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need advice about wisdom teeth removal
Hi, I'm in my late twenties, need to remove my wisdom teeth (3 partially
impacted, 1 fully under the gum). I just wanted advice on the method, whether I should get IV sedation or not/whether to do them all at once or couple at a time. If anyone can share their experience that'd really help. I'm particularly concerned what it feels like once the IV sedation begins, what's it feel like going under/falling asleep, and the waking up...so would appreciate any comments/advice etc. Thanks a bunch! |
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need advice about wisdom teeth removal
sungoddess wrote:
Hi, I'm in my late twenties, need to remove my wisdom teeth (3 partially impacted, 1 fully under the gum). I just wanted advice on the method, whether I should get IV sedation or not/whether to do them all at once or couple at a time. If anyone can share their experience that'd really help. I'm particularly concerned what it feels like once the IV sedation begins, what's it feel like going under/falling asleep, and the waking up...so would appreciate any comments/advice etc. Keep in mind that I'm a total wuss about dental work. When I had to have four impacted wisdom teeth out, I told them they had exactly one chance to get them, I wasn't going to be aware for the procedure, and I wanted gas so I didn't even notice the needle ;-) They obliged on all three counts. It worked well for me, and if I had to do it again, that's the way I'd do it. I didn't notice going under (or didn't care ;-) I "woke up" somewhat disoriented and crying (due to the anesthesia, not because I was in pain or anything like that, which is not uncommon as I understand it), but it only took a few minutes to get out of that phase and feel oriented and okay again. Do look for recommendations for a very good oral surgeon. Mine came highly recommended, and my recovery was easy. I didn't even have much bruising, despite some difficult to get out teeth. Best wishes, Ericka |
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need advice about wisdom teeth removal
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:14:22 -0400, "sungoddess"
snuck out of the ether to utter: Hi, I'm in my late twenties, need to remove my wisdom teeth (3 partially impacted, 1 fully under the gum). I just wanted advice on the method, whether I should get IV sedation or not/whether to do them all at once or couple at a time. If anyone can share their experience that'd really help. I'm particularly concerned what it feels like once the IV sedation begins, what's it feel like going under/falling asleep, and the waking up...so would appreciate any comments/advice etc. Thanks a bunch! I would not do general anesthesia for this, and I'm dental phobic! I had all 4 of mine (all 4 fully impacted) removed in my mid 20s. I had them give me a combination of numbing meds and small doses of nitrous. I didn't feel a thing. I'd suggest getting one side done, let that heal, then do the other side. You may want one side to be able to chew food while the side you had them removed, heals. I've had general anesthesia for major surgeries, and it's just like falling asleep. I felt warmth in my arm, then nothing.... until they were waking me up in recovery. Nan -- "when the sun goes down we'll be groovin' when the sun goes down we'll be feelin' alright, when the sun sinks down over the water everything gets hotter when the sun goes down" ~Kenny Chesney |
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need advice about wisdom teeth removal
sungoddess wrote: Hi, I'm in my late twenties, need to remove my wisdom teeth (3 partially impacted, 1 fully under the gum). I just wanted advice on the method, whether I should get IV sedation or not/whether to do them all at once or couple at a time. If anyone can share their experience that'd really help. I'm particularly concerned what it feels like once the IV sedation begins, what's it feel like going under/falling asleep, and the waking up...so would appreciate any comments/advice etc. I had my 3 impacted wisdom teeth out when I was a sophomore/junior in college - so about your age. All of them were fully under the gum, but I only had three of them. I was missing one of them - a top one I think. The first one I had out with 'truth serum' general anesthetic gas. I was totally out of it, and anesthetics affect me for a long time - it's really easy to put me out and keep me there. There was no pain afterwards, but my face swelled up and turned black and blue. It looked like I had the mumps or someone had beaten me. I couldn't open my mouth very far and I lost 5 lbs. I didn't even have to lose any time at work (I was working as a relief cashier in the hospital cafeteria and was doing night shift so I went to work that night) The next time, I had it during spring break and both the top and bottom one on the same side were done - also under general anesthetic IIRC. No adverse affects nor any problems this time, except that the bottom cavity had stitches or something. So I had to go to a local dentist when I got back to school to have the stitches removed or have the cavity packed. The dentist did it but commented that most people would have been screaming in agony, and I didn't even turn a hair. I am not particularly brave. OTOH, I'm not a dental phobe either, and when I was a kid there were no high speed drills, and our dentist did not believe in giving anesthetic for dental procedures like filling teeth. I never had any anesthetic for that until after I had 2 kids. I've had root canals that were NBD, and I've also had one where the nerve was not dead that was very painful. I don't like pain. I stopped going to that dentist. My dad had all four of his impacted wisdom teeth out at once. He had a date with my mom that night, and he was bleeding, and he and the other guy they were doubling with got a certain amount of amusement from seeing if Daddy (who was an anatomist) could get the blood from his gums to come out his nose by holding his head at a certain angle. I don't know about my mom, but I think the girl the other guy was dating wasn't particularly amused. grandma Rosalie |
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need advice about wisdom teeth removal
sungoddess wrote:
Hi, I'm in my late twenties, need to remove my wisdom teeth (3 partially impacted, 1 fully under the gum). I just wanted advice on the method, whether I should get IV sedation or not/whether to do them all at once or couple at a time. If anyone can share their experience that'd really help. I'm particularly concerned what it feels like once the IV sedation begins, what's it feel like going under/falling asleep, and the waking up...so would appreciate any comments/advice etc. Thanks a bunch! I had all four done at once -- it really sucks when you have it done -- both I and my kids when they had it done in their early 20s as well were pretty miserable for several days -- BUT as long as you are going to have a stiff jaw and miseries for a few days -- get it all done once doing it twice would be worse IMHO Be sure you are confident of the quality of the medical service who does it i.e. that have excellent emergency facilities and they don't leave people on their back unconscious to recover unsupervised --- the death rate for office surgery is higher than similar procedures in a hospital I'd sure prefer sodium pentathal to being awake -- this is fairly hairy surgery |
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need advice about wisdom teeth removal
"sungoddess" wrote in message lkaboutparenting.com... Hi, I'm in my late twenties, need to remove my wisdom teeth (3 partially impacted, 1 fully under the gum). I just wanted advice on the method, whether I should get IV sedation or not/whether to do them all at once or couple at a time. If anyone can share their experience that'd really help. I'm particularly concerned what it feels like once the IV sedation begins, what's it feel like going under/falling asleep, and the waking up...so would appreciate any comments/advice etc. Thanks a bunch! Talk about an invitation to gory horror stories....nothing like wisdom teeth removal to bring out the worst in people's memories. :-) I am such a total wuss about dentistry, you just can't even believe it. I was told in my early 20's that my wisdom teeth would need to come out, but because none of my siblings had ever had them removed, I refused to believe 3 different dentists who told me the sad truth. When I was 32 (see, total wuss!) my mouth hurt so badly I could barely open it up, and went to the 4th dentist who almost fainted when he saw how impacted my teeth were, and how badly they needed to come out. Being a wuss, I went home to the oral surgeon I knew and 'trusted' (as long as he never came near me), and he told me that there was no way he was going to even consider pulling all 4 of my very impacted teeth in his office. I had them extracted in a major hospital, and I had IV sedation. It took almost 5 hours in surgery to remove my teeth, and one of them required my jaw bone to be broken as the tooth was growing into the mandible. OUCH! Let me say that I was not at my most attractive for the 2 weeks following the surgery. My chin turned completely purple, I was so bruised I looked like I had been pistol whipped, and I couldn't eat for a very long time. But I survived, and I'm glad they're gone now... 20 years later. :-) good luck with whatever method you decide. Marjorie |
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need advice about wisdom teeth removal
OW OW OW OW OW! I am so glad that my dentist pointed out how much room my
wisdom teeth had to come in Actualy he almost cheered I am terrified of needles and used to have panic attacks when people would come near me with one so the idea of having to do anything beyond a regular cleaning gave my dentist a panic attack I actualy let him fill a cavity or 2 with no novicane and I was fine. Now 7 years later I still have all 4 of my wisdom teeth though some are crooked I think.... I dont know if that is a problem but I dont imagine i need braces for um Tori -- Bonnie 3/20/02 Anna or Xavier due 10/17/04 "animzmirot" wrote in message ... "sungoddess" wrote in message lkaboutparenting.com... Hi, I'm in my late twenties, need to remove my wisdom teeth (3 partially impacted, 1 fully under the gum). I just wanted advice on the method, whether I should get IV sedation or not/whether to do them all at once or couple at a time. If anyone can share their experience that'd really help. I'm particularly concerned what it feels like once the IV sedation begins, what's it feel like going under/falling asleep, and the waking up...so would appreciate any comments/advice etc. Thanks a bunch! Talk about an invitation to gory horror stories....nothing like wisdom teeth removal to bring out the worst in people's memories. :-) I am such a total wuss about dentistry, you just can't even believe it. I was told in my early 20's that my wisdom teeth would need to come out, but because none of my siblings had ever had them removed, I refused to believe 3 different dentists who told me the sad truth. When I was 32 (see, total wuss!) my mouth hurt so badly I could barely open it up, and went to the 4th dentist who almost fainted when he saw how impacted my teeth were, and how badly they needed to come out. Being a wuss, I went home to the oral surgeon I knew and 'trusted' (as long as he never came near me), and he told me that there was no way he was going to even consider pulling all 4 of my very impacted teeth in his office. I had them extracted in a major hospital, and I had IV sedation. It took almost 5 hours in surgery to remove my teeth, and one of them required my jaw bone to be broken as the tooth was growing into the mandible. OUCH! Let me say that I was not at my most attractive for the 2 weeks following the surgery. My chin turned completely purple, I was so bruised I looked like I had been pistol whipped, and I couldn't eat for a very long time. But I survived, and I'm glad they're gone now... 20 years later. :-) good luck with whatever method you decide. Marjorie |
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need advice about wisdom teeth removal
I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed when I was 20. I had general
anesthetic, so I was sleeping when the procedure was done. I guess it was really quick, my husband said it took less than 20 minutes. One minute I was laying on the chair and the next thing I knew I was done. Didn't feel the pain until some time after when the local anesthetic wore off, even then it wasn't as painful as I thought. One thing though, really inconvenient because I couldn't talk properly because I had to bite on those little cotton things to stop the bleeding and I had to constantly spit out the blood to avoid swallowing any (not that you can't, but I just thought it tasted kind of gross). Do them all at once to get it over with, you'll be happy that you don't have to go back. Good luck! Bessie "sungoddess" wrote in message lkaboutparenting.com... Hi, I'm in my late twenties, need to remove my wisdom teeth (3 partially impacted, 1 fully under the gum). I just wanted advice on the method, whether I should get IV sedation or not/whether to do them all at once or couple at a time. If anyone can share their experience that'd really help. I'm particularly concerned what it feels like once the IV sedation begins, what's it feel like going under/falling asleep, and the waking up...so would appreciate any comments/advice etc. Thanks a bunch! |
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need advice about wisdom teeth removal
Well I had my wisdom teeth out in my early 20's. I had them done two at a time
under novacaine. After the first two I went home and had polish sausages and fried potatoes for dinner. The biggest problem that I had was there wasn't very much room in the back of my mouth and the stitches caught my cheek. I couldn't open my mouth completely because the stitches pulled too much. DH was another story. He hates needles and wanted to be knocked out completely. He had a moron for an oral surgeon. Needless to say it was a horrible experience. He couldn't eat for almost two weeks and ended up losing almost 15 pounds. It took him almost 10 years before I could get him back to a dentist. Rose Mamma to Caity Feb 13 1999 ( Daddy's best birthday present) |
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need advice about wisdom teeth removal
Hi, I'm in my late twenties, need to remove my
wisdom teeth (3 partially impacted, 1 fully under the gum). I just wanted advice on the method, whether I should get IV sedation or not/whether to do them all at once or couple at a time. If anyone can share their experience that'd really help. I'm particularly concerned what it feels like once the IV sedation begins, what's it feel like going under/falling asleep, and the waking up...so would appreciate any comments/advice etc. Thanks a bunch! I had all four of mine out at once when I was in the early 20s. Two of them were completely impacted and the other two were fine looking at the moment but I figured while I was at it might as well get them all out. I didn't get put out for the procedure either.....just a bunch of shots to put my mouth to sleep (that was the worst of it and after that was nothing). After the procedure my mouth was full of gauze to help stop the bleeding which I had to bite down on. Apparently the oral surgeon understands talk around that gauze....too funny! Anyway recover was pretty quick.....was talking up a storm by evening.....started to hurt just a bit while waiting at the pharmacy for the pain pills. But I never needed them for long. I had the dissolveable (sp) stitches too which were good for eating because they kept the food out and allowed the place to heal. I had no problems eating anything because food coudln't get done in there. At my post op, the oral surgeon said wow you heal up fast (always have from things) and he said some stitches were still there but he said you don't want me to dig around in there and get them out do you. I said no not if they will disappear on their own thank you very much. lol Everyone is different....but I was so glad i just got them all removed at once....didn't have to worry about it. Plus I had had braces and didn't want those teeth pushing the other ones out of alignment again or just having the other two that were fine causing me problems. I think all at once is really the way to go IMO. |
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