I remember getting my 4 wisdom teeth pulled out 2 years ago. They put me to sleep when I had it done to me. I had to keep cotton at the sides of my mouth around 2-3 days to control the bleeding. The food I usually ate for a larger portion of the week was butterscotch pudding. My stitches dissolved after about a week or so. As for the pain, Tylenol pretty much took care of that ordeal.