I am absolutely terrified to get oral surgery.

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It is very likely that I will need my wisdom teeth removed. I am absolutely terrified of everything involved in getting them removed. Thinking about it sends a tremor through my body and sometimes makes me feel nauseous. I have a low tolerance for pain and the idea of blacking out for such a period of time disturbs me. I don't know what to do about it. I don't think I really have a say in the thing. Ugh, but I can't stand the thought of getting surgery.

Last edited by Shai-hulud on 20 Aug 2008, 3:16 am, edited 2 times in total.

sounds scarey.

I dont know how it is where you are, but here we have these
private clicnics where you can go in, they put you into a deep
sleep, fix everything, and then you wake up and go home. 10
times better then a regular dentist i think. (unless one is really
uncomfortable with beeing put undeer and having people working
on you)

Ask the dentist to calculate how much of the painkiller will kill you,
and then to give you just below that amount thank heaven
for painkillers i guess, dont use them myself so much, but can
be a good thing to have. I pulled all 4 wisdom teeth in an hours
time some years ago, it wasnt that bad, i`ll bet you make it just
fine - the more you think about it the more horrible it will sound
maybe - good luck

I understand the apprehension you may have going into it, but the process is not as bad as it sounds. I had all four of mine done in one session several years ago. Trust me, the dentists can give you what you will need to compensate for your pain threshold.

Mine was also considered a surgery, as they had to cut down a bit to get to the teeth and then stitch me up afterward.

Personally, I don't like the feeling the gas gives me, so I had mine done entirely on a copious amount of Novocaine, and it didn't hurt. But since my threshold might be a bit higher than normal, I don't recommend that for everyone, but I'm just saying they can do a lot more if you want it.

Your face will be a bit bruised and swollen for a few days after the surgery, but otherwise you'll do fine. Just stick to your pain meds they give you, and their instructions as far as not damaging anything. You'll do alright.

Good luck.

One thing, make sure the painkillers are working before you
allow the dentist to go to work. He gave me 4 shots, waited
a couple of minutes and went to work. And the damn painkillers
didnt work at all i found out so he was pulling and i was trying
to say "excuse me, but this is a bit harsh" with both his fists in
my mouth 4 more shots, and all was good - if you can take
something else then shots, you probably should go for that. Didnt
like the feeling of the needles in my gums much, that was almost
more annoying then the actuall pulling

^
""Your face will be a bit bruised and swollen for a few days after the surgery""

You might even not have that happen to you with a little luck. I woke up
the next morning and was totally fine, no swelling, no pain, nothing.
Very surprising, i was back to normal in no time, just a few days. But this
varies of course

Good advice. I had that happen once when they were drilling my teeth. I survived the major discomfort only to have the huge amount of Novocaine kick in right when I left.

^

Ouch..that sounds real bad *shrug*

I had my wisdom teeth removed at Christmas, this past year. went in at 7:30 in the morning, and next thing I know it's 6:00 in the evening, and it doesn't feel like time's flown at all. and I didn't get puffy or anything. which was surprising(then again I'm 20). I was on Vicoden and I think Percoset for the week, the Percoset ran out first, and then soon after I stopped taking the Vicoden(By Friday of that week{monday being the surgery} ) and I was fine. I was lucid the entire time on Vicoden, which when I slammed my hand through a glass window this past semester at my on campus house, the docs offered me Vicoden, and I shocked them by saying, "I'd rather remain lucid, thanks."

and trust me, it's not that bad. However, they had to use a bit more knockout gas to get me to sleep.

been there
doesn't hurt
they load you up with painkillers until you "fly"
then you sit on your ass for a week eating soft foods
good gig lol

I know how you feel...! I am really scared of getting my wisdom teeth pulled, too! I have 2 of them, and the dentists keep wanting to take them out, but I always tell them "NO!"

Thank you, everyone.

it'll hurt less then if they come in

trust me
I lost 6 teeth during my whole wisdom teeth-cancer scare thing
I didn't have the cancer but I lost a whole crap load of teeth

I've gone and it's the fastest dental thing I've ever had, there's nothing to be afraid. It took like 30 minutes TOTAL!
I felt robbed because it was sooo fast!

there is the option of IV sedation or general anaesthetic.
are awake with IV sedation but its affects are just like with GA,come around from it as if have been asleep,some times
may remember some parts of it,the sedation is designed to stop memories been made so it acts like a GA in a way.
will come around from the IVS a lot quicker than GA,may feel tired and a bit weak.

With GA are completely asleep,air through tube does all the breathing,and when wake up it will all be done.
bad sides to it can be very bad tube scarring [if have a small mouth/jaw],tiredness,weakness and sickness,headaches... the rest of the day-these differ in people,some are affected badly and others hardly at all,am come around from GAs quick,cant wait to get out of there and am running out,straight to kfc [staff use it as bribe],am do get severe tube scarring in throat though due to having a 'abnormally small mouth'.
it's different for everyone,and they both have good and bad sides.
am recommend GA over IVS mainly as seem to have a big problem with coping with dentist stuff.

after the removal,make sure to have enough painkillers,as when sister got her wisdom teeth out,they didnt give her enough,co codamol is good.