Wisdom teeth?

I have to get my impacted wisdom tooth out under general anaesthetic.. has anybody had this.. would love to hear of experiences.. is it bad???

Wisdom teeth?
well i had the 4 of mine taken out under local but it is basically all the same but different forms. it was an interesting experience overall. I first went into the office and waited. After it was my turn. i sat in the chair while the asst. were setting up and hooking up all the wires. they gave me a blanket in case i was cold.(i took it out in October) They got a needle ready and pressured my arm to find the vein on my forearm. they were not able to find it so they found one on my hand. they injected it in and i went to sleep...it was an early appointment so i was still tired. 1 hour later(although it felt like 1/2 hour) i was sorta able to walk but i had my mom help me.


The rules are no food after 12am the day before the surgery and no water as well. Some one must be responsible for you meaning that someone is driving you home. NO straws at all..you have to remember that and you have to eat soft foods!





It was not so bad..but i puked a lot because i kept moving as i was conscious enough. That was all bad!! It is best if you keep yourself asleep until you feel better. Make sure you have someone to care for you. The gauze pads need to be changed and you will take some meds as well. Everyone is different, but i felt sick for a total of 3 days. The anesthesia takes its time to run out of your system. I was able to eat normal foods 3-4 days after, but there are people who cannot do that as it is painful. It might take a week or two..depending. The healing process is weird. As your hole starts to close there will be a foul odor in your mouth for a while. I had a syringe to clean out the food residues that may be there. There is a follow up appt. with the oral surgon so he/she will be able to see the progress. It was quite a pain, but the results last forever! ^_^


Here are some food ideas: Soup(i.e. chicken noodle/cream of mushroom/tomato); ice cream, smoothie; mashed potato...there are others as well..i do not suggest you getting baby food especially if you hate it because it is a waste of money if you cannot enjoy it(lots of people highly dislike this).





*note: I had braces on when i took them out so i tend to get the food stuck. You might want to keep a bucket near you. it is possible to puke...that happened to me while i was sleeping and i got it all over the place..even if you do not puke in it it is also a convient garbage can!!hehe...





Wish you the best of luck!
Reply:yeah....for a while
Reply:I have never had it done, but my best friend has and she LOVED it, well, for a trip to the dentist. Now she goes to a specialist to be put under if she has to have any extraction.
Reply:My experience was really really bad. But I was only under local anethesia. I ended up with 4 dry sockets which is unimaginable pain wise. It was by far the worst experience of my life.





HOWEVER





When I went back for my follow-up the little assistant girl was prepping me before the doctor came in and said...





"You know some people's just come right out and it's no big deal for most patients to get their wisdom teeth out, but yours were the worst I had ever seen in my entire life!!"





So, while my experience was absolutely horrific, I had that assistant girl and many other people tell me it was no big deal.





I think it mostly has to do with how bad they are. If you are going to be completely under, you won't feel a thing, generally I think you only need a day or two to recover.
Reply:ha..ha.. its depend upon your Doc..whether he is skilled enough to make it good experiece
Reply:I've had all four of my impacted wisdom teeth taken out. I actually just had my top two taken out two days ago. When I had my bottom two taken out, I was given laughing gas and then an IV with something that ended up making me throw up for an hour after I woke up. After that, the pain wasn't bad at all and I was just taking 600mg of Ibuprofen every 6 hours for a few days. My most recent experience was a much more positive one though. I only had laughing gas with a general anaesthetic this time. I was super nervous, but once the laughing gas kicked and and I had the procedure done, it was incredibly easy and painless. At the end of it when the doctor told me he was done, I asked him if he was sure because I was expecting much worse. I'm taking the 600mg of Ibuprofen every 6 hours which works fine, and which you don't need a prescription for. I did get some Tylenol with Codeine however, because I barely slept the first night.


All in all, it's not a bad experience at all! Good luck!
Reply:As long as they knock you out you should be ok. I had a horrible experience where I was not put under and it was not a pleasant experience AT ALL! My advice, get them all taken out at once, you say you're having your tooth taken out, hopefully it's all your wisdom Teeth! Make sure you get good drugs from your oral surgeon! You will be swollen, in pain, bruised, but it actually feels much better than your wisdom teeth coming up and touching your sinus cavities Trust me! The stupid family doctor told me it was a sinus infection every time I went in for pain! It was my wisdom teeth putting pressure on my sinus cavities for 2 years because I didn't have dental insurance!! It's just something that you have to do, like a rite of passage, good luck!
Reply:i had my impacted wisdom tooth out two years ago.


and my dentist cleared his schedule for 4 hours, but he did it for 45 minutes, he said it was a record. and i didn't have any complications.
Reply:Wow, some of the people here who've answered sound like they had really bad experiences!! But please don't be scared, most people do not have those kinds of complications.


Start the ibuprofen before the numbness wears off, stay on soft, cold foods that 1st day...ice cream, yogurt, pudding, applesauce, etc. No straws, nothing too hot, and definitely no smoking! Swelling usually peaks on the 2nd or 3rd day, but if you use an ice bag during the 1st 12 hours it will help (a bag of frozen peas work great!).


The general anaenesthic will be sooo easy! The meds used nowadays rarely cause nausea or vomiting, and you'll have a numb mouth (no pain) when you wake up!



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