Wisdom Teeth

[dranzersflame]

I've heard a lot of horror stories concerning widsom teeth.



So I'm really afraid that instead of knocking me out with laughing gas
or whatnot, that they'll just freeze me. I wouldn't be able to deal
with it at all... I went to the dentist yesterday (where he informed me
that I would have to get my teeth removed) and I had a hard time just
leaning back in the chair while he worked on me.



So I'm scheduled to get them in four months.



Any advice, consolation, warnings?

[crimgoddess]

Dranzers- at the present time I'm pretty sure you can choose which option you prefer, whether it be freezing or being put down. I'm in Canada as well, and was given the choice when I got mine out a few years ago. It also depends on where your teeth are- if they haven't broken the skin yet they may recommend being put down (lol- to sleep in the manner that doesn't mean to euthanize) because the procedure will be more invasive.


I know for myself- I had 4 wisdom teeth removed, along with 2 others that were too far back to clean properly. I asked that he freeze the area as opposed to put me down, because I have a strange phobia of waking up in the middle of a procedure, or being able to feel everything but not move (weird, I know). In all honesty, it really wasn't that bad- it was actually kind of fascinating, because once again I'm a weirdo and find stuff like that wicked cool. The doctor explained everything he was doing as we went along, and he even showed me how and why he was removing the teeth as he was doing it. It didn't hurt at all, and I never really felt the urge to gag because they weren't close enough to my throat.


So for me- totally nonthreatening experience. If they weren't yanking my teeth out- I would almost classify it as pleasant.


*amber*

[dranzersflame]

Thank you so much. Some of my friends don't realize how much this
phobia affects me, and were telling me of how once you get up you v*
from all the blood that you have swallowed and whatnot... they scared
me a lot.

[crimgoddess]

Dranzers- I did not swallow a significant amount of blood- they got most of it with gauze and suction. If you are being put down, I would suspect that it is even easier for them to prevent you swallowing blood, because they have easier access (as opposed to having to tell you to open wide, etc.). Pretty much all of my friends had theirs removed when we were in our last year of highschool- and none said that they vomitted (and they would have told me- they're gross that way, haha).


If you are worried about vomitting after the procedure, make sure you mention this with the dentist, and he can make sure that they give you an anti-emetic with the anathesia. It's pretty standard procedure now anyway- it's in their best interest too not to have semi-conscious people throwing up everywhere!


Good luck


*amber*

[dranzersflame]

Yes, I was just reading about that in one of the other topics - sounds
like a life saver! I'm meeting with my dentist in another two weeks to
talk about the procedure, so I'll be talking to him about this. (he
already knows about my emetophobia.)

[sillygirl]

I would definitely recommend talking to the doctor before to get something to help. When I had my wisdom teeth out, I had no idea this was a real phobia - I thought I was just a freak.


Anyway, my story - I had my wisdom teeth out when I was 15. I had a bunch of orthodontic work done and my orthodontist was afraid my wisdom teeth would come in and mess it all up, so I had all four out when they were still under my gums. A friend of mine had hers done and told me that she v*d as soon as she woke up, so I was pretty nervous. Luckily, my emet wasn't as bad as it is now.


I had the procedure done and they used what they called conscious sedation - supposedly I would respond to them if they talked to me but I had absolutely no idea what was going on. Well, apparently I was really nervous and my blood pressure was really high. I actually kept setting the blood pressure monitor off. Everytime I did, they gave me more of the sedation stuff. In the end, they gave me the maximum dose allowed for someone my size (really small) and I was out for four hours (the procedure took 45 minutes).


WHen I woke up, I was at my grandparent's house and I was worried I would v* like my friend said. So, I had my mom help me to the bathroom where I collapsed on the floor because I was so dizzy, but never v*d. I actually never even felt like v*. I took the painkiller on an empty stomach (which they say not to do) and I didn't v* from that either. Again, not even n*. I swallowed a lot of blood. After my braces, I was given a positioner to sleep with at night so my teeth wouldn't move. It was a huge mouth piece - it looked like something a football player would wear. Because of that, I learned to relax my jaw when I sleep since I could never tighten it with the positioner in. Since I slept for so long after the procedure, my jaw was slack and I wasn't biting on the gauze to stop the bleeding. It wasn't until I woke up that I could put enough pressure on it to make it stop.


In summary of this very long story: even with the max dose of anastesia, pain killers on an empty stomach and swallowing a lot of blood, I never had any n* or v*. I hope that can somewhat reassure you!Edited by: sillygirl