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#1 Post by **Buffy** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:59 am

Hi all,

I'm looking for some advice about time of work to do with extractions and braces.

My boss is quite understanding, (and getting braces soon enough himself!), so taking time off shouldn't be a huge problem.

I'm guessing I'll probably need a day off after extractions (2 teeth at a time).

Did you guys take time off work after you got braced? Do you think I'll need to?

#2 Post by **lilblackdress** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:51 am

Buffy,

This topic has been covered before, so you may not get a bunch of replies.

Check out the posts here and here.

As I stated in one of the threads, I didn't work for several days after getting braces and I was glad I did it. I haven't had extractions, so hopefully more members will post about their experience with that. Most people don't need any time away from work as long as they have their OTC pain meds.

#3 Post by **Buffy** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:09 am

In which case, my apologies for the repeat post. I didn't get any search hits, but obviously just used the wrong keywords or settings or something.

#4 Post by **lilblackdress** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:46 am

There's no need to apologize!

I see where you only have 8 posts, so I'm assuming you're sort of new here. You're not expected to know about every post in every thread.

I only remember those posts because I replied to them. In fact, I did a search for my replies to find the threads since searching for "time" and "recovery" wasn't very useful. I'm awful at using the search tool.

The longer you hang out around here, the more you'll remember previous posts and will be able to help others. Most of us here to help, not judge.

#5 Post by **TumbleDryLow** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:33 am

I would take a day off after the extractions. Especially if it's not a big deal to do so. Why not, right?

As for the day you get your braces--it depends on how you take to new stuff. Personally, I got my braces put on on a day that I normally had off, and the next day was a day that I normally had off. I did it that way on purpose so I could get used to the way they felt, eating with them, and my new smile on my own time at home rather than at work.

#6 Post by **$urge337** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:11 am

I dont know what day of the week you are getting your extractions but i had 4 extractions on the same day and i made sure i did it on a friday. I worked half a day and was back to work on that Monday. If you are doing it during the week then you can take one or two days off. =)

#7 Post by **lionfish** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:35 pm

I went straight back to work after getting braces. I saw no need to do otherwise.

As for extractions, it depends on the type of extraction I guess. I had a wisdom tooth pulled during treatment; it was fully erupted and was pulled under local. I took off a couple of hours late morning and went back to work after the procedure was completed.

#8 Post by **Kaluna** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:07 am

I think as long as your job doesn't involve a lot of talking you should be fine to go back to work. Otherwise if you need/should go back in then take some pain killer and have wax ready and it shouldn't be a big deal. I took the day off after getting my braces but I really didn't need to. It was the day after that I wanted off when the mouth sores really started to kick in.

#9 Post by **browneyedgrl** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:07 am

Hi Buffy,

I didn't get any extractions, but I had my braces installed on a Thursday afternoon. I managed to work a half a day on Friday. I work in outside sales and went into the office to make phone calls and that was rough. It took, me about 5 full days to be able to talk well in front of customers.

Good luck!

#10 Post by **mary.** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:23 am

schedule a bit of time off in case you need it. I guess everyone's body reacts differently. I once had to have a tooth extracted due to a serious infection. I was very glad that I took the next day off. I wouldn't say it was painful, but it was an awkward feeling. I also found that there was some bleeding and I was glad to be able to spit and rince often. In addition, I kept a good size piece of gauze over the area which helped. Eating was a bit uncomfortable that first day so it was nice to have the day off to take it slow. By the following day I was totally comfortable to go back to work and was very glad that I had taken that day to adjust. I must admit I used the day to laze around too and the downtime was a nice break too : ) Others however would be totally comfortable going in to work the next day.

#11 Post by **EmbraceJCT** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:56 am

I had 4 extractions done on Dec 28, '07 (3 were wisdom teeth, impacted; 1 was a regular tooth). There was no way I could have gone back to work after that. With all the icing and pain meds and nausea, I was out all week. Now, I had some complicating factors that made it that bad, and I'm not sure if it's worse with wisdom teeth than regular teeth, but I would definitely recommend taking the time off after extractions.

I got braced yesterday and I took the day off, although I probably didn't absolutely have to. The pain was actually almost non-existant yesterday. It really kicked in at night and today it's a lot worse. I'll probably go in for a half day this afternoon. But I'm not going to eat at work for another couple days because I still am figuring out how to eat without having all my food get trapped in my braces!

Best of luck to you! Be kind to yourself during this - if you have the ability to take time off, do it and don't feel guilty. This is something major and special that you're doing and it can be uncomfortable at times. So do whatever feels best for you.

#12 Post by **SDFD TSchott** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:50 am

When I got extractions done I took the day the extractions were completed and a day after they were completed off and after that I went right back to work!

~Tim~

#13 Post by **platinum** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:36 pm

I went back to work after getting one molar exctracted. I had to bite down on some material, which got bloody. I looked quite odd, but luckily in my work i dont meet too many people. I could not have talked to people with that stuff on my mouth plus the bloody thing looked scary.

#14 Post by **Buffy** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:47 am

Well, extraction no.1 is over, and I'm glad it was on a Friday, because I couldn't have worked afterwards, or today...

#15 Post by **Betty Bat** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:50 am

One aspect of extractions that I didn't see discussed in the thread is anesthetic. Depending on what you get for the extraction, you might not want to go back to work! I know that I slept for several hours after - not because of the extraction, but because I had IV sedation.