"Eric Takabayashi" wrote in message news:3F02F391.42E6FD8C@yahoo.co.jp...
> Sarah Larios wrote:
> > I also had all four wisdom teeth taken out at once. (This was in the
US.) It
> > was under general anaesthesia, but I went home the same day. No
stitches,
> > just a lot of blood. And I couldn't eat anything except banana pudding
for
> > like a week. Mostly I just stayed hopped up on Demerol (which also
sucked,
> > because Demerol on an empty stomach makes you nauseous as all get out,
and I
> > had enough trouble getting down more than two spoonfuls of banana
pudding.)
>
> What is this persisting pain or inability to eat that people are
mentioning
> after tooth extraction? I do not recall those. I didn't use aspirin for my
> braces either, but I believe having braces tightened and my palate split
was
> much worse.

Well, I think it depends on the situation with the tooth. I remember having
a couple teeth pulled before I got braces, and those didn't hurt too much
all. (And I agree, getting braces tightened hurts like CRAZY.) But my wisdom
teeth were impacted -- they were coming in sideways, and hadn't broken
through the gums. So the oral surgeon had to cut into my jaw to remove them.
So it wasn't just like plucking them out.

--Sarah