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Varies: Every patient recovers differently. One patient may have four wisdom teeth surgically removed and return to his or her preop lifestyle the same or next day. Another patient may have an uncomplicated extraction of an erupted wisdom tooth and require 3- 4 days or more to recover. Typically, most patients rest for 2-3 days following surgery.
1 Simple pulling of wisdom tooth, or third molars, costs between $75 and $200 per tooth, while an erupted wisdom tooth may cost between $225 and $600 for each impacted tooth. 2  Extracting four impacted wisdom teeth in one appointment will cost around $1,000 to $3,000.