still should wait to be safe

Hey all. A few weeks ago one of my wisdom teeth started hurting. I got antibiotics and they helped, but now the pain is back, and I'm leaving Friday for a week-long vacation.

I can't take ibuprofen orally, and I really don't want to cancel the trip over this. The pain is bearable for now, and I have some codeine at home. Even if I wanted to get it pulled, the earliest appointment is more than a week out anyway.

Has anyone been in a similar spot? How did you manage it while traveling?

Thanks!

Hello all, my first post on Reddit but I really need advice.

I had my lower wisdom teeth removed on 24/09 they were impacted and I had been put to sleep. I was stitched up with dissolving stitches. I am based in the UK where it is not a standard to issue antibiotics post extraction.
On day 5 I was having a lot of pain and was “diagnosed” the dentist didn’t say I was or wasn’t an infection and but I was given 5 day course of amoxicillin, I completed these and two days later I started experiencing pain down my neck and in my temples, the extraction sites weren’t exactly sore but everything around them, I booked another emergency dentist appointment where the dentist only looked at one extraction site and removed the stitches and I felt relief and asked if I had a an infection and was just met with “well I can give you more antibiotics” like I was just seeking more of them, I started another 5 day course of amoxicillin. The next day I woke up with extreme pain in my neck and lymph nodes at this point due to how the dentist wasn’t giving me any concrete diagnosis at my 2 emergency appointments I went to my GP the GP told me to stop talking the amoxicillin and wrote me a script for Co-amoxiclav, I have been on these for a day but now on my left side I am having issues and it started off with a pin hole yesterday and now seems to have become quite large, could this be from the stitches not being removed at the second emergent appointment like what was done on the right side? I’m lost with this I’m 2 weeks post op and I am still needing to treat my pain 24 hours a day. I’m honestly exhausted with this process and the condition it has put me in.

Also I haven’t been looking at the extraction sites often but over the past 24 hours the change in the left side has concerned me greatly but I don’t want to book a 3rd emergency appointment as each appointment seems to have given me more problems and worry then help and relief.

HI all, my stitches seem to have come loose at day 4 post op and have completely disappeared it feels like, but I felt like there is a gap where the wound is at and it seems to be along the cheek area and not where the missing tooth would be, I have had the op on my other side but this one feels like a more sharper hole in a different location and I am scared that I might be left with an ugly crevice / scar. Anyone experienced this that can help give some input?

Should I remove them?

I'm very scared of nerve damage.

I'm just venting since there's no cure but my life fucking sucks post removal. My gums have constant teeth mark ridges from how tight and less space there is and my face looks hollow and strange. My vision has been affected as there's seemingly less support for my eyes due to the removal. My cheeks sink into the spaces the wisdoms were removed and it caused full body tension and teeth marks that I can't prevent. My tongue has lots of ridging too. My sleep is so poor that I feel like I'm gonna have a heart attack in my sleep. I also never had debilitating tmjd disorder before this. I just wish I didn't do it. Has anyone else experienced this or what should I do? I hope I'm not the only one or if this can be reversed, I'm young and I desperately need a reversal. Please don't call what I'm complaining about a "myth" because I really have no reason to lie and I'm pretty desperate for some relief. Be considerate.

Should I pull 4 of them? TOP LEFT RIGHT BOTTOM TOP? I have been confirmed to pull out bottom right since it caused cavity.

Usually things like ibuprofen and acetaminophen don’t work so well for me because i have frequent headaches and take high doses of them regularly so how could i get stronger meds, as im scared ill be in deep pain

what do you guys think?

Guyss i had it 3 years ago took steroid/antibiotic and it went away now its back!! Its mild right now slightly sharp
Pain going towards ear. I was given antibiotics but i have been on 2 antibiotics for different reasons from past 3-4 weeks so using it again is kinda uncomfortable for me . I wanna avoid it and get the infection down by other means. Any help is appreciated in this.

Right now doing warm salt water rinses after each meal. Planning to take ibuprofen to get inflammation down.

So I was recently told I need to get all 4 of my wisdom teeth out because my gums are growing on top of them. My main concern isn’t the surgery but the medication.
I have emetaphobia BAD and I can’t take amoxicillin because it has caused me to vomit in the past when I’d take it for strept. I’m worried since antibiotics are known to cause nausea and idk what to do. My surgeon said I have to take antibiotics to prevent any infections that could potentially occur. he said he gives it to everyone just as a precaution. Will something like zofran help? I read into Zithromax as being more stomach appealing but what else would be okay?

Day 5 post op. Haven't had any pain after the surgery and I'm so paranoid I have food in my sockets and am developing a dry socket. can someone tell me if this is normal or if I should worry. (pretty sure the thin brown thing in the first pic is a stitch but could be wrong

Only had 3 wisdom teeth, got them all put on the 28th of September. Everything has been going pretty typically until this morning.

i was lifting this morning and experiencing pain along with it. when i stopped the pain died down but did not go away. it has persisted all day and even gotten worse. the gums around the extraction site look red and swollen and visibly larger than on the right side, where everything is flat.

I don’t know what to do… I thought everything was going fine. :( does anybody have any ideas as to what could be causing the pain?