Does wisdom tooth extraction hurt? How to relieve pain?

Why does wisdom tooth extraction hurt?

There are many factors that affect the feeling after wisdom tooth extraction, including: the complexity of the tooth, the technical technology, each person's constitution, the doctor's skills, and post-extraction tooth care.

The complexity of wisdom teeth
For wisdom teeth that grow crookedly, grow underground or grow in the wrong direction, penetrate the gums or lie deep in the jawbone, grow just under the gums but cannot emerge, they will be more difficult to remove than normally growing teeth, easily affecting neighboring teeth.

Technology
Is wisdom tooth extraction painful? This is a question that many people are concerned about before proceeding with tooth extraction. Manual tooth extraction is performed with tools such as knives, pliers, and levers to destroy the gum socket, separate and cut the gums to remove all the tooth roots in the jawbone. This method of wisdom tooth extraction will cause pain.

Currently, wisdom tooth extraction has become much faster and easier with the Piezotome ultrasound machine. The machine helps control the pain and soreness when extracting teeth because it only affects hard tissue, does not damage soft tissue, helps the wound heal quickly, does not leave complications and saves time.

Each person's constitution
Is wisdom tooth extraction painful or not depends on each person's perception. Each person's constitution reacts differently to wounds and healing times, and their pain tolerance is also different. Therefore, after tooth extraction, many people do not feel any pain, others have a little pain on the first day, and some others have extreme pain.

The recovery rate of the wound after wisdom tooth extraction depends largely on each person's physical condition. In normal condition, with nutritious food and regular rest, the wound will heal faster than in people with poor health or underlying medical conditions.

However, patients should not worry too much because the healing time for each person will not be too different, usually after 7-10 days the wound will heal completely.

Doctor's skills
The doctor's skills and techniques greatly determine whether wisdom tooth extraction is painful or not. Doctors with specialized training and many years of experience in the profession will extract wisdom teeth more smoothly. With dexterity, meticulousness, and care, the doctor will not damage the structure in the jaw bone, not affect the blood vessel system and nerves causing pain, helping the tooth extraction process go smoothly. Thanks to that, the patient can feel secure, comfortable, with little or no pain and no worries about complications after tooth extraction.

Dental care after extraction
After wisdom tooth extraction, whether or not it is painful is determined by the oral care regimen after extraction. The care regimen after tooth extraction can also cause toothache. Building a nutritious diet, gentle oral hygiene, and being careful not to touch the wound will help the wound heal quickly and avoid infection.