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Hi im 22 yr old female.I have been to the dentist and have had fillings and cleaning done.I also had a x ray and he told me i need 4 wisdom teeth pulled 2 are impacted the top ones and i also need 3 molars pulled due to my bite.Now he said for me to see an oral surgeon and to be put to sleep G/A because they are close to the nerves.

I need advice on how this procedure is? Does it take long ? Is it scary getting put under? I'm like so freaking out!!! Never been put under.When put to sleep does it feel like you have been under for ages? Please help need advice.Thanks Everyone

Answer 1

Hey, i'm 20 and I just had 3 wisdom teeth taken out and but to sleep and one was close to the nerve. i was freaked out too becuase i have never been put to sleep. first they put a IV in you then they put this mask over your face and a few seconds later your out. Then you wake up and your mouth feels funny cuz its filled with gauze but you feel no pain. so they change your gauze and if you want they give you, your teeth you sign some papers and your done. oh and you HAVE to have someone to take you home and to be with you for at least 24 hours i highly suggest it cuz i was out. Also take your pain medicine as directed becuase if you don't it takes about 20 minutes to a half an hour to get into your system and it hurts like no pain you've ever felt before. not to scare you just to warn you. GOOD LUCK

Answer 2

I will tell you my experience as i recently had to have 6 teeth out... Well it all happened about 2 weeks ago, i had all 4 wisdom teeth out, 2 were impacted (on their side), the other 2 on top can in straight, but were in bad condition and then i also had to have to extra molers removed to fix my teeth as there was not enough room in my mouth for them.

Well when i got to the oral surgery, they made me fill in some papers and then they explained that they were going to give me an injection and i would be asleep during the procedure and when i wake up i will have gauze in my mouth, but shouldn't not feel any pain as i will still be numb from the antiseptic.

So in the surgery room they told me to lay down and then they gave me an injection to relax, i started feel really relaxed within a few seconds and before i knew it the doctore was waking me up... He told me it was all over..... i just couldn't believe how easy it was.

Anyways they took me to the recovery room where i lay for a while till i was fully concious and they changed my gauze and told me to take my meds as soon as i get home and keep the gauze in my mouth till the bleeding stopped. When i got home i took my meds and went to sleep (i kept the gauze in all night), then in the morning i took the gauze out and gargled warm water with salt (i was really scared as i had stitches where they cut my gums and thought the salt would sting, but it doesn't at all, in actual fact if feels good.

I did not have any pain after my surgery at all, but i did get a really bad headache on day 2 for 2 days, the doctor said it was because i was not drinking enough water.

So do not worry about the procedure, it is not as bad as everyone says, remember i had 6 teeth out at one time and had stitches (i still have the stitches, they have not desolved yet) and i had not throbbing or major pain, but did have some bruising but an ice pack should take care of that and so will your meds...

Good Luck!!!

Answer 3

Anything you are afraid of is scary. I get so nervous and scared but my husband takes it with a grain of salt. Everyone is different there.
The procedure should take approx 1 - 1&1/2 hrs and you won't know a thing. It may be a little painful when you wake up and you won't be able to brush your teeth for a few days. You aren't allowed to eat anything except liquid for a few days.
But if it isn't taken care of the PAIN will get worse. Unbearable!

Answer 4

i had my four wisdom teeth extracted when i was a senior in high school. i had a general anesthesia and as they were preparing me, i kept telling them that i was awake and that i didnt think i wasnt feeling any kind of numbness, they just smiled and laughed. as im telling them that i dont think the medicine is working, i blink my eyes, and when i open them, they're finished! i felt like a million bucks, and apparently i was knocked out way before they started putting anything into my mouth. another trick they like to pull is to tell people to count backward from 10 and they're usually out by the time they hit 7. alot fo this depends on your tolerance for pain meds, but the effects are usually similar.

the way the procedure is supposed to go is that you will be put under general anesthesia at which time you will most likely not feel or remember anything from up to an hour before you go to asleep to an hour after you wake up. while you are asleep the surgeon will extract your teeth, which depending on the curve of your roots, and the amount of tooth impacted into the bone, can take anywhere from 1 to 3 hours. of course you will not be aware of this as you will be asleep, hence the reason that they like to put people under rather than having them awake and sitting there motionless for hours. when you wake up, you will feel groggy or maybe even hyper, and you will still be under the effects of the local anesthesia so there will be very little pain. more than likely you will get home and go straight to sleep. it is probably a good idea to take some pain medication prior to this as when you wake up from napping at home, the local anesthesia will have worn off and you will most likely be very sore. it is imperitive that you follow your post-operative instructions at this time to be certain that you do not get a dry-socket. what that means is that when teeth are extracted, a blood clot will form over the hole where the tooth once was and provide safety for the nerve inside from the outside elements and bacteria. if this blood clot falls out, your nerve will be exposed to air and bacteria and can become infected and extremely painful. use common sense: blood clots at low temperature and runs at high temperature, so stay away from very hot foods and liquids (coffee, tea, etc.) for about a week.also, the clot can become dislodged if you chew in the area so try and stick to soft foods for awhile. your surgical team will go over this with you in detail much better then i could, but i would not worry too much if i were you, most people will not remember anything that happened while they were under anesthesia.

Answer 5

Actually, getting put to sleep is the best!. You wake up, and it's all over! You don't want to be awake for this procedure.
Don't think the situation will go away either. This one just gets worse, and worse, and worse! Get it over with. It's really not that bad.
I had it done at a University Dental school and they did a great job and it didn't even cost me anything!

Answer 6

Wow I wrote a huge answer and deleted it by accident. Anyway I agree with THE. Especially abput the medicine, it made me puke for 3 days, until I found the instructions for the medicine in my back pocket that said "take with food"..doh! then it was better..and if anywhere it says to lay a tea-bag on the blood clot, use gauze instead, it was nasty tasting.