Wisdom Tooth

[bastett]

A bad mood + having a tooth removed doesn't bode well for the enjoyment of my evening.

Edit: Ok, so it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be (although, having said that, the anaesthetic hasn't worn off yet). Biting on this gauze in my mouth to stop the bleeding is annoying though.

Comments

[b_dogskennel]

You can prolly stop with the biting lol. After the first hour or so the clot is mostly good, doesn't matter if it was a surgical or not. :)

[bastett]

Only had the gauze for 30 mins or so. It's out now and seems not to be bleeding much.

[b_dogskennel]

Good good. Did they put you on anti-inflams? If not, have an ibuprofen if you want to ward off pain (as long as you're not allergic to aspirin).

[bastett]

I have paracetamol but I think I'll send jm-horse out for some ibuprofen.

I thought ibuprofen had the same affect on clotting that aspirin had, but the dentist seemed to think not.

[b_dogskennel]

Nah, it's not as bad as aspirin for clotting. Yeah it uses the same metabolic pathways, but so far studies on long term ibuprofen use haven't shown much effect on platelet function unless you have haemophilia, von willebrands, other clotting disorders etc.