I have big difficulties in letting the tongue stay away from the stitches and touch them all the time. Seems it have a life of its own. Otherwise it is ok. No pain to speak of but i still take some tablets. When the stitches go away of its own in ten days or so perhaps i can try to forget it. It cost a lot though. The healthcare we have in sweden don't cover dentalwork so much. It is much more expensive to do a dentalsurgery such as this then an appendix or something.You're welcome! (mouth still sore where the wisdom teeth used to be?)