will i need to be sedated while getting my wisdom teeth extracted?

Question

i am totally terrified to be put to sleep, and i need to get my wisdom teeth taken out. is there any other way (novacaine?)

Answer 1

Sedation and a GA are different. Sedation is when you are awake but are unaware of what is happening and don't remember anything afterwards. GA (General Anaesthetic) is when you are put right to sleep. Or you can just have local anaesthetic. You won't feel a thing either way, i want to have my wisdom teeth extracted so im going to opt for a GA coz i don't want to know anything. Its really easy just like going to sleep then 10 minutes later your up, a little groggy and maybe a bit sore but its over.

Answer 2

Depends on how impacted your teeth are. No matter what you will receive a novocain to numb the area. It is totally up to you whether or not to be sedated. We remove wisdom teeth from 6 patients a day 5 days a week and most are afraid of the needle or being put to sleep but afterwards think it was a breeze. It has alot to do with your mental perception.

Good Luck!!

Answer 3

A little info I think should be considered about this drug Versed ( Midazolam ) that is used for Sedation for many medical procedures..Sedation and General Anesthesia are not the same and quite a few people being given Sedation
think they are being given General Anesthesia!

There is simply no good or valid reason to ever purposely induce amnesia during a medical procedure. It is only a recent development in medical thinking that amnesia is somehow a "benefit" to the patient. On occasion some
some patients will remember a bad experience. Forgetting does not mean it did not happen!!
I feel that if people were aware of the effects of this drug they would Opt For Another Drug!
Erasing someones memory of what was done to them is wrong!!
In fact, many people who use Versed for " IV Sedation,Conscious Sedation" Twilight Sedation, during a procedure are Awake For The Entire Procedure but remember nothing, often Believing They Were "Out" the whole time.

Versed (Midazolam) is an amnestic. It is also commonly used for minor procedures like setting broken bones,colonoscopies,endoscopies, dental procedures like extractions,conscious sedation,twilight sleep, so that patients won't remember pain and discomfort.HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THOSE SENSATIONS WILL NOT BE EXPERIENCED!!!!

A note from an anesthesiologist
I agree that using midazolam alone in painful situations is wrong. I've heard people getting colonoscopies and screaming, and maybe they remember, maybe they don't.

A note I got from someone on Yahoo Answers who did have a bad experience..This is very disconcerting... My sister said she heard me screaming from the waiting room but assumed it wasn't me. When we left we heard another female patient screaming. I did a lot of research since your post, thanks so much for the info.

Here is a note from a Dentist Who uses Versed
I've used Versed 1000+ times during oral surgery procedures and I've never had a complaint. It's a miracle drug because it is safe and it causes you to not remember an unpleasant experience. My answer to him is isn't it better to have not experienced the pain than to have forgot it. No wonder you have had no complaints they have no memory of the procedure.....

I feel that giving a drug for amnesia is cruel I would not want it done to me!

A strange development in medical thinking that it's okay for a patient to have
pain as long as they don't remember it and think they slept thru the procedure..


Here is a link for some info

http://www.freehelpforcancer.com/manages-meds/sedation

Answer 4

It depends on if they are erupted through the gums or not. Most of the time wisdom teeth are impacted (underneath the gums), if this is the case with you, you will probably want to be sedated. It really isn't that bad, in fact the sedative that most oral surgeons use really doesn't "put you to sleep". You are still awake, just not aware of anything so that you think you are asleep because you have no memory of it afterwards.

Answer 5

Hunny I would want to be put out for this! Its your wisdom teeth! It's nothing. One minute your waiting in the chair in the room to get started and then the next your awake and it felt like it only took 5 mins. You will be just fine. I promise. When you do wake up your going to feel alittle sleepy, and sore. Your going to have gauze in your mouth to help the bleeding. And bleeding is normal. You might bruise alittle and get swollen but that is normal too. Good luck. Lots of ice on your cheeks too.

Answer 6

I was just numbed to the hilt and was not sedated. Didn't bother me a bit and I didn't feel a thing. As a matter of fact, I begged the dentist to let me see the teeth as he extracted them! (he wouldn't let me but his glasses had a reflection so I still got to see part of it) I had an impacted tooth as well that had to be extracted in several pieces. The only "bad part" was feeling them pulling to get it out. It didn't hurt but it felt weird for them to be tugging in my mouth like that.

Answer 7

You will more than likely need to be sedated. It does not hurt, and when you wake up, things are all better. There is nothing to be afraid of, but talk to your oral surgeon about your concerns.

Answer 8

I got laughing gas. I am also scared to be put to sleep. It's really nothing bring an MP3 player with you. I didnt have any probelms after it happen. Good luck!

Answer 9

I was. I wouldn't have been awake for that for ANYTHING.

Nothing to be afraid of. They will take your medical history and give you the right type of anesthesia.