What has your experience been with having wisdom teeth removed?
Question:
Do they give you anesthesia? How is it administered? If by needle, did it hurt? was the actual procedure painful (during, after)...?
I'm having mine removed soon and I'm just a little nervous... I would like to know what to expect.
Thanks in advance.
Answers:
The anesthesia most dentists use is local, which means they inject into the gum/jawline - it is uncomfortable, but necessary for the extraction. The only thing I found I didn't like during the procedure itself was the pressure of pulling, pushing on the tooth itself, but no, it didn't hurt, it was just weird. You can request to be given gas, but it is not easy to persuade most dentists to use this. You hear the breaking of the tooth, smell the burnt-bone smell when they are trying to drill off portions to make the extraction easier, but that is a given.
My dentist took two out from one side, then the other two out on the other side 10 days later, not all four at once. After the first two were out, I had major swelling, couldn't eat, drink, rinse, anything. I went back to my dentist and apparently while my cheek was still under the anesthesia, I chewed on the inside of my cheek, causing a sore and infection, which caused the swelling...the pain came several days later because the trauma was so bad the "shock" of it was delayed. Just place some warm salt water in the area, don't try to swish, just let it lie there for as long as you can stand it - for up to a minute if possible, then just open your mouth and let it drain out...do not spit, this will create a suction and draw more blood and could create a dry socket (which is why the warning not to smoke after dental procedures).
This is what I did for the infection: (just in case for you)
Laying on an ice pack or iced towel on affected side for 15 mins on, 15 mins off. (Take two hand towels, soak and put them in plastic bags, put in freezer. After frozen, take 1 towel in bag out, wrap in dry towel, lie down on it or gently place it on jaw. After 15 minutes, remove, place towel/bag back in freezer; 15 minutes later get other towel/bag and repeat the process. Repeat this for about an hour). After an hour, wait another hour then try again. While you are using one towel/bag, the other is refreezing, so you won't be without one.
I had two pulled and two cut out. Yes, they did put me to sleep. The healing time wasn't bad. I had to drink soup through a straw for a couple of days. Yes, the shot hurts initially, but it's no worse than when they numb your mouth to fill a cavity. Don't be scared. You will do fine.
I'm having mine removed tomorrow.. I'm soo nervous.
I'm getting put under anyway so I probably won't remember it. I'll be knocked out.
P.S.- Don't use any straws! You could get dry socket!
I got mine removed my freshman year in high school. They gave me anesthesia through an iv. It didn't hurt but I dont mind needles. I woke up and aside from being a little dizzy and have a mouth filled with gauze it wasn't so bad. I was on soft foods for the rest of the day and i was able to eat regular food the next day. I healed pretty quickly and without much pain. I actually stopped taking the pain medication on the third day. Oh, and I've heard eating pineapple before you get it done reduces swelling. I'm not sure if this is true but it couldnt hurt. Good Luck, dont be scared. Its not that bad.
I only had Novocain...so I was awake. But that was 20 years ago. It's somewhat painful but worth it from what I understand. They are hard to brush so they often decay, get infected, and since you really don't have room for them, they push your other teeth around. Good luck.
I went years ago..country dentist with a big needle.It hurt some..theres worse things.They came out pretty slick and healed up well...its no big deal now though.at least they freeze your gums before the freezing needle gets poked in...theres a bonus right there.
I received sedative anesthesia; the needle went in my arm. It was a bit of a sting, and then I was out like a light. I bled a bit afterward (normal), and was a bit sore after the anesthesia in my mouth wore off. Stick with soft foods, no caffeine, no drinking from straws, no cigarettes. Rinse gently with warm salt water (or a prescription rinse, if your oral surgeon/dentist prescribes it). Take whatever antibiotics and pain meds are prescribed - people who are in pain have been shown to heal slower. If you have any sort of heart condition, you should be on antibiotics BEFORE the teeth are removed. You'll be sore for a few days, but you'll be GLAD you got rid of them!
i dont know, but i'm getting mines taken out and i'm scared to death. i actually asked this same sort of question:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
don't worry. I had mine removed and wish i hadn't worried enough. I had all 4 removed and they weren't even poking through the skin. They administered anesthesia through IV which only pricked for a second. Then the put me under and i woke up with gauze in my mouth. They give you pretty strong pain killers and it never really hurts. You will have small holes in the back of your mouth that you should spray out with a little plastic syringe after eating. It doesn't hurt but do it every time after you eat. Soon the holes close up and All Better!
they gave me anesthesia, it knocked me right out and i woke up and everything was done my mouth was numb. went home and took some pain pills they gave me and before they kicked in it started hurting. i couldn't really eat much hard food for about a week after 2 weeks everything was back to normal
I had mine cut out last week. They gave me anesthesia through a gas. Then gave me an IV. The needle is just a little pick.
I was sooo nervous, just like you.
My recovery time was the worst. It took 5 days for the swelling to go down.
But all people are different. My dads went so good when he was a kid that he had steak that night!
I'm sure you will do fine.
I want to know how you do.
I went in and the gave me a local anesthetic that knocked me out in less than 5 seconds. I am not exaggerating by any means. The doctor came in hooked me up to the needle (didn't hurt but was slightly uncomfortable), and said before he could count down to 5 I would be out. I can't remember him getting past 3.
When I woke up I was very tired still. They will insist that someone is there to drive you home, which is absolutely needed. The will also give you some pretty serious pain killers because your jaw will ache for about 24-48 hours. I think they gave me vicodine.
Afterwords you will need to wash your mouth out regularly with antiseptic wash and change the gauze in your mouth to stop the bleeding.
Overall, it is not as bad as it seems. It is just kind of a waste of a weekend.
I had five wisdom teeth (all removed) I was put under with anethesia. 1st with gas, then they put in an IV.
I didn't have much problem afterwards. They'll give you medicine with the pain.
My brother had a lot of bleeding with his, and was told to bite down on tea bags. This helped stop the bleeding and was fine after that.
You'll do great!
I had mine removed at 19. I have always had really great teeth so I wasn't at all phobic of the dentist and yet I wasn't all that familiar with them either.
I went in and he offered all kinds of anesthesia and I choose only a local injection since I have a fairly high pain tolerance and had just had some other work done where they gave me nitrous and I freak out (I thought the ceiling tiles were dancing!) so I didn't want any of it.
He had me out of his office in under twenty minutes and I went home and tried to take a pain pill but my mouth was still numb so that was pretty entertaining.
I laid down and took a nap until I smelled dinner and since I had slept through lunch it smelled really good.
I was no longer numb so I though that I would give it a try. It wasn't soft foods but it wasn't steak either (don't remember what it was, only that it wasn't cooked just for me - mother didn't expect to see me until the next day!)
Dinner went fine and my BF (who is now my hubby) called and actually thought I hadn't gone in to have it done since I was on the phone and sounded great.
So all and all it was really, really easy me for.
I didn't have a good experience. One tooth had a cavity and for this reason the dentist wanted to remove it and the opposing tooth. The other option was root canal on a non-useful tooth. So I had them removed.
However, the strength of those teeth made an impression on me. It was a huge battle to get them out and one broke. It seemed like they were anything but ready to give up. I actually felt guilty and a sense of loss.
Later dentists told me never to give up any teeth at all unnecessarily. Later in life if you need anchor points for a denture, you might be glad to have them.
However, there are some wisdon teeth that are clearly impractical and need to be gotten rid of. Losing a tooth in general is not painful because of the anaesthetic. Afterwards you have pulpy hole--keep you tongue out of it! And in a few days it's all over.
I just got one removed this morning.
I had anesthesia from a shot and was given 'laughing gas' which was pleasent. I could barely feel the needle it didn't hurt.the procedure wasn't painful at all...actual i was feeling great and it only felt like 2 mintutes long but was actual about 45 mins. Sooo now it's been about 6 hours and i've just been at home watching tv with an ice pack on my cheek and on Vicodin and antibiotics. So far it's been fine...so yeah the procedure it's self is not bad at all i dont know how ill feel tommorow ill keep you posted if you would like (Spongilena@yahoo.com)
I had mine out about a week ago. It's not fun for sure, but it's definitely not as bad as everyone usually says.
I had all four out, all of them impacted, all of them still inside my jaw (hadn't poked through the gums yet) and I did not have any type of sedation/anesthesia, just shots to numb the area.
The only painful part of the procedure was the shots of novacaine, and those are just a few pinches and then it's over with. The good news is that the surgery itself almost always never takes more than an hour, and often even less.
The recovery, in total, took me about a week (for all the swelling to go down and bruising to fade, and that I could chew all foods normally again.) Honestly, the recovery was the most painful part, but that's because my surgeon hadn't given me any special drugs- if the pain is really bad you can have some stronger pills prescribed.
Overall, don't worry too much about it; you'll get through it and then you'll never have to worry about your wisdom teeth again!
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