My Experience

My dentist recommended that I get my wisdom teeth removed to prevent the possibility of infection.

A couple weeks before the procedure, I had a doctor’s appointment where the surgeon looked at my teeth and provided me with risk factors and a description of the procedure. I was not aloud to eat or drink anything for a number of hours prior to the surgery. Other than that there was nothing that I had to do.

When I walked into the doctor’s office, I checked in with the front desk. My mother was there with me. I waited in the waiting room for the nurse to call my name. I was then brought into a room where they took basic tests – blood pressure and pulse — before the procedure. The surgeon came into the room and made me feel comfortable. He then immediately got to work. They gave me anesthesia and I was asleep for the surgery. The nurses woke me up once my wisdom teeth were out and brought me into a recovery room. My mom came into the room and the doctor and nurses watched over me until they were satisfied I was able to walk and function normally. The doctor gave me a prescription for pain medication and then my mom drove me home.

I took a couple of days off from work to recover. The day of the procedure, I went home and relaxed on the couch. The next day my mouth was only very slightly swollen and I was in very little pain. It felt a little bit uncomfortable, but I was nearly back to normal. Still, I wasn’t able to eat anything that I needed to chew. The doctor told me to rinse my mouth out with salt water to make sure that no food got stuck where my teeth used to be. A couple of days later I was back to work with no problems.