What is IV sedation like? (wisdom teeth)?

Question

I'm getting my wisdom teeth out and will be under IV sedation for it. I'm looking for answers from experience, but any other additional information is great too. I just have a lot of questions about it. Did you feel anything during the operation (anything from pain to tickling to just feeling things inside your mouth)? Did you know what was going on during the procedure? Were you fully aware? Were you able to move your head or neck under IV sedation? How long after the procedure was done were you 'drugged up'? Were you scared or nervous beforehand? If so, how did that feeling go during and after the operation? Are you able to think clearly through the procedure? Did you dream about anything during the procedure (especially about them taking out your wisdom teeth)? How much did it hurt the day after? And the day after that? Were you able to do normal everday things the day after? Can you talk normally afterwards? And do they give you a lollipop when it's over? ;*) jk

Answer 1

Had all 4 wisdom teeth removed last year. All 4 were impacted. During the IV sedation, you are not asleep, but you arent really awake either. I remember hearing the radio playing "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day in the back ground.
I didnt feel anything except maybe the first prick of the novacaine that they will give you. I pretty much knew what was going on, but I didnt care because I was loopy. I was druggy for a few hours after surgury and my mouth was numb for a few hours too.
***Take the pain pills before the novacaine wears off!!!***** I didnt do this, because I thought "Oh it doesnt hurt THAT bad" and when the novacaine totally wore off, I was hit with a wall of pain. You will see a fair amount of blood on your pillow when you sleep the first night, because it takes a while for it to clot properly, and you wont be able to eat hard foods for a few days until the pain gets better. But it gets better everyday. Oh one more thing your cheeks will swell up like a chipmunk, and you might have some bruising on your face. it'll go away in a few days

Answer 2

I'm going to answer this 2 ways. First, I've had IV/sedation as a patient. I didn't take any Valium and I remember everything, but didn't care. I wasn't given a lot of medicine because I wasn't very nervous. A 30 min procedure only felt like 5. I heard them talking, but don't really remember about what. Here's your second answer: I work for an oral surgeon, patients like you who are REAL scared usually take a lot more IV meds to relax. The calmer you are, the better it works. Take your Valium, get a good nights sleep and try to stay calm. Remember, we do this all day long. Be honest with your surgeon before the procedure and let them know if you are a wreck, or just a little anxious. Tell them that you would rather be a little more sleepy. All this will help them decide just how to treat you. Good luck!

Answer 3

Wow! I deserve about 25 points for this! I didn't have wisdom teeth done, but I was under sedation to have a "mass" of tissue removed from my gum. I was a little nervous beforehand. I didn't feel a THING because once the IV solution kicked in, I was out! You're drugged up from the med in your IV. There was no way that I was thinking clearly during the surgery (I fell asleep). Afterward I couldn't stay awake and my daughter had to keep waking me up so I could finally get in the car! It didn't hurt much after that- the stitches felt wierd when I felt them with my tongue. But I was fully functional the day after. You can't talk normal when your mouth is still anesthetized. And I don't know about the lollipop, but they usually have stickers!
Good luck and don't worry. There's no need.....
P.S. They give you a script for pain meds, too.

Answer 4

My husband had IV sedation to have his wisdom teeth out. He doesn't remember much of anything after they started the IV. I don't know all the details but I do know he felt NO pain during the procedure. He was a little "drunk like" after he came to but he managed to eat a Big Mac on the way home after the appointment-took him a long time but he ate it!! He was very sleepy when we got home and he took a long nap.

Answer 5

a sample of what i could gather for u

""Intravenous" means that the drug is put into a vein. An extremely thin needle is put into a vein close to the surface of the skin in either the arm or the back of your hand. This needle is wrapped up with a soft plastic tube. The needle makes the entry into the vein, then is slid out leaving the soft plastic tube in place. The drugs are put in through that tube (which is correctly referred to as an "indwelling catheter", but more commonly known by the tradename of Venflon). The tube stays in place throughout the procedure.

The venflon to the right is a pinkie, which is one size bigger than the blue one that's usually used for IV sedation in dentistry.

Throughout the procedure, your pulse and oxygen levels are measured using a "pulse oximeter". This gadget clips onto a finger or an earlobe and measures pulse and oxygen saturation. It gives a useful early warning sign if you're getting dangerously low on oxygen, although if your dentist and the nurses are paying attention they should see it before the machine does =). The warning signs are unresponsiveness and slow breathing. Blood pressure before and after the procedure should be checked with a blood pressure measuring machine (a tongue-twister called "sphygmomanometer", which for obvious reasons is referred to as "sphyg")."

Answer 6

They put the IV in the vein in the back of your hand. It's sedation not anesthesia so you are conscious and breathing. You should know what is going on but won't care at all!!! They probably are using Versed a benzo related to ativan, valium. It just puts you in la la land where you really don't give a damn about what is going on. Good Luck

Answer 7

If they use modern medication(for sedation)it should be easy(wake up quickly). You'll sleep during the procedure. The first 24 hrs are the worst. That's why they give you pain meds. After the first day it gets better ansd better. Obviously you will be eating soft foods for a bit. It's not that bad....really.


been there, done that

Answer 8

you wont know what hit you all you feel is a stick from the needle and you wont remember a thing they done. when they wake you up you will need someone to drive you home cause you wont be able to walk alone and defanitly wont be able to drive.your gonna sleep most of that day after you get home. (keep taking pain pills )after it wears off your mouth will hurt like h ell make sure you have plenty of potatoes around cause for the next few days all you will eat is mashed potatoes or soup.right after you wake up dont even bother to talk cause you will make no sense and only give evryone to laugh about. good luck afterwards when no more pain you will be glad its over with

Answer 9

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