Wisdom teeth extraction, recovery time for work?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Firstly why a general? It fucks you up more than the surgery.

I had a old dentist take a couple of mine out, she had a poke around, I asked when was she going to pull them out, she said it alredy done. Firstly pulling teeth is all experience, don't go to a beginner.

in reply to your question itd depends on how you react to the anesthetic some people are fine the next day some are not.

Mine had to be surgically extracted, as they weren't even out. So it's beyound that av dentist. Was fine the next day though.

[Usarka]

It's usually more of a sedative than a typical surgical "general anesthetic".

I can't remember how long it took to recover from but it's way less than if you went in for a real operation. But I remember it was choice!

[Crasherfromwayback]

It's usually more of a sedative than a typical surgical "general anesthetic".

I can't remember how long it took to recover from but it's way less than if you went in for a real operation. But I remember it was choice!

Sounds like she may be having done what I had done though...so it may well be under general.

[Usarka]

Sounds like she may be having done what I had done though...so it may well be under general.

If it's a hospital grade general anesthetic you would have had a dedicated anethetist there with the oral surgeon. ( a doctor may want to correct me on this...).

In my case I was knocked out but was told it was a valium injection. I think may have been backed up with some localised anesthetic. Man was I high when i woke up.

[Crasherfromwayback]

If it's a hospital grade general anesthetic you would have had a dedicated anethetist there with the oral surgeon. ( a doctor may want to correct me on this...).

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Pretty sure that was the case when I had mine out. Mind you...I was 16 then, and that's a loooooong time ago now!

[Usarka]

Pretty sure that was the case when I had mine out. Mind you...I was 16 then, and that's a loooooong time ago now!

Shit back then they would have just knocked you out with a club! lol.

[Bassmatt]

I had em out when I was 16 (I am sooo wise ) but apparently they were pretty easy,I just had the normal injections and was back to school the next day.
A week for each hour under anaesthetic sounds pretty excessive, 24hrs would be more like it.

[Maha]

Top ones are out in less than 30 seconds...well mine were anyway...
I have an inpacted one on the lower jaw that will have to come out soon I would imagine...not looking forward to that.

[Road kill]

Rule of thumb apparantly is for each hour under a general anaesthetic it takes a week to come right. It's more the effects of the anaesthetic that are going to knock her over rather than having 4 whacking great holes in her face.

Had all mine out under general,,,back at work the next day.
Mine you I work for myself so don't make up bullshit not to turn up.

[XxKiTtiExX]

A week at this point sounds about fair. Although is there any possibility that time given can be reassessed around day 4 or 5? I don't think its really fair to say "oh it only took me this long." Everyone reacts differently, and heals differently.

[mossy1200]

I still have all mine and they are out and straight so ill opt for keeping them maybe.

[James Deuce]

1 day. I had 3 wisdom teeth and three others out and even with the surgeon dislocating my jaw and having to pop it back in I was at work the next day. Two wisdom teeth were drilled and chiseled.

[Ocean1]

Mine were all taken out in little wee pieces.

I was back at work that afternoon.



S'true.

Got sent home though. I wasn't an attractive employee.

[Number One]

I used to work chair side with an oral surgeon. Surgical wisdom tooth removal can be easy as pie or can go curly. I had mine out in between patients...a week sounds right if they are gnarly and impacted.....but that would be on the far end for recovery...

[schrodingers cat]

I got given some crazy little white pills. Don't remember a thing about it. Came lucid long enough to convince the wife that I was choice as and we should go out to the racetrack and catch up with some friends. Apparently stumbled around and caused great hilarity before going home to sleep all night. (She's a goodun my wife - if easily led)

Business as usual the next day.

I do have a high pain threshold in my mouth.
If my employer gave me a couple of days off I'd be stoked. Otherwise panadol and a cup of cold concrete to HTFU