Should I do it or wait?

Tomorrow morning I’m scheduled to have 4 teeth taken out 2 molars and 2 wisdom teeth. My dentist isn’t putting me to sleep but will just numb the area. They said I should be able to drive myself home. My only problem is, I have no family here all my family lives 8+ hours away and I go back to work 2 days later. Should I wait till the end of the year when I move back home next to family to get them removed? I’m not in pain or anything at the moment but they do need to be removed it’s been long over due. I’m terrified of the aftercare being alone with 2 kids & having to work. I do wfh & one of my kids is a teenager but still it’s scary to think about recovering without any help.

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Nowhere near as dramatic but I had a wisdom tooth out a couple months back, I was fine to drive myself home and I was wfh as soon as I got home. Have you had teeth removed before? Or is a first time fear?

4 is a lot in one go, but having recently had some out, was absolutely fine. The key is the aftercare to prevent infection as that is when you’d feel it, dry socket is painful! So lots of salt washes and look after yourself and you’ll be fine

You should be fine. I had wisdom teeth extracted without sedation, only the local anesthesia too and I totally could have driven myself home. I didn’t because I had no idea what to expect and thought I’d be given laughing gas but they didnt.

Pro tip though, split it up and do two at a time if you can. It’s so much easier to eat and care for them if it’s only one side of your mouth that’s healing at a time.

Is there a cheap taxi in your area?

I always make them give me laughing gas! 10/10 recommend. You can still drive yourself home but it makes the nerves so much better

You’ll be fine 🩷 I had one out recently and the only thing that I didn’t like was the numbing needle. The actual extraction didn’t hurt at all and took seconds. Aftercare was easy and I was getting sensation back within the hour but I am a redhead.

I remember how terrified I was to have 3 pulled. Do not wait. Just make sure to take Tylenol when the numbness starts to wear cuz when the numbness starts to go is when the pain starts. I went home to my 1 year old at the time and was okay. Also try not to talk for a little while just move your jaw around cuz it will feel so different

I think it truly depends on your pain tolerance because I had my all my wisdom teeth pulled at once and I was able to drive home but I was in pain for a few days and didn't really feel like doing much of anything

It wears off really quick. Like 5 minutes and you are totally normal. I’ve always been allowed to drive myself home after!

I just had a tooth removed that i had put off doing for years and I was in sooo much pain after I still have one more to get pulled and am absolutely dreading it. I was able to drive home fine but my face was swollen and hurt bad to talk but after 24hr it was bareable.

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