For people who had their wisdom teeth pulled out.....?

Question

Did you go under general or local anesthesia.

because i need to get mine out and the doctor said he will give me general because my teeth are under my gum and bone over it? i dono. do i need general? ALSO my doctor will be doing anasthesia himself... ive never heard of that. it will be just him..

is this OK? can somene explain PLease

i need all 4 out. also theres some bone covering the top so he has to cut that bone then pull it out??

o what about having an Anesthesiologist there. or can the doc do it himself

o i heard they stick a tube down your throat?

Answer 1

If the person is an oral surgeon he is qualified to administer the anesthia. My son just had his out. The anethesia is very short acting. He was in and out of the office in about 1 hour. I drove him home and he took pain medication for several days afterwards. It has been 9 days and his mouth is still tender but he can eat most things.

Answer 2

Usually a dentist or oral surgeon will administer general anesthesia with the help of a hygienist or dental assistant. However they are well trained in this and you shouldn't be afraid.

For dental work it will not be a heavy dose. Ideally, they should just put you a little bit under. They will probably also use a local anesthetic to reduce the pain and may also give you a tranquilizer to help you be calm during the procedure.

A well-administered general anesthetic will make the procedure more comfortable and less stressful for you. I wouldn't worry about it.

Normally a dentist will refer you to an oral surgeon if he feels the procedure is too far beyond a normal extraction, and an oral surgeon will have an anesthesiologist if he feels one is needed.

Things will probably be all right. I had to have my wisdom teeth taken out in four sessions and it was a dreadful experience. Getting them all out at once is much better.

Answer 3

I had all 4 impacting wisdom teeth taken out at the same time. I went under general anesthesia and was completely fine- sore and swollen for about 3 days. I heard of people taking only local, but you can hear and see everything that they're doing! I know after looking at those teeth when they were out, that I was much happier not knowing what was happening to me. You probably can have a family member or a shaperone present during your surgery so you don't feel uncomfortable being under anesthesia and being alone w/ the dentist.

Answer 4

Okay...first of all I feel for you. I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled a few years ago. Mine was very similar to you, I had to go under a general anesthesia, but I was in a doctors surgery with nurses, my dentist, a doctor and an anethesiologist. I had to have my jow dislocated, my gums scraped back, my teeth hammered so that they broken into pieces and then they pulled them out!

I know that in Australia you must have an anethesiologist to have a general anethesitic, but it may be different where you are from.

Good luck with that...get ice packs and icecream and drinking straws, also some good anti-inflamatories as they will really help with the swelling. I had yellow bruising all around my jaw line, it looked like I had been in a fight!

Answer 5

I have had wisdom extractions and prefer just the general over the anesthesia. The extraction is over before you know it. I find being knocked out messes up my head for a while...and not in a good way. I prefer the fastest, cheapest way, and not having to worry if I am going to have a reaction to anesthesia. I had it once and it made me sicker than a dog. Save your money and let them make it quick and fast. I don't think you will regret it. It isn't any worse than getting your ear or tummy button pierced. Just make sure you follow their advise for afterwards....ice packs, and liquids. Do not take asprin (or medicine like that) before the surgery because it thins the blood and makes you bleed more. That can be dangerous. During the surgery focus on something else, like a song or a beautiful place you like to visit. Visualizations work great. If you focus on the doctor and what he is doing it will seem worse to you. Also, have a tooth fairy pillow ready. Hopefully you will find more than the doctor's bill in it the next morning. Good luck...you will do fine.

Answer 6

I have all 4 of mine removed at the same time my senior year of high school. I had to go under a general as mine were impacted, and one root was starting to wrap around the nerve.

I was trying to remember if he was the one who gave me the gas himself, I asked my mom, and she said the only ones in the room was the dentist and a nurse, she was allowed to stay with me until I went to sleep since I was convinced I was going to die during it.

Consult another surgeon in the area see if he too administers the anesthesia. If the dentist says that you need to go under a general, make sure he is an oral surgeon just in case something does happen like in my case, with nerve. And make sure someone drives you home, and to follow every direction and instruction they give you to a T, nothing like a dry socket!

Answer 7

I can talk from experience I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out at the same time they were under the gum and impacted meaning growing in the wrong way the doctor did administer anesthesia on his own and I am fine. You must trust your physician whether it be dentist,or otherwise and if you feel uncomfortable then find a physician who u completely trust.

Answer 8

I had mine pulled and one tooth was a double. Like a baby tooth on the bottom and a normal size on top.
When they pulled them under a local, there was bone damage (broken) and required a "splint" I never suffered any more discomfort or pain than with an ordinary extraction. I would suggest that you get a second opinion as a general should be done in a hospital setting with more than one person present.

Answer 9

I worked for several dentitst for over 10 years.

You can choose an oral surgeon, if you are anxious about it, or if you general dentist thinks you should. However, my dentist, and all of the dentists I worked for did it themselves. They are trained to do this at college. Some just opt to have someone else do it, because it is a long and messy procedure.

I had no problem with my general dentist taking out all 4 of mine at the same time, with the 2 lower ones impacted.

Talk to your general dentist and ask for his/her recommendations. An oral surgeon is gonna cost WAY more!

Answer 10

Do not let anyone do anesthesia on you in a private doctors office. What can be a little problem can lead to a big nightmare. Private doctors offices do not have quality controls that hospitals do and if one of their oxygen tanks is out you can be disabled for life. Yeah being oxygen deprived while waiting for the ambulance is a bad thing. Remember how Teri Shivo sp? was a vegtable that is beacause the ambulance did not get to her in time. My boyfriend recently had wisdom teeth done and they wanted to put him under. They said he needed it. It was a doctor/dentist guy. He asked to be awake and he was fine. Yours seems more complex, but for his case they just wanted him to be asleep to not have to deal with a patient. It is easier for them not to have to talk to a patient. If it is that bad that you need anesthesia you need a place that has a person just watching your anesthesia, the need an emerengency crash cart in case you have a problem, the need to monitor your oxygen saturation and they need to have regular inspections of their facitlity. It would be best if they do that in an out patient surgery center that is inspected and not a dentist office. You are correct to be concerned. Anesthesia is dangerous. Please be careful. Your case may be serious, but they need to take extra care with your anesthesia because it is dangerous. People who are having real anesthesia need labs to see if they are metabolizing medications properly. It all depends on if this is anesthesia or conscious sedation, but either way they need to monitor you and keep you safe. You are smart to be concerned. This needs to be done correctly and in a safe enviroment.
Yes they do this themselves, but is it safe no and problems do arise in office procedures in places that are not hospitals. Please excuse my spelling. See if this doctor can control your pain and comfort with out putting you under. If not see if another dentist can do that. If you are not an anxious person they might be able to. If not and this is an ultra serious case see if there is a doctor that has a nurse anesthesitist on staff with monitoring equiptment and regular inspections. There are options here.