Has anyone with difficulty numbing with local anestethics had success with adding IV sedation?

I'm getting all 4 of my wisdom teeth out in 2 weeks. 3 are impacted and one is partially impacted. I'm going to be getting IV sedation and a local anesthetic but I am worried about the local. I've had teeth pulled when I was younger and have never had success with the local, there was still plenty of pain. Has anyone else with the same problem been ok with the IV sedation? Is the sedation really that good?


Also, is IV sedation better than the "laughing gas"? I also had the gas once when I was a kid along with the locals and it didn't do a damn thing for me. My dentist is assuring me this whole thing isn't a big deal and I won't feel a thing, but I am extremely anxious.

Has anyone with difficulty numbing with local anestethics had success with adding IV sedation?
IV sedation is great, you get to sleep basically through the whole thing. "laughing gas"- is does not alot other than calm your nerves a bit, and make you feel drunk. With IV sedation you'll have to have a driver, and more then likely will probably sleep most of the rest of the day. It really isn't that big of a deal, you will be sore after he'll probably give you tylenol 3, or darvocet for after the treatment to have.


I've had it done all 4 wisdom teeth impacted and surgical removed with IV sedation, and I also have a 3 year old daughter who has been "put under" IV sedated, by the dentist. You'll be fine, honestly.
Reply:I also have the problem of local anesthetics not working properly. Whenever possible I've asked for the addition of nitrus oxide, which I find just takes your mind off of the procedure rather than helping with the pain. But anything that helps is a good thing.





The last extraction I had the problem was so severe that the dentist had to give me injections at four different intervals, He would leave the room, return to see if I was numbed, realize I wasn't and give me more shots. Then he'd leave, return, administer additional shots, till he hit the sinus. Finally he reached the limit of injections he was willing to give me so he extracted the tooth though there was no anesthetic effect whatsoever. I felt like one of those cowboys in the westerns getting a tooth pulled without even a shot of whiskey to dull the pain.





I promised myself never again would I go through agony like that.





However, once, in the past, I had a broken tooth that had to be removed under IV sedation. I am not joking when I say it was the most pleasant experience I have ever had in a dentist's chair. I would highly recommend this to anyone who has the same problem I do.





Especially if you are having all four wisdom teeth removed at once. I think you'll find it makes the experience much easier to handle.





Just remember it's a good idea if you don't eat before your appointment and take a designated driver with you because you'll need someone to drive you home.





Good luck. Hope this helps.