Getting your wisdom teeth pulled? You don't need opioids to deal with the pain of the extraction, a new study says. A combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen provided better pain relief than hydrocodone with acetaminophen for the first two days after wisdom tooth surgery, researchers reported Thursday in JAMA Network Open . Both men and women also had greater satisfaction post-op when using over-the-counter pain medications compared to opioids, researchers said. Related Thunderstorms linked