Ex Nummisi'm 40 years old and just had ALL my teeth extracted in one go. The pain is excruciating. Any tips for pain relief?
Boomkop3I recently had to deal with a very painful tooth surgery. Unsafe amounts of combined paracetamol, ibuprofen and more did not help. It hurt enough that I considered grabbing pliers and pulling my teeth out.
Eventually I was given opioid medication. I did not remember much of my time on it, but that’s better than the pain
henfredemarsI had 6 teeth removed at once. I can remember the pain. I found crushed or blended ice was helpful and doesn’t have risk of getting stuck.
It will be okay. Setting your expectations will help mentally. It’s still really rough. Did they prescribe you anything in terms of pain management?
fyi tylenol is a brand name drug of paracetamol (or in the US i believe acetaminophen)
i believe it and ibuprofen relieve different causes of pain, and in australia we’re advised that both paracetamol/acetaminophen and ibuprofen work well in conjunction
I had 8 teeth pulled at once, many years ago. I couldn’t take Tylenol 3s as they made me sick. I did my best with ibuprofen and acetaminophen (one Motrin, one Tylenol extra strength). My father kept me distracted as much as possible. His advice was to keep your mind distracted as it can help with the pain.
Yeah this is a good option - too much ibuprofen is harmful, as is too much acetaminophen. But you can take both together and get double the pain relief.
NO DO NOT TAKE THEM TOGETHER.
You need to alternate them. Taking them together creates negatively synergistic effects which ruins your health.
FOR ANYONE READING DO NOT MIX IBUPROFEN AND ACETAMINOPHEN
As I said lower down, you can take ibuprofen and acetaminophen (paracetamol) together ](nhs.uk/…/taking-ibuprofen-with-other-medicines-an…). It’s advised you wait an hour after you take one type before you take the other to see if the first medication works well enough. There are even medications sold as a combination of both. What detrimental “synergistic effects” are you talking about?
that’s SO wrong… in australia our doctors and surgeons FREQEUENTLY tell us to take both ibuprofen and paracetamol (which is what most of the world calls acetaminophen) together
CryptagionismisogynistFurther down this user realized they didn’t really remember the name of which meds to not mix and may have been thinking of aspirin/ibuprofen
Diclofenac was my aid to sleep with a broken arm
Greg ClarkeI have no useful advice but much sympathy.
If you do this option, don’t smoke, find some edibles. I’m pretty sure smoking right after having teeth pulled is a really bad idea (not 100% sure, but pretty sure)
Suppositories sounds like the best option here.
You are correct. You don’t want to create suction in your mouth for a few days after having a tooth extracted. You’ll end up with something called a dry socket, which is far more excruciating than the initial pain of extraction.
Smoking can cause dry-socket which is also incredibly painful. I smoked anyway after my extraction because I’m a filthy addict, rinsing with saline after every puff and got away with it, but it’s a risk yeah
You better not smoke it with 20+ open wounds in your mouth…
There are other ways of consuming cannabis.
PootWell said. Edibles to the rescue if possible to obtain.
Drinkables would probably work better here tho.
good luck chewing toothless
ineffective for dental pain IMO
It was much nicer for me then opioids when I had a biklcycl colision, planted my face firmly into the pavement and had to have a number of roots canals and 3 hours of buccal surgery.
For me it just made it hurt weird, it didn’t make it not hurt. Maybe one of those things where not everyone responds the same way.
I had a similar experience when I got my wisdoms out. Took an edible and when it kicked in the pain felt so much worse. Or at least I felt more aware of it and became fixated on it.
That’s what opioids do to me; they just make it hurt weird in a way that doesn’t matter.
hurt weird and feel out of it in a way that was absolutely NOT fun
MissJinxDude, meds. Just rejoice in all the medication possible. It wont last long, hang in there
Im assuming if op had to get all his teeth removed he also can’t afford the meds or the anti-drysocket paste that dentists should use to help with this pain. I could be wrong
oh man sorry i forgot about this (not american) but maybe do a donation page? Having pain, in the head nonthe less, is fucking horrible no one deserves it
I’ve never gone through this exactly but have had stints of prolonged pain. I really hate painkillers. I try to meditate. I try to remove my self from the pain and see it externally. Not make it disappear, just see it as separate from myself. And I try to focus on the temporary nature of it. It will pass. In time, I won’t even remember how intense it was. The memory will be there, but not the detail.
Basically, one can avoid being traumatized by a thing by choosing to willingly embrace it.
Trauma comes when the mind is recoiling.
The pain will still hurt when being embraced, but it won’t “scar” a person the way pain experienced on retreat will.
I don’t know where you are, but if you’re in Europe I’d get my hands on some Novalgin (illegal in the US because it isn’t addictive) other than that there’s some kind of pads for jaw operations that you put in the freezer.
I personally find pain more bearable than the cold, so no ice and a lot of sleep for me
Word of warning. Novalgin (Dipyrone/metamizole) will completely fuck your white blood cells.
Carighan MaconarYeah but we’re talking about a single-incident use here, the article seems to analyse reports about clinical stay usage, as in, over longer bouts of time.
Neat whisky. You don’t need to drink it if you don’t want, just gently swirl it around your mouth for a while and spit it out.
Now this sounds like a good antiseptic but wouldn’t that be very very painful?
I was actually warned against this since it can apparently cause actual burns if the liquor is high proof.
Lol good, glad you’re getting some good advice. Sorry you are dealing with this op, i dunno what you had to do but i have had a tooth extracted at a dental ‘training facility’ and my body won’t forget that, ever
Do not actually do this, if someone is reading this. Alcohol after dental surgery is a risk, as it can mess with wound healing.
DO NO DO THIS; IT WILL DISSOLVE THE BLOOD CLOTS WHICH MUST REMAIN IN PLACE
oxjoxDid you and your doctor not have this conversation!?
Or are you more inclined to listen to the internet over the person who’s job it is to pull all your teeth out of your head?
Answer: Oxy.
Yeah first thing I thought, too. “Have you tried asking somebody who does this professionally? Like, oh I don’t know, THE SURGEON?!”
Entirely this. Where is your health care provider in this conversation???
You should have been sent home with antibiotics, pain killers, and a ream of after care instructions.
It was probably Aspen Dental.
SoleInvictusYour comment made my teeth hurt. IYKYK.
ѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρєTry to get some prescription painkillers, ideally opiates. None of the over-the-counter stuff even comes close. Tramadol helped me manage pain after my surgery.
Have you contacted your dentist to see if they will prescribe you something for pain? I had a wisdom tooth pulled yesterday (in the United States) and had the ability to request a pain medication if I needed it.
The handout I was given recommended 500 mg of acetaminophen then three hours later 600 mg of ibuprofen, repeating that throughout day. The last dose of the day (before bed?) taking both 500 mg of acetaminophen and 600 mg of ibuprofen and six hours later start alternating again. You can give this a try but, I am just describing what I was given.
I hope this helps, good luck, and feel better soon.
Max dose of acetaminophen and max dose of ibuprofen does a good job with oral pain. Usually with that baby extractions the Dr will write a prescription for some opioid or at least toradol for a few days.
Just so long as you don’t take them at the same time. Alternate them
No need. They work on entirely different mechanisms of action and are metabolized differently as well. They actually work synergistically when taken together with no increased risk over taking them separately.
grasshopper_mouseOmg, this sounds awful, you have my deepest sympathy. Didn’t they give you anything for pain management!?
everyone has answered your pain management stuff.
what about your condition - how does one end up needing all teeth extracted ? (you know, so other can avoid this fate)
are you getting veneers put in?
Bad teeth since my early youth - mostly genetic coupled with insufficient oral hygiene.
I’m not getting veneers or implants since I can’t afford those (I was quoted 34K €, which is just slightly below my annual salary). Once my gums heal, it’ll be the cheapest dentures I can find since nothing is covered until age 50.
sorry to hear man. I hope getting them removed ends up being better for you overall.
34k?!, not sure where in EU you are but maybe consider looking at price to have it done in a cheaper country, somewhere in eastern or southern Europe?
RememberTheApollo_Combined Tylenol and ibuprofen is probably your best bet otc.
Like Motrin.
No!
DO NOT MIX ibuprofen and acetaminophen!
You need to alternate these in schedule:
- Take 600-800 mg ibuprofen
- Wait six hours
- Take 500-1000 mg acetaminophen
- Wait six hours
- repeat
Note that the upper end doses I mentioned are SHORT TERM dosages. Don’t do that more than a couple of days.
Where have you been told this? Are you perhaps confusing acetaminophen for something else? Doctors will tell you that you can take ibuprofen and acetaminophen (paracetamol) together . It’s advised you wait an hour after you take one type before you take the other to see if the first medication works well enough. There are even medications sold as a combination of both. What you shouldn’t take ibuprofen along with other Non-steroidal anti-i inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin.
You may be right. The combination of ibuprofen and aspirin might be the thing I was advised against by my doctor. It was back in 2019 that I had this event so my memory could be hazy.
On the other hand, when’s the last time you saw a box of Combogesic on the shelf?