Tell me about your wisdom teeth!

[Izzy]

I had mine removed about 24 hours ago. The bleeding won't stop. Is this normal? There's not A LOT of blood, but I feel I've drank more blood than water in the past day.

[kuronosan]

Warm saline should help with that. Definitely not normal. Are you eating soups and liquids or solid food?

[SilverBreeze]

I was born without wisdom teeth buds so I've never had them come in, never had to have them pulled, yay!

[ZarakiKujata]

A human can drink a pint of human blood before they become sick.
http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2251ffd548e1d...c8e98fdb-500pi

Seriously though, I don't remember from my wisdom teef surgery about the blood (I had an awesome oral surgeon though), might want to call their office one way or another. Just keep your head elevated and enjoy the percocets/ice cream/pancakes while you heal.

[Neoscrilla]

When they removed mine they stitched it up and gave me shitloads of gauze to bite down on. It stopped bleeding totally after the first day.

[Mayareira]

No, its not normal. something might be wrong with the stitches, show it to your doctor.

[Bardicrune]

I didn't have too much bleeding, but all 3 of my wisdom teeth emerged from the gums properly. All three developed fractures and were pulled individually, like a normal extraction.

Edit: and yes, I realize I'm a freak with only 3 wisdom teeth instead of the normal 4.

[EricFish]

It's been a long time, but I think I had a similar experience. I remember stuffing my cheeks with gauze for ~18 hours, then having some residual bleeding from the stitches.

[Pikarya]

Don't drink through a straw, sleep elevated, take medicine provided, rinse softly with saltwater 3-4 days in. Also don't change gauze constantly.

[Teorem]

Bleeding in the first day is normal. After all, you did just have four teeth ripped from your mouth and it will take some time to heal.

You should call and follow up with the office where you had your surgery if the bleeding lasts more than 24 hours. Get Carmisse to help you examine the sockets (the abnormal taste of blood and the anxiety it causes is going to cause you to exaggerate the amount you think it may be bleeding). You may not remember it due to whatever anesthesia you had, but you or whoever helped you home should have gotten some kind of paper from the office detailing what to expect in the first couple of days. If you didn't get one, call them and get details over the phone.

Supposedly the acid in moistened tea bags will also help with clotting, although I never had to use them myself.

Saline is also good, as was recommended above, and I definitely agree with not replacing the gauze too often (even if it tastes bad, which it does/will) because you risk pulling up the clot that's helping it heal.

[Bardicrune]

Also, if you're a smoker, DON'T.

[Izzy]

Supposedly the acid in moistened tea bags will also help with clotting, although I never had to use them myself.

That's what I've been doing. We called the dentist back up, and he just said to keep using teabags and bite down harder.

I'm too chicken shit to eat anything. I haven't had anything to eat for the last 24 hours. They didn't even give me any good medication! Just some extra strength Tylenol lol.

[Headspace]

I'm sure mine are coming in, don't get much pain in them but I don't have dental coverage so therefore they're here to stay

[Tythera]

Did you do it through a dentist or an oral surgeon? I had mine done with the latter and I was done bleeding about 12 hours after they came out, stopped taking the Oxycodone he gave within 72 hours. Sure it cost more than a dentist but the shit went without a hitch.

[Izzy]

I just had it done at the dentist. There was really no pain, and I still only have some mild discomfort. The only problem I'm having is the bleeding.

[Biddinger]

I have all 4 of my wisdom teeth in...teething those 4 bad boys in was one of the most constant painful things I've ever had to suffer.

[Tythera]

If they were deep in I can easily see bleeding for 24 hours. I think that is probably the biggest factor in how much and how deep were the cuts to get to the teeth.

The comment with the medication made me think you were in pain but that's good it's just blood I suppose, it could be worse

[zoobernut]

I was born without wisdom teeth buds so I've never had them come in, never had to have them pulled, yay!

I was born with a big enough mouth that mine came in fine and never had to have them pulled. Whenever I switch to a new dentist they are all surprised that I still have my wisdom teeth.

[Teorem]

I didn't require anything more than Tylenol when I had mine removed; it really varies from person to person and what condition the teeth were in (not formed, impacted, etc.) or whatever additional work was necessary. You're probably saving a bit of money without anything really strong anyway. You'll be fine.

Biting down harder (or at least securing the gauze/bags) will help with the pressure, and I think it's supposed to help stimulate salivation, or something like that.

Eat something. Soup in a straw as someone suggested is just fine and you can use the straw to avoid the sockets and any associated pain. You do not want to either dehydrate or starve yourself right now.

And get used to preparing saline for yourself, because once you start eating solid foods again, you'll need to make sure you're diligently cleaning out the sockets from the...material...that will inevitably accumulate in them.

[Dragontears]

I had severely impacted wisdom teeth, had to have surgery to get them removed, but the bleeding is normal usually, so is a lot of saliva/ooze. I'd recomend not changing your gauze out often or you will risk a dry socket.

If you have any doubts you should just contact your dentist just to be sure you do not get a dry socket. I had a dry socket and did not notice till I ran out of pain meds. It's not pleasant.