Comments on: What pain relief medicine should i buy for extracting my wisdom teeth?

By: Lucero Maxwell

Lucero Maxwell — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:25:46 +0000

Dr. Chris is right, when I had an abscess the only thing that worked was Ibuprofen, so I know it will for an extraction. Hope you feel better soon and use lots of ice packs!!

By: Gunnar Creighton

Gunnar Creighton — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:22:29 +0000

As a dentist myself I always recommend Motrin (Ibuprofen), this is the best Over The Counter pain reliever as it will not only help with pain but will also help with inflammation. I usually recommend that my patients take between 600-800mg for ages over 18. Also try an ice pack, this will help numb the area affected and help with inflammation as well. If the pain becomes severe you may want to consider calling your dentists emergency number for advice or to have him/her call you in some narcotic pain medication. Good luck and feel better soon!

By: Isabela Nicholson

Isabela Nicholson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:33:27 +0000

600mg Ibuprofen every 6 hours –that is a safe amount to take each day, but you should not exceed this amount.

By: Jaxson Singh

Jaxson Singh — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:11:57 +0000

If they won’t write you a ’script for anything, 800mg of ibuprofin and ice do the job..

By: Lyla Houghton

Lyla Houghton — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:11:02 +0000

acracker–is right. The only thing–don’t be eating today and someone said to rinse–do not rinse today. You will get a dry socker and that is bad. I know from experience. But the medication–800 mg. of ibuprophen is what my dentist would order–and the ice packs will help. Good luck

By: Lina Dransfield

Lina Dransfield — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:02:51 +0000

A BIG bottle of Jack Daniels! I’m not kidding, either! The old school way of helping kids with teething pain, was to put whiskey on it. Rinse with it, drink it, whatever!

By: Brennan Barnes

Brennan Barnes — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:44:43 +0000

When you have your teeth extracted, the most common script is ibuprofen 800mg. This not only kills the pain, but it helps with swelling too. Try to stray away from aspirin. Also, Eat something when taking this much Ibuprofen….it can damage your liver:)

By: Madisyn Willoughby

Madisyn Willoughby — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:00:35 +0000

I would call and ask him to prescribe something. If it wasn’t very complicated though, you would probably do fine w/ about 4-600 mg motrin and 2 hours later, 2 tylenol for the first 24-36 hours.

By: Aryan Hemingway

Aryan Hemingway — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:23:42 +0000

Ibuprophen is the best for pain, reduces swelling as well. You can use ice packets(in ziploc bag) and keep on for 15 mins at a time, it helps as well. Good luck.

By: Blaine H

Blaine H — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:05:57 +0000

call him back and tell him to prescribe something. nothing over the counter is gonna help