Dear friends,teeth impaction operation doubts-please help?
Question:
1.is it ok to do operation on both sides at the same time.
2. can i eat if i have been operated on both sides at the same time?
3.can i avoid dry socket inspite of being operated on both sides.
4.any of you having experience of this sort(both sides,same time operation) before.
thanks for all your replies/advice and help in advance.
Answers:
I just got my wisdom teeth out a week ago so I know how you're feeling. I was so nervous when I got into the surgery room, when they put the heart monitor on me you could see my heart rate spiking everytime a nurse or doctor got near me. To answer your questions, yes it's okay to have teeth extracted from both sides. The day of surgery (after surgery) you should only eat soft things like yogurt, pudding, mashed potatoes and icecream. Take it slow! For the week after you should try and stick to foods that are easy to chew. To avoid dry sockets, everytime after you eat wash your mouth out with a salt and warm water mixture, gently swish the water around in your mouth and spit out. (EXCEPT THE FIRST DAY!!!) do NOT spit, rinse your mouth out, brush your teeth, or drink out of a straw the first day (day of surgery) this effects the the blood from clotting and you will bleed from your mouth longer than normal.
My experience was not that bad, I had all 4 impacted wisdom teeth out and i really didn't have that much pain. I don't remember one second of the surgery because I was put under anesthesia. The first day I was sick due to swallowing too much blood (common) and taking the pain killers on an empty stomach. My face was slightly swollen for about 2 days after surgery, but it's not that bad. Good luck, and remember oral surgeons do this kind of stuff every day they know what they're doing.
My doctor would only do one side at a time. The cost is the same, I would come back the next week.
several years ago, I went through having all of my top teeth removed at the same time---including the impacted wisdom teeth... it was done in the hospital under general anesthetic.. For the first day I ate and drank NOTHING---wasn't hungry wasn't thirsty. Second day it was liquids---soups, jello, LOTS of ice to pack my sore cheeks, and ICE CREAM. third day it was mashed potatoes and scrambled eggs and soft foods NO CHEWING... plenty of mouth rincing... by 5th day I was MUCH better and able to eat but without teeth it was difficult to chew---I SHOULD also tell you that I had a complete upper mandible bone grafting at the same time and had a mouth full of stitches... You CAN avoid dry socket if you follow your doctor/dentist/ surgeons advice TO THE LETTER.. Oh and if you like ice cream, the 2nd or 3rd day after your surgery would be a great time to eat a LOT of that... I lived on ice cream for a while... Also, do NOT eat ANYTHING made with tomatoes until your gums are completely healed--no spagetti, no pizza, no blt's -- the acid in the tomatoes BURNS your surgery like crazy...! Oh and for the day of your surgery----make up a LOT of little baggies full of ICE CUBES --ziploc baggies are best...get the air out of them, seal them up and stick em back in your freezer---they make excellent ice packs for when you come back home and the anesthetic wears off...
I had all four taken out at the same time. It was done under anesthesia and when I woke up it went about as smoothly as one could hope fort. I had them done first thing in the morning and was sent home. I was only allowed liquids for lunch but was allowed a full dinner and could eat normally after that. Dry socket is a matter of luck, having something to do with your bone circulation and ability to heal (I think) so it does not matter if they do them all at once or one by one, or anything in between.
I had to pour a capsule of antibiotic in the holes for about a week and it took quite a while for the holes to fill up, which they eventually did so that I cannot even tell that my gum line was not always the way it is.
All in all, it was my most uneventful encounter with the medical establishment.
No one can promise yours will go as well but if your doctor wants to do them all at once, this is probably the way he (she?) normally does it and has plenty of experience doing it this way
yes you can have the wisdom tooth operation on both sides. Whatever happens, make sure you are being treated by an oral & maxillofacial surgeon. This web site may help http://www.oceansurgical.com.au/... . Good luck
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