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I got a local anesthetic and Ibuprofen when my wisdom teeth were taken out. Worked fine. I don't understand why doctors are still so quick to prescribe opioids

I got a local anesthetic and Ibuprofen when my wisdom teeth were taken out. Worked fine. I don't understand why doctors are still so quick to prescribe opioids.

jeffbee 4y ago
Yeah I don’t get that either. I took a Motrin after I got my teeth removed and I gave the Vicodin to my friends. And these days Vicodin looks like Pez because the dentists are dealing fentanyl for reasons nobody can understand.
saltcured 4y ago
Having wisdom teeth removed can range from a simple tooth extraction to invasive oral surgery. In the heavier cases, a flap of gum tissue and covering jaw bone are cut away to expose a submerged tooth that is oriented the wrong way. The tooth is then demolished in place so that the chunks can be lifted out. The patient would be sedated during this procedure, and the wound and recovery period is significantly different.
- effingwewt 4y ago
  I had impacted (the aforementioned submerged and inward-facing) wisdom teeth- one of which had fractured from the pressure. Went from fine one day with the caveat that one day I'd need oral surgery to have them removed, to burning with a fever while finding an oral surgeon ASAP. Needed invasive oral surgery. Had to be put under twice-once before operation, and once when bringing me out after, as I had a paradoxical reaction and was thrashing about. Me screaming I didn't know the surgeon and anesthesiologist and thrashing about isn't super good after oral surgery. Hurt like the dickens afterwards and had to eat soup for a good while. They gave me ibuprofen and tylenol with codeine afterwards. I only used the ibuprofen and was fine. It only blunted the pain but was definitely manageable after the first day or so. I've had doctors try and prescribe narcotics for some weird things. I've always denied them as I had a friend who became addicted to heroin after being prescribed oxys for serious 3rd degree burns. Every time I have to deny narcotics multiple times before they relent and offer something non-narcotic. Anyways just one person's experience.
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- newaccount74 4y ago
  Even if you undergo surgery with sedation, I strongly doubt you need opioids afterwards. Especially not if you haven't first tried if Ibuprofen or Tylenol/Paracetamol or one of a dozen other mostly harmless painkillers do the trick.
hotpotamus 4y ago
I paid $400 for it because the last time I had a tooth taken out was among the worst pains of my life. At one point they had to split my tooth apart and I perceived it as a light tapping, so I think it did the job. I did also get a few vicodin for after they were taken out, but I didn't have very much pain so I ended up not using them and actually cancelling the PTO I had scheduled for recovery. So from my perspective, as a very acute surgical drug, it would seem to be a great innovation, but it's probably not something you want to use to relax after a tough day at the office.
jstarfish 4y ago
I get the impression it's to keep patients stupefied so they don't do anything that would complicate the recovery process.

I got a local anesthetic and Ibuprofen when my wisdom teeth were taken out. Worked fine. I don't understand why doctors are still so quick to prescribe opioids.

jeffbee 4y ago

Yeah I don’t get that either. I took a Motrin after I got my teeth removed and I gave the Vicodin to my friends. And these days Vicodin looks like Pez because the dentists are dealing fentanyl for reasons nobody can understand.

saltcured 4y ago

Having wisdom teeth removed can range from a simple tooth extraction to invasive oral surgery. In the heavier cases, a flap of gum tissue and covering jaw bone are cut away to expose a submerged tooth that is oriented the wrong way. The tooth is then demolished in place so that the chunks can be lifted out. The patient would be sedated during this procedure, and the wound and recovery period is significantly different.

effingwewt 4y ago
I had impacted (the aforementioned submerged and inward-facing) wisdom teeth- one of which had fractured from the pressure. Went from fine one day with the caveat that one day I'd need oral surgery to have them removed, to burning with a fever while finding an oral surgeon ASAP. Needed invasive oral surgery. Had to be put under twice-once before operation, and once when bringing me out after, as I had a paradoxical reaction and was thrashing about. Me screaming I didn't know the surgeon and anesthesiologist and thrashing about isn't super good after oral surgery. Hurt like the dickens afterwards and had to eat soup for a good while. They gave me ibuprofen and tylenol with codeine afterwards. I only used the ibuprofen and was fine. It only blunted the pain but was definitely manageable after the first day or so. I've had doctors try and prescribe narcotics for some weird things. I've always denied them as I had a friend who became addicted to heroin after being prescribed oxys for serious 3rd degree burns. Every time I have to deny narcotics multiple times before they relent and offer something non-narcotic. Anyways just one person's experience.
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newaccount74 4y ago
Even if you undergo surgery with sedation, I strongly doubt you need opioids afterwards. Especially not if you haven't first tried if Ibuprofen or Tylenol/Paracetamol or one of a dozen other mostly harmless painkillers do the trick.

hotpotamus 4y ago

I paid $400 for it because the last time I had a tooth taken out was among the worst pains of my life. At one point they had to split my tooth apart and I perceived it as a light tapping, so I think it did the job. I did also get a few vicodin for after they were taken out, but I didn't have very much pain so I ended up not using them and actually cancelling the PTO I had scheduled for recovery. So from my perspective, as a very acute surgical drug, it would seem to be a great innovation, but it's probably not something you want to use to relax after a tough day at the office.

jstarfish 4y ago

I get the impression it's to keep patients stupefied so they don't do anything that would complicate the recovery process.