Wisdom teeth extraction ? SCARED?

Well here we go-- i went to the dentist today and he told me mouth is a bit overcrowded from inside and i have a short mouth also my wisdom teeth on both sides in the lower jaw are growing in the wrong direction i,e towards the teeth which causing me irritation so..


the doctor says my 4 wisdom tooth both upper n lower and 4 pre molars or maybe molar i forgot will extracted. Also they have said i will be under local anesthesia and first they will extract 4 first from one side and then next 4 the another week.also the surgery will be done on my lower jaw like they have to cut the gum and the cut the teeth and slide it out and stuff on both sides and then stitches and week after BRACES =/. i am so damn sacred i av heard like ppl getting 4 or 6 but 8 ? cmon am i the first one :s anyway i wanna know if this is really painful or horrible to face and shud i go for general anesthesia ? as the doc says 99% go with local anaestheis ? plz help what shud i do ? =/

Wisdom teeth extraction ? SCARED?
I had my wisdom teeth "cut out" several years ago, only they put me under general anesthesia and I didn't feel a thing. I was sore for a few days, but the pain meds kept me from feeling too uncomfotable. The swelling was the worst on the 3rd day. Then it started to subside. I left the house about five days after surgery, my swelling was not very noticable anymore. But you should allow about a week or so to recover fully. It is best not to have anything planned for three to four days after surgery.
Reply:I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth out at once and i was put under with general anesthesia and he also used local anesthesia [I had an anxiety issue]. Two of them were below the gum line and the other two were coming in sideways and were half under the gums so he had to open me up on the top and bottom. Once I came to my mouth was numb and I immediately started taking the pain killers they prescribed and took them as scheduled and never had any pain. My face was very swollen the next day but that subsided after about two days. Then after that I had some slight bruising on the outside of my jaw. Overall I would say I had mild discomfort but nothing I would call pain. I hope this helps somewhat. Good Luck!
Reply:i had all 4 wisdom teeth done at one time. i had to be put to sleep and they were impacted. it was not fun by any means but you can do it. the doc will give you pain killers afterwards and that will help. just be sure to follow his instructions on taking care of the sites afterwards to help speed the healing
Reply:I got my wisdom teeth taken out and they gave me the wrong type of anisphetic, i couldent move for four hours 'including in the opperation. and i felt all the pain.








P.S it HURT
Reply:This is a LOT of work. Having one wisdom tooth out can be a hell never mind all four - plus four more teeth. Given that you are scared and going to be really stressed then I would say go for general 100%. Injections don't always take the pain away. Insist on it even if you have to pay. Your current mental state should be taken into account. I am surprised they are not offering you gas or something under the circumstances.





Don't worry about gas. It's nice. I got it several times when under 18 (for free) as I was often a nervous patient.