Wisdom teeth, having them out?

i had all four taken out when i was younger. two were impacted.

i would say skip the vicodin. medicinally, it doesn't do what you want it to do (it relaxes you, and it's not a pain reliever or fever reducer). take tylenol and eat something before taking it.

i do remember it being really painful after surgery (i was under general anesthesia), but the good thing is that it's a dull pain, which is more bearable than sharp/acute pain.

i ate mash potatoes, stews, and soups for about two weeks. i took tylenol every 5 hours for 3 or 4 days, i believe

you'll be okay. it is a bit strange that you're only getting one out and much later in life, but it depends on whether they are impacted and whether your mouth has room for all of them

since it'll just be the one, you may be able to eat solids with the other side of your mouth, but you may still get some soreness in your jaw. definitely consult your orthodontist (i am not a fan of getting non-orthodontists to remove wisdom teeth)

yeah the Vicodin is total overkill. mine was a dull pain but nothing I needed meds for. took one anyway, laid down and slipped inside my own head for a couple hours (10 minutes), it was a weird experience and I didn't feel too good the next day.

i too basically ate nothing but soup & Spaghetti-Os for 2 weeks. probably could've switched to real food after like 4-5 days but I was so afraid of getting dry socketed...everyone I know who's experienced that said the pain was excruciating. at one point one of the stiches came loose and I was really afraid it was gonna pull the scab out but I think it healed like 3 days prior, lol

i feel like i've been having one out every five years for the past thirty years

Is it an upper or lower wisdom tooth? I think the upper ones generally go more easily, more like having a normal tooth pulled.

Upper tooth.

I'm a bit shocked tbh that the soft food diet goes on this long.

I got one upper tooth pulled a few years ago and it was nbd, went very quickly, I never took the vicodin and I think I just had to eat carefully and avoid straws for a few days. But it had already come part of the way in so it was easy for them to pull. I think it really depends on where the tooth is.

I had all four taken out a week ago, and it was a lot less of an ordeal than I imagined. (Well, one was simply chopped off at the top, since the root was too near a nerve.) I’d heard all sorts of my horror stories from my family but they had it done at least a decade ago; apparently, dental tech has progressed enough it’s not such a big a deal, even if the orthodontist kept commenting how the risks were greater for someone near 40 like me. I went under for the procedure and while there has definitely been some ache and soreness, there’s been little real pain. Definitely not necessary to take a week off like I’d read. I barely touched the hydrocodone, mostly stuck with the heavy ibuprofen. I’m paranoid enough that I too am sticking with a soft or liquid diet longer than probably necessary. If anything, it’s been rougher not having caffeine or grass for a week...

I had a lower one out a few years ago, don't remember much about pain but the hole developed some kind of weird suction power, and for a while afterwards would suck in strands of spaghetti that I'd have to wrestle out again with my fingers. Not great in restaurants. Watch out for stray grains of rice too.