I'm having my wisdom teeth removed this week, and they are going to put me out via injection. I thought this was a bit drastic, and my cousin told me that she was awake for her procedure and only given laughing gas. Has anyone else been knocked out for their wisdom teeth removal?
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I have. It was a extra charge but I was having all four taken out.  I recommend being knocked out. I dont think I would have wanted to be awake during the process to hear everything and being jerked around. Get knocked out it is worth it. You wont remember a thing.
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Oh man you need to get them out ASAP.  Seriously, its only going to get worse.  I remember one time the whole side of my face was swollen, I couldn't eat, talk, I could barely even swallow.  Go to the dentist as soon as you can, it'd be the best bet.  So yeah, the pain is normal, and it sucks.  Good luck!
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I am terrified of the dentist... I'm 42!!! I have finally found a way I can get things done.. I get intravenis (sp?) sleep dentistry done...  they stick an IV in my arm.. and, although I'm awake.. I'm only semi-aware that something is being done.. I remember almost nothing of the work... 3-4 hours at a time.. I feel no pain... and even when I wake up and afterward.. the pain is bearable.. it's soooooooo much easier....  it's a little more expensive having to pay for the IV but it's worth it if you have a fear of the dentist... I highly recommend it...  check with local dentists.. not everybody does it.
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Yes, you would be amazed at the technology.  I had most of one of my front teeth knocked out.  My dentist did a repair, not replacement, and the last one he did has lasted a decade.  I eat everything I always have.
613843
no it will actually be a little more difficult to get them out but you may get away without stitches if there is no incision necessary.  either way it sucks but you shouldn't know anything about it since you'll be knocked out.  personally, i prefer to take out erupted third molars just cause i don't have to wonder where they are.
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i have TMJ andwear a bite gaurd at night.  now that you know - explain when you go in for procedures.  had an extraction - #19 and man did i have to open wide.  had to stop a couple times as i felt it locking up.  then you're shot in the back for the lower teeth it hits right in a large nerve - it can cause the problems and the nerve/muscle (depending on wher eit  was hit) might take a while to recover.  try warm compresses and also getting a bite gaurd from KMart - in the sporting goods section.  it might help alleviate some of the clenching at night and thus losen your jaw without the cortizone shot.  i'mleary of the shots as once you start sometimes some people then need more....\n\nGood Luck!!
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i highly suggest you mention it to the referring dentist and i would also let the director of the oral surgeons office know as well, but know that all offices have their off days:) a good reason for having all the doors open is for their safety! i know you have heard of surgeons groping their patients when they are sedated?! well that's why the doors are open and also if their is a problem the nurses can hear and see.\nnot to mention they should have sent you information ahead of time explain your options and given you a post op instructions explain gauze, ricing exc.
410763
How long ago did you have it done?  As soon as the ENT pulled the 4 billion yards of gauze (LOL) out of my sinus (3 days after surgery) I felt fine.  I could breathe well for the first time in years.  And it's still good 8 years post-op.  I only needed the Percocet for the first two days.  I never had ear aches or tooth aches.  You better talk to your surgeon.
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I had all four of mine out at the same time.  When you get there, they most likely will hoke you up to an IV in your arm, and the medications going through the line will knock you out, so all you remember is sitting there and then waking up.  Your mouth will be packed with gauze and you will look like a chipmunk for around 2 to 4 days, depending on how you heal.  One of the worst feels was that my mouth was so dry!  it was so packed full or gauze I could barley close it...but as long as you can handle having a dry mouth, you'll be fine.  They will give you a pain killer to take when you get home, and this will make you want to sleep the whole first day and probably the next as well... don't plan to do any thing for at least 2 maybe 3 days... Yo will make it, and it will save you a lot of trouble later.  good luck!
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Its normal to have lots of pain when wisdom teeth  are erupting.  OWWWWWW.   Just like when she was cutting teeth as a baby.
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It is all related.  The fact that you have a cold is not because you have wisdom teeth ~ but if you caught the cold when your wisdom teeth were irratated it would only make it worse.\n\nI felt like that before I got my wisdom teeth out and I would also get horrible headaches too.  Hopefully your are getting yours out soon and will feel better in no time.\n\nAfter my surgery it took three days and , I felt a thousand times better.
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I had been in an accident that left me with shattered front teeth. I was self-conscious about it. Before I could get them fixed, some jackass (a complete stranger) walked up to me and very coldly said, "Your teeth look sooooo stupid. Why do you walk around looking like that? You'd better get those teeth fixed RIGHT NOW because your f**ked-up face is making me want to puke." I was really embarrassed. Did he think that I didn't realize that my dental work was messed up? There are little things called "appointments" that you have to make with doctors to get things done, you know. I had to wait until the dental clinic could get me in for that large a repair job, because it was going to be a rather long ordeal. Anyway, that comment was the absolute last thing I needed to hear.
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I personally have never known a general dentist that will extract partially impacted wisdom teeth.  They all refer to an oral surgeon.  Take out a loan and do what you need to do to get them taken out as soon as possible.  Trust me, you don't want them to get infected again because it's going to hurt even worse the next time as it did the last time.  I wish you the best of luck.
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My daughter had this surgery and the results were totally amazing. Braces alone just couldn't have given her this amazing perfect smile. She had only her upper done and seriously she says it didn't really hurt. The jaw goes temporarily numb for a short time and by the time the feeling returns the jaw is healed. \n\nThe worse she said was the nose being stopped up and she couldn't blow her nose for 6 weeks because her sinuses were cut to do the surgery.  \n\nShe told me should would do it again in a heart beat that it wasn't bad at all. You can write me directly if you wish.
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I got all 4 wisdom teeth pulled out in 1 appointment.It wasn't done under General anesthesia,but with Nitrous oxide and I.V. sedative.Took 1 hr. but didn't know what happened.Though my doc. says that he had a hard time pulling them as my bone was very dense.I healed pretty well.I was sore for the first day and slept mostly.Didn't feel much pain because of the pain killers.\n\nWord of advise:\nTake your antibiotics and pain-killers exactly as told by doc.Also follow the instructions well.Don't brush or rinse the first day as you risk rinsing away the clots which are forming and necessary for healing.start keeping the area very clean afterwards to prevent any infection.
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Try an oral surgeon.  They regurarly use IV sedation to assist patients in extraction - expect it to be costly.
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I've had quite a few  of these.  The main thing is to get the infection out.  They will sometimes lance it to drain it off sometimes they don't even do that... Just put you on an antibiotic for a little while.  If they aren't going to try to save the tooth, they will then pull it.  If there are going to save it they will do a root canal.  I had several a long long time ago.  At that time the dentist did not give me anything either.  His said I had to be able to feel it to tell him when it started hurting.  It was really bad.  However I have had a couple more in recent years.  I had a great dentist and he NEVER made me to thru it without novocaine.  Also he would give you laughing gas and it made the experience not bad at all.  (But then again I LOVE laughing gas)  You just don't seem to care what they are doing.  Unless this is your regular dentist I might want to find somebody else.  There is no sense in going thru it with pain  (It's painful enough when you find out how much all this is going to cost)  Quite a few years ago root canals were up to about 700 bux a shot.. they if you have to have a crown put on it that about another 700.  Hopefully you have good dental insurance.    Truly the worse part is of the unknown.  Most people just aren't overly fond of going to the dentist.  Good luck