How long will it take me to recover from getting my widsom teeth pulled?

All of my widsom teeth are fully in and not impacted. They are gonna be pulled. I was wondering how long will it take before I don't feel any pain. I'm in band and I have to do an audition next week. So will it be ok by then?

How long will it take me to recover from getting my widsom teeth pulled?
My teeth were impacted AND infected when I went in to get them pulled. It hurt so bad before they were pulled. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, and I couldn't even run warm water along the sides of my face without pain.





When I went in, the surgery was fast (they put me under, which wasn't bad, either). It lasted about an hour.





I went home to let the anesthesia wear off, and I was back to work that evening. Take Advil. Depending on how your threshold for pain is, that should be enough to curb any discomfort.





Don't smoke or drink through a straw for two weeks, though. You could get a dry socket, which is your mandible exposed to the elements. NOT a pleasant feeling.





Good Luck!





P.S. A little trick to try, though, if you have the audition before it is completely healed: If your audition requires you to blow on an instrument, put wet gauze over the sockets in your mouth and bite to hold them in place. Blow through your teeth. You shouldn't get a dry socket.
Reply:6 weeks
Reply:It depends. I had no impacted teeth either, but a couple days after surgery I got an infection (dry socket.) It was so painful I couldn't move for a few days. But I would say as long as you do EXACTLY as the doctor orders and you clean your holes out really REALLY well, you should be able to audition. But like I said, it really varies.
Reply:I had mine pulled and they were impacted, I felt better after a few days, maybe 3-4, but it really depends on your body and how fast it heals itself.. I hope you are better by your audition. Do lots of icing and get rest.
Reply:I got two of mine pulled (not cut out) and they didn't hurt much at all. But everybody's mouth is different, so I don't know how bad it will be. But mine were feeling OK in just a couple of days--not great, but OK. I think I could have played my clarinet if I had wanted to after a week. Make sure you don't drink through a straw so you don't get dry sockets. Good luck.
Reply:I was fine and ready to go to work that afternoon, but my mother thought it best to wait to the next day to let all the anesthesia get out of my system. I didn't even have any swelling! And I'm usually a big baby when it comes to pain.
Reply:when I had my impacted wisdom teeth pulled I was able to chew food 2 days later!! You should be fine by next weeks but ask your dentist just to make sure.
Reply:If you follow your oral surgeons recommendation, and there were no complication, one week tops, unless you milk it for more.



city opera