because i think im gonna die just thinking of going through it,,has anyone actually died?
2007-03-27 04:17:34 · 10 answers · asked by bipolarbear 1 in Health ➔ Dental
i want general anesthesia
2007-03-27 05:01:06 · update #1
There was a case in the US where a patient died after the surgery. That was due to an undetected heart problem not the surgery or pain from the surgery. You're surgeon will make sure to give you the appropriate medications so that you will experience a minimal amount of pain. Good luck with your procedure, you'll be fine.
2007-03-27 05:10:01 · answer #1 · answered by HeatherS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand how you're feeling. I put off having my wisdom teeth extracted for years because i was sooo worried about the pain. Just make sure your dentist knows how apprehensive you are and insist on having general anesthesia (as long as it's safe for you) so you'll be asleep an unaware during the whole thing. You'll have pain for a few days but the dentist will prescribe something for that, and it won't just be the equivalent of a Tylenol, it will be strong enough to even allow you to sleep.
Also, make sure you swish with warm salt water. I'm sure the dentist will tell you to do this. I didn't want to because I couldn't stand it in my mouth, but I finally realized that the pain and swelling was lasting too long and once I started to swish it around my gums it helped a whole lot and cut the swelling by tremendously!
Believe me, you'll be fine. If I got through it (and I'm a huge wuss when it comes to pain!) then you can do it, too! ;)
Good luck!
2007-03-27 12:15:52 · answer #2 · answered by mamabunny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom teeth removal is a very common procedure.
Meet with the Oral Surgeon or Dentist, and talk with him/her about the procedure. Write down a list of questions before your visit. Your first visit is a consultation, and you will be able to meet the doctor and speak with him and the staff.
If you're not comfortable with them, don't schedule the procedure. Find another dentist. Word of mouth is usually best.
Each dentist will give you a list of possible problems that you may incur after the procedure.
My daughter had hers out in November, and experienced swelling, discomfort, two dry sockets and the numbness on one side of her tongue that lasted for over a month.
Good luck!
2007-03-27 11:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by DB2KP 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, but toothache pain will make you think you are dying. When I had my wisdom teeth removed I did not experience a lot of pain. Just popped some Motrin and I was fine.
2007-03-27 11:26:08 · answer #4 · answered by Tonya W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for the laugh of the day for me! I'm sorry, but that is so funny.
You sound like my son. He thought he was going to die too.
They put him to sleep, did the extractions, woke him up and we got in the car. On the way home, he decided he was hungry.....insisted we stop on the way home at a restaurant to eat. He ordered soup and was sipping away at it while I was visiting with someone. I looked at him, he was sound asleep and his face was in his soup.....it was so funny!!!!
I took him home and he napped the rest of the day. That evening his friends came by and out he went....didn't die, no pain pills, and didn't have to go back to the dentist for years!
Hope this helps.
2007-03-27 20:59:37 · answer #5 · answered by Hannahbelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of anyone actually dying from pain. don't worry about it though, the doctor will give you some pain medication to help you deal with it. Just stay on schedule with it. Stay ahead of the pain, don't wait til the pain starts.
2007-03-27 11:22:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. Get your wisdom teeth out, you can run into a lot of problems with your teeth the rest of your life if you do not get them removed.
2007-03-27 11:22:44 · answer #7 · answered by Sue F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not to my knowledge....
i had my wisdom teeth out about a week before my 19th birthday because my jaw wasn't big enough for 32 teeth...(not entirely sure it's big enough for 28)...and i'm still alive. i think i was given nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and then i was all novocained up...had a shot of novocaine in each jaw on each side
2007-03-27 12:28:01 · answer #8 · answered by panti-slave2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you want to feel pain that was nothing compared to my mouth lately. Fri i woke up with a bulge in my cheek I had an abcess and they did a root canel that morning. That was fine but it wouldn't drain so I still have the bulge now THAT hurts.
2007-03-27 14:50:20 · answer #9 · answered by BAR 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. And I actually didn't suffer all that much. I highly recommend i.v. valium.
2007-03-27 11:25:25 · answer #10 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋