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Re: Wisdom teeth [Sabrekitty]
Hi SK,
I'm not an oral surgeon but I'm a veterinarian and mother of two teens who both had their wisdom teeth out this spring... (four teeth per child) My kiddos were on a week of tapering prednisone, antibiotics, and either Advil or Tylenol w/ Codeine (as needed). They had it done on a Friday, were loopy that afternoon, but back in school Monday. They each were anesthetized with Propofol a short-acting IV anesthesia. they had some minimal diet restrictions and NO STRAWS for a week. Not a big deal at all, for them, anyway. Keeping track of all the pills during school was a nuisance tho.

I would think you could run easy. If I were you I'd stay out of the pool for a couple of weeks... or maybe just do vertical kicking or face up side glide balance drills... stuff were you kept your head out of the pool.

Biking while under the influence would not be wise but if you were clear-headed and comfy on Advil, I'd think you could ride easy.

Mandible holes will need flushing but maxillary ones will not. So since you only have maxillary teeth removed you may be okay to swim in a week (timing there associated with blood-clot resorption and the bone regrowing was what dictated when my kids started flushing their mandibular holes, IIRC). Pool officals may feel differently...

Ask your oral surgeon. He or she will have a better idea of recovery time based on how hard the surgery is expected to be (easy and shelling peas like in my kids' case, or not?) I'd have mine out if I were in your shoes. And just do other easy activities while recovering.

I still have my tonsils too --- trend now is to leave 'em there! They're important! And I only had two wisdom teeth too! :-)
Last edited by: PBJ: Nov 25, 08 12:55

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  • Post edited by PBJ (Cloudburst Summit) on Nov 25, 08 12:55