Is there anything they can use to sedate me before i get an IV in my arm 2 tooth being pulled?
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You can ask them if they could possibly put some novacaine on the area where the needle will be inserted, but in all honesty, I was deathly afraid to have an IV before the first time I had one, and when I DID get one, it didn't hurt at all. I know you're probably thinking that it hurts while it's inside of you for the amount of time it is, but you don't even know it's there. They'll most likely pull it out before you even wake up. They did mine. Good luck to you!
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Use a warm tea bag and gently bite on it (in the spot where the teeth were removed).  It has anesthetic (pain relieving) properties.  \n\nAlso take alieve or advil.
488159
If it was me, I would probably take a benadryl.  However, probably your best bet would be to get yourself to the ER asap.  If you do that, don't take the benadryl, because they won't be able to give you anything for it.
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I had to have some extractions and wasn't about to pay the extra $1000 that they wanted to put me under.  They gave me a pill called Halcion to calm my nerves (unfortunately the gave me too small a dose, but if I would have had more I would have been much happier).  I had my MP3 player turned way up so that I couldn't hear and just let them do what they had to do.  You will be sore either way afterward and the next days.  Good luck.
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Ibuprofen is your best bet.  Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory.  Since you do have an abcess this will reduce the inflammation in the nerve chamber of your tooth.  The reason you have a tooth ache is b/c the nerve of your tooth is inflammed.  It is in a tight and enclosed area and has expanded.\n\nIt is OK to take 3 or 4 at a time in your case.  I know it may be hard to believe coming from an assistant and not a Dr., but if you call your Dr. he/she will say it is OK.\n\nAlso rinse with a solution of warm water and salt (if it is not too painful).  This will reduce bacterial growth and may prevent further infection.
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If your dentist refers you to an oral surgeon, then that is what you should do.\n\nThere are dentists who will knock you out to pull your wisdom teeth.\n\nIt really depends how deeply impacted your wisdom teeth are. i had it done while awake and I recommend serious drugs or twilight sleep because it was a TERRIBLE ordeal for me. They had to break my teeth before they could get them out. Dentists will refer you to an oral surgeon if your wisdom teeth are seriously impacted.
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Let your doctor/dentist/whoever know before hand...I am terrified of needles recently i've had several for tooth fillings, a blood test and a jab... I'm always completely honest with the person administering the deed, explaining that I am terrified... The medical staff are experienced enough to ensure that its as gentle and pain free as possible...They'll monitor you, explain whats happening, get you to lay down if you are more comfortable there etc....
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Calm down! Take a deep breath.\n\nThe needle is not big, first point, and you might feel a slight prick, that is all.  You will be asleep really quickly after the injection.\n\nYou will not wake up during the surgery unless you have an extremely bad anaethetist, in which case you can sue him/her for all they are worth!  \n\nHow you feel when you wake up will depend on the surgery you are having.  There is bound to be some discomfort if cutting and stitches are involved.  However, the medical team will minimise this with the appropriate pain medication.\n\nYou will be fine, there is nothing to worry about.  Tell the staff at the hospital that you are really terrified and they may give you some medication to calm you while you wait to be taken into theatre.\n\nThe old pre-med is not used these days much, you are usually in the theatre before you are given the anaesthetic.\n\nAnd why, oh why did you not ask the doctor these things when he/she told you that you were having surgery?
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No offense meant to my fellow Yahoo Answerer's but this isn't the place to be seeking medical advice. The safest way would be to call the hospital if you need to know now, or call the pharmacy as soon as they open.
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Ah, this is what they use but they put me to sleep. When I got mine took out I thought counting from 100 down put me to sleep I was so messed up. I made it to 99 I think and then woke up several hours later with some chick staning over me telling me I coulden't drive I yelled at her and told her "you don't know me, Don't tell me I can't drive, I've never got a ticket in my life"\n\nThis is what some crazt medication site had to say about your question:\n\nBefore your wisdom tooth is extracted, the tooth and the surrounding tissue will be numbed with a local anesthetic – the same injection with the same medication you receive to numb a tooth prior to having a cavity filled. In addition to the local anesthetic to numb the pain, you and your dentist or oral surgeon may decide that a sedative – in addition to the local anesthetic – is desired to control your anxiety. Sedating medications that could be selected include: nitrous oxide (otherwise known as "laughing gas"), an oral sedative (for example, Valium), or an intravenous sedative (administered via an injection into your veins). If nitrous oxide is given, you will be able to drive yourself home. If any of the other medications is selected, you will need someone to drive you both to and from the appointment in which your tooth will be extracted.\n\nTheir full of crap all you need to do is spin arround real fast and count down from 100 and get the same affect.\n(If anyone does that get it on camra and send it to me)
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Yes, they use pliers and the such to bend and place the wires and brackets on your teeth. And, yes they can give you nitrous oxide perhaps to help relax you if you like, thats soemthing you will have to ask him about. Also, perhaps you could try just taking a gravol or soemthing along those lines an hour before your appt and you will be ready to sleep before you and your dentist even get started!!! Hope this helps!
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Yeah, ice is great for the swelling, but how about the trauma?  Any time a tooth is traumatized it is possible for the nerve of that tooth to become damaged.  This may lead to root canal therapy (RCT).  \n\nIt is important for you to make an appointment w/ your dentist.  An x-ray will be taken and your teeth will be evaluated.  Trust me....don't wait!  You should be able to be seen right away, b/c this is an emergency situation.  Your dentist should be aware of any situation going on in your mouth at all times.  These situations are recorded and can later on be used to evaluate a later condition or happening.\n\nThis is only a precautionary measure.  Yet, an important one.  It's always better to be safe than sorry!\n\nIf you don't take my advice, then watch out for discoloration of the traumatized teeth.  Now it is definitely time to make an appointment.  The teeth are necrotic (dead) and will need further treatment.
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They can treat the infection normally without pulling the tooth. See a dentist if you have pain.
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I'm a dentist.\n\nTopical anesthetics are borderline useless for toothaches.  Their benefit is more of a placebo effect.  Benzocaine is used exclusively as a topical, and certainly will not make it through the layers of tissue and through the bone to anesthetize those teeth.\n\nBe aware that terrible toothaches can sometimes become life-threatening infections rapidly.\n\nI would strongly urge you to see a doctor here who may provide some sort of temporary treatment for the tooth until you can have more definitive treatment in Italy.\n\nBy the way, 200mg Ibuprofen every 12 hours is child's play--assuming you have no liver or kidney problems.  A healthy person can take a maximum of 3200mg's of it every day--generally not to exceed five days.
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defenatly take someone with you.  i've told this to someone else in another question, but i stand by it, chew gum.  it sounds weird but doing something with your mouth is calming.  don't look at the needle whatever you do.  focus on something on the wall.  theres usually a poster in the room.  read that.  i really hope everything goes well and don't forget to breath.
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ASAP before it rots the rest of your skull away and your face collapses in.\nAren't you in pain ? even if you're not, the damage an untreated abcess can do is monumental. bite bullet and go have it yanked. get a general anethesia (i had to).
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prior to surgery, a nurse will start an IV line, probably in your arm, one stick and you are done, after that, all the meds will be given thru the IV.  General anesthesia is much preferred by me, as an anesthesiologist must be present and monitoring you closely thru the entire surgery, frankly I feel safer knowing that.  They simply put the medicine into your IV, and you drift off to sleep.  Depending on how long the surgery goes, you could wake up quickly (after short surgery), or very slowly with considerable grogginess (after a long surgery, say four hours or more)  A little worry about a surgery is a natural response, but you will do better not to let yourself obsess about it to the point of becoming panicked.  You do yourself a great disservice, and you are the only one that can control that.  Good luck to you.