I was not numb and he continued to extract my impacted wisdom teeth, insisting that it was just pressure. I think I know the difference between sharp, gut wrenching pain and "pressure". It is now a week after my surgery and I have been SO sore, unable to eat, and to top it off, my lower lip, chin, and anterior teeth and gums are STILL numb! The pain has barely subsided, and I am living on painkillers. And no, I do not have a dry socket. Hands down the WORST, most painful experience of my life! ( and I delivered 2 children with no pain medicine!)