Wisdom Teeth??? please help me!! =\?!
Question:
Wisdom Teeth??? please help me!! =\?
hey guys, im getting my wisdom teeth out this friday & im really scared. I have never had a surgery in my life; especially where i am going to be put to sleep. And for some reason i am really nervous about being put to sleep.... what happens??? For some reason, i am having a really hard time understanding how you actually DO go to sleep, just like that!! I know it is with "anaesthesia"... but what exactly IS anaesthesia?? how does it work?? lol im sorry if im not making sense.... please tell me everything you know about getting your wisdom teeth out & what to expect.. experiences... anything! b/c this whole thing is totally freaking me out!! thanks so much!!! ill be here waiting... anxiously lol =]
PS: sadly my wisdom teeth are ALL impacted & im getting all 4 out @ the same time... which makes me even more nervous!! ahhh!! lol
Answers:
I wouldn't worry too much. The dentist will use nitrous oxide or "laughing gas".....(but from what i hear, you don't really laugh, but just go to sleep). I've never done it, but my friends say its totally painless and its so quick you don't even realize you fell asleep. I think they fell asleep in under 10 seconds.
I got all four of my teeth pulled at the same time, but I just had regular novacaine.
Anyways, this is my advice, if you can, use an oral surgeon rather than a general dentist. This can make all the difference in the world. An oral surgeon will surgically remove your teeth while a dentist will just yank em out. Same effect but with more damage. So it really doesnt matter whether you just numb the area or use the gas cuz it doesn't really hurt then. But what you want to do is limit the pain AFTER the anaesthesia wears off. From the people I know that went to a regular dentist, the pain lasted longer and their face was swollen for many days. Haha, not trying to scare you. You'll experience some pain after but its really not all that bad, and if it does hurt, you can always take pain killers. And the actual procedure part will be over before you know it.
Btw, while I'm at it.....brush your teeth well. Wisdom teeth arent that bad, but a root canal is much worse! I had one when I was a kid and now I have to do another one. =(