Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Hello everyone! I'm just now starting the whole process on what seems to be a long journey ahead. I had a quick question for anyone willing to offer some info. I only yesterday had my wisdom teeth extracted, and I was wondering what the pain comparison is like to orthognathic surgery. I know that there are many different types of surgery, Im just trying to get an idea of what to expect..........because Im in pretty severe pain right now. I can't sleep, eat, barely open my mouth.........My surgeon told me some people complain more about their wisdom teeth than they do about jaw surgery. Anyway, again, hello to everyone........and I appreciate anyones help. Thanks, Elliot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Hi Elliot, 2 weeks ago, I had upper jaw surgery (3-piece lefort, and palate expansion), and also had all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out. To be honest, besides the obvious swelling, the wisdom teeth on the bottom were the only part that was uncomfortable, because it was the only part of my jaw that was not numb. All of my bruising and a lot of my swelling on the bottom half of my jaw was entirely due to the wisdom teeth. Getting it all done was nice because I didn't even notice the wisdom teeth gone on the top of my mouth. I only had one impacted, which I also heard impacted wisdom teeth are also very uncomfortable and make things a little more difficult. I had upper jaw surgery, and in my experience, I had virtually no pain. I took the pain medication for a while mostly just for peace of mind. I didnt want to get caught somehow in a lot of pain, but everything is numb! So no real pain at all. I heard the same thing about wisdom teeth extractions being more painful than jaw surgery, and I believe it. Sorry to hear that you are in pain now, hopefully in a few days you will feel back to new. Best of Luck! Clare > > Hello everyone! I'm just now starting the whole process on what seems > to be a long journey ahead. I had a quick question for anyone willing > to offer some info. I only yesterday had my wisdom teeth extracted, > and I was wondering what the pain comparison is like to orthognathic > surgery. I know that there are many different types of surgery, Im > just trying to get an idea of what to expect..........because Im in > pretty severe pain right now. I can't sleep, eat, barely open my > mouth.........My surgeon told me some people complain more about their > wisdom teeth than they do about jaw surgery. Anyway, again, hello to > everyone........and I appreciate anyones help. > Thanks, > Elliot > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Hi Clare, Yeah............2 of my teeth were impcated, and they seem to be the ones that are swelling and throbbing the most. Its kinda weird because when I first started this, from my first consultation anyway, I figured that the wisdom teeth would be a breeze and that someone moving my jaw in different directions would be the big deal. I didn't know you could have your wisdom teeth out at the same time as your surgery................My surgeon told me that I had to have mine out atleast 9 months before I could even have the surgery. I guess there are just so many different types of situations. Im just now starting to learn about all this stuff...........I dont have the oral surgery lingo or names to any of the procedures down just yet, so I can't exactly get into any in-depth conversations yet. : ).... Thanks for replying to my question. I get my braces in a couple of weeks................I'm not sure if Im excited about getting the show on the road, but at the same time worried about what braces are gonna be like...... , Elliot Clare Creelman wrote: Hi Elliot, 2 weeks ago, I had upper jaw surgery (3-piece lefort, and palate expansion), and also had all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out. To be honest, besides the obvious swelling, the wisdom teeth on the bottom were the only part that was uncomfortable, because it was the only part of my jaw that was not numb. All of my bruising and a lot of my swelling on the bottom half of my jaw was entirely due to the wisdom teeth. Getting it all done was nice because I didn't even notice the wisdom teeth gone on the top of my mouth. I only had one impacted, which I also heard impacted wisdom teeth are also very uncomfortable and make things a little more difficult. I had upper jaw surgery, and in my experience, I had virtually no pain. I took the pain medication for a while mostly just for peace of mind. I didnt want to get caught somehow in a lot of pain, but everything is numb! So no real pain at all. I heard the same thing about wisdom teeth extractions being more painful than jaw surgery, and I believe it. Sorry to hear that you are in pain now, hopefully in a few days you will feel back to new. Best of Luck! Clare > > Hello everyone! I'm just now starting the whole process on what seems > to be a long journey ahead. I had a quick question for anyone willing > to offer some info. I only yesterday had my wisdom teeth extracted, > and I was wondering what the pain comparison is like to orthognathic > surgery. I know that there are many different types of surgery, Im > just trying to get an idea of what to expect..........because Im in > pretty severe pain right now. I can't sleep, eat, barely open my > mouth.........My surgeon told me some people complain more about their > wisdom teeth than they do about jaw surgery. Anyway, again, hello to > everyone........and I appreciate anyones help. > Thanks, > Elliot > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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