My Experience

An infection formed in my back bottom wisdom teeth.

Because of the infection, I was required to take antibiotics for about seven days before the surgery. This also helped to loosen up my stiff jaw; upon my first visit to the dentist, I could not even open my mouth because of the stiffness.

On the day of the procedure, I got to the doctor’s office very early in the morning and was taken right to the back. I lay in a chair and because two of the wisdom teeth being removed were fully impacted and the other two were partially impacted, I was put under full anesthesia. When I woke up, my jaw was a bit sore and quite puffy but it was not nearly as bad as I had originally expected.

I felt a bit woozy right after I woke up. I kept ice on my cheeks for the entire first day. I was required to clean out the holes in the back of my mouth with a squirt bottle of diluted medicated mouth wash. I had to do this every hour or if I ate, after each time I finished eating.

The swelling decreased by the next day. I was still a bit puffy for about three days but nothing too serious. I kept ice on it, which seemed to really help.