Im getting my adult tooth removed tommorw. and im terrified. i just wanted to know how much pressure there is?

Question

is it at all painful?
should i get laughing gas before my shot?
how long does it take to actually remove the tooth?
the tooth being removed isnt a moler or a wisdom tooth so should it be easier to extract?

Answer 1

how difficult the tooth is to remove will depend on where it is, why it's being removed, if the root curves or not...lots of things. nitrous oxide (laughing gas) can help a lot, in general, it makes people pretty much not care about what's going on in their mouth. it shouldn't be painful at all, you will feel pressure, but not pain. good luck, you will be fine. :)

Answer 2

Don't worry!!! Let me reassure you that of all the dental procedures that you can have done this is one of the simplest - especially when you say that it's not wisdom teeth or a molar. I work for a dentist and we extract bicuspids (the next biggest teeth next to molars) all of the time for braces, to make space. We do the others as well, but those are the most common of the permanent extractions. Most of these are on teenagers. We do it in the office, some use nitrous (laughing gas) others do it without. I've never assisted a case where the patient complained of any pain during or after the procedure, and we normally do 2 or 4 at a time.
I think that if you're nervous you should try the laughing gas out. For a lot of our patients it calms their nerves and helps take the anxiety out of them. After you've been breathing it for a little while, if it's not helping, have them turn it off. But for most patients it is a definite improvement. It also helps to take away some of the pokes and pinches associated with dental work (the shot.)
When you get numbed up you shouldn't feel a lot of anything. If you have a good dentist the shot shouldn't hurt, and he should numb you enough that when he/she goes to do the extraction you shouldn't feel anything.
Normally, before the tooth is extracted, the dentist will feel around the tooth with an instrument just to make sure that the tooth and the surrounding tissues are good and numb. Remember that pushing and prodding are fine. But pinches are not! If something hurts or is uncomfortable then let them know so that more local can be added.
As far as pressure goes, that can vary. Prepare for a lot. This tooth was supposed to be with you until you were 99, so your body wants to hold onto it. Just relax and you'll be fine. Remember that if something hurts let your dentist know. Don't just suck it up. They can make you comfortable!
Good luck!!!!!!

Answer 3

The anxiety itself is worse than the procedure, so firstly relax. It takes a few mins to get the tooth out. You can ask the doc to give you a valium before the procedure or laffing gas to calm you down. It takes about 2 mins for the injection to be effective and if the tooth usually gets pulled out in les than 30 seconds.

Dont stress, you will see it aint that bad!

Answer 4

I've had nine teeth pulled out and I'm going to get too more pulled out. You don't feel much pain because they numb your mouth first. You just feel pressure when they're pulling it out. I've never used laughing gas and I don't think you will need it. They pull the teeth out really fast. I've had a couple molar teeth pulled out and since the tooth you are getting pulled out isn't a molar tooth it will be a lot easier to pull out. I just got four teeth pulled out today and I had to be put to sleep for them to pull them out. When you are asleep you don't feel anything at all, except for all the pain after wards, but when you're numb you feel pressure, but not really any pain after wards. You have no reason to be scared. It goes by really fast and there's almost no pain at all.

Answer 5

I had a tooth pulled. It was the easiest dental procedure I've ever had.

Now, if it is impacted and needs to be cut out, that's a different story. If you're scared, then you should be knocked out so you don't freak.