My tooth literally exploded

So I had my wisdom teeth removed, all 4 at once, because two were coming in crooked and one was impacted, almost sideways into the molar in front of it. I was given laughing gas and 14 shots of novacaine. top jaw left side by wisdom tooth, top jaw right side by wisdom tooth, bottom jaw left side by wisdom tooth, bottom jaw right side by wisdom tooth, behind bottom lip, behind top lip, roof of mouth. 2 shots in each spot. I was very sufficiently numbed from that, so the only thing I could feel was just a lot of pressure during the procedure. The crooked ones and straight one were easy, basically gets yanked side to side and then down/up to remove. The impacted one was the "fun" one, they had to cut the gum around the tooth a bit to get better access to it, then crack it into a few pieces, and continue the removal of it then. That one was stitched up with dissolving stitches, beings as it was 10-12 years ago I don't remember if the other ones were or if chomping down on the gauze just took care of it.

You also will possibly have the ability to get general anesthesia rather than the laughing gas. Certainly better for peace of mind I think but I did OK with the laughing gas. The laughing gas, I was still fully coherent, but just gave literally 0 fucks about what was going on. I was audibly counting each tooth that was removed. Also had a bit of a time dilation effect on me, it felt like the whole thing only took about 10 minutes, in reality it took closer to an hour.

One of the most inconvenient parts of it is your mouth will probably be propped open back by your jaw with a plastic kickstand sort of thing so you don't accidentally close your mouth. This, to me, I think was the worst part of the whole thing, because I think it was the main contributor of what led to an incredibly sore jaw that I could barely open enough to get even a spoonful of broth into my mouth. I just kept trying to open it more and more and eventually got it all stretched back out.

I went back to eating somewhat normally the day after the procedure. The oral surgeon was taken aback when I told him that during the followup. He said something to the effect of "... you shouldn't have been able to recover that fast from it". I wouldn't recommend trying to push it though, only go as far as you are comfortable with. One VERY IMPORTANT THING like DANGER WILL ROBINSON important is DO NOT DRINK WITH A STRAW or put any kind of suction on your mouth after the procedure for a bit. It opens you up to the possibility of dislodging the blood clots in your gums while you heal and that is apparently incredibly painful. Start off with soft foods and mild liquids. The first day I ate a can of refried beans for dinner, and just drank some water and gatorade.