What should I expect with my upcoming dental procedures & iv sedation?

Okay first of all there is nothing to be afraid of, now since you are getting al lot of work done, the best thing for you to do is before the surgery make sure that you have your soft foods ready ( stock up on apple sauce, mashed potatoes, yogurt, oat meal,mac and cheese, jello, anything soft that you do not have to chew on, almost two years ago I have all 4 wisdom teeth, and a tooth take out in one sitting, and let me tell you yes you will feel pain but that's in the recovery process.

My oral surgeon put to me to sleep with an IV, nitrogen oxide and heart monitor, so I have no memory of what happened just afterward, also after everything is said and done your face will be swollen, from the wisdom teeth removal and make sure that you will have someone driving you to and from home, have two ice packs ready because again of the swelling, you will have gauze in your mouth. Don't worry of your face is swollen, I look liked a chipmunk after my surgery.

Now before you surgery I'm sure that the surgeon will explain to you what will happen before and after your procedure, be sure to ask important questions such as if you should eat the night before and on the day of more than likely he or she will tell you to eat the night before and hold off eating the day of. If it is okay from the surgeon to eat then do so.

Wear comfortable clothing, no high heels, because since you will have Meds in your system you may be a bit groggy and sleepy. Now after the procedure you will not be able to eat solid foods, so I would start out with a broth with soft vegetables that can be easily be crushed, don't lift any heavy things because you will have sutures in your mouth.

Also Do not brush your teeth, hold off and wait the first week, what you need to do is rinse your mouth out with warm salt water, since it is harmless it will ease the pain, also be sure to take your pain meds and antibiotics, do not use mouth wash because it will sting since you have open wounds. Also please avoid acidic juices since it will sting, drink plenty of water. Use the warm salt water as your tooth brush and mouth wash, and use it after your meals to remove the any food particles from your mouth. Do not spit or suck through a straw, swallow, by doing this you will avoid what is known as dry socket. If you do not know what that means you can look it up via Internet. Now you can try this technique that I used to rinse out my mouth with the water, what you need to do is drink as normal tilt your head back slightly and use a side to side motion of your head and let the salt water drain out of your mouth in the sink. I know it sounds odd but this helped me to avoid spitting or sucking. if you do not like the salt taste in your mouth use warm water.

During this time please continue to ice your swollen face for at least 2 or three minutes and take breaks in between, since your face will get cold, After the second or third week "Gently" brush your teeth avoiding your open wounds in the back, and continue to use the salt water as your mouth wash until your wounds are fully healed. Then you can switch back to your mouth wash.

If you are still feeling pain after a certain about of time after the surgeon tells contact your surgeon ASAP. Light bleeding after surgery is normal, but if you are having Heavy Bleeding again contact your surgeon ASAP.

As for the Pain yes you will have it or not everyone is different, just take this time to relax and after recovery just relax and get plenty of rest.

Hope this will help. and good luck.

Don't worry so much :) I was pretty freaked out about the sedation too when I had my wisdom teeth out Friday, especially since my mom had had a bad reaction to it. They will have you hooked up to multiple monitors to keep a check on your pulse and whatnot. With the IV, they can easily get any medications into you if you have a bad reaction. There was a cart beside me that had medications for different things like anaphylaxis or an allergic reaction. Are you supposed to take gravol beforehand? I was supposed to take it an hour before my surgery, and I was so relaxed by the time I got there that I stopped being nervous about the sedation. Just make sure that you give them your accurate weight and don't lie about eating/ drinking beforehand and you'll be fine! The oral surgeon does hundreds of people, he/ she knows what they are doing. Good luck! Hope you have a speedy recovery :)

i had 2 wisdoms taken out on 1-20, i was sedated also. i vaguely remember it. i was basically in lala land and didnt feel a thing. after the procedure i was great till the numbing medication wore off. worst pain i'v ever had. and i'v had 4 major surgerys in the past 6 months.(skin graphs.) and my wisdoms were soooo much more painful. i hear not everyone is like that though. yesterday was the first day i ate solid food and it was pretty hard. i also had not complications with dry socket.

You will not feel or remember a thing. I guarantee you that there will be no pain. The worst thing will be the post op recovery for the first week. It sounds like you have a great oral surgeon. Good luck.