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I had my wisdom teeth out all at the same time. I opted for general anesthesia. I didn't want to be awake for the process. It was painful when the numbing agent wore off. I didn't get any heavy duty pain killers. I had my surgery done in a dental school because I didn't have dental insurance. They only let the professors operate so no problems there. However, the Tylenol prescribed was not enough to ease the pain. I was taking lots of Tylenol and popping penicillin plus using ice packs off and on. Applesauce was my best friend.

The pain was bad in the first few days then eased up. About a week to get over it all. Thankfully I didn't haven't complications like a dry socket.

The most common complication is a dry socket.

(EDITED) Description/Explanation taken from Colgate's website: A dry socket occurs when a blood clot doesn’t form in the hole or the blood clot prematurely breaks off or breaks down. In a dry socket, the underlying bone is exposed to air and food. This can be very painful and can cause a bad odor or taste. A dry socket needs to be treated with a medicated dressing to stop the pain and encourage the area to heal.

My husband got one of these. He was complaining of the pain for a while.