Hi Stacy, Welcome to the pain boards. Vicodin is considered to be stronger than tramadol, although tramadol might be the more effective pain killer dose to dose, I'm not sure.
1. Warm Salt Water. Rinsing your mouth with warm salt water is one of the easiest and most effective ways to get rid of wisdom tooth pain. Take hot water and dissolve a few tablespoons of salt in it. When the salt water has cooled to a warm temperature, rinse your mouth with it for a few minutes and you will find noticeable relief.
A hamster like appearance is common after difficult impacted wisdom teeth extractions particularly if you have had general anaesthetic. The application of ice packs to the sides of the face for the first 8 hours (20 minutes on the face â 20 minutes off the face) may help to reduce the swelling.