Wisdom Teeth Removal

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The time came when my oldest was told that it was recommended to have his wisdom teeth removed. After the consultation, he chose the date he wanted and we waited. The day prior to his surgery, he came down with a cold. Unfortunately, that meant we had to postpone by 4 weeks.

I took that time to get prepared. I know how important ice can be in reducing swelling, and I have seen many people with massive swelling after oral surgery.  I ordered an ice pack from amazon that straps around the head for hands free use.

When we got home from the surgery, we went through the list of things we were told to do. Once the time came for ice, he wore the ice pack.  We tried to keep it 20minutes on 20minutes off for his waking hours the first 48hours, and then he went to 20 minutes on, 40 minutes off for the last 24hours.  He still found comfort in using it on days 4-7 when the meds were starting to wear off.

It does take more than 20 minutes to freeze again, so having 2 that you could rotate would be a good idea.

I am happy to say that he had hardly any swelling, and very minimal bruising also (only a small amount on one side, which happened to be the side that was more painful and took longer to heal).