Getting my wisdom teeth taken out?!?

I currently work for an oral surgeon and the last thing you should worry about is the growth. We see so many patients who need biopsys and the majority of them come back as a clogged salivary gland or sometimes a piece of food or finger nail( if people bite their nails) may be stuck. As for the wisdom teeth, also nothing to worry about. The people recently on the news had complications with the anesthesia given by the dr. That is an extremely rare case (probably why it was on the news) things like that never happen. It'll be over before you know it and you'll look back and think... That's it? That's what I was so worked up about? It seems to me that the most horror stories come from patients who were asleep and had no idea what was going on. I was awake when I had mine extracted and honestly didn't feel a thing. Ironically, the patients who choose to stay awake generally say the same thing. It's more of a mind over matter thing. Good luck!

Everyone does it. VERY very few people die from it. It'll be sore for a while, but you'll live to chew another day. Dentists and oral surgeons do this like several times a day, so just relax, they know what they're doing.

If you have a tumor in your mouth, well the chances are against it being cancerous. But if it is, wouldn't you want to know?

When I had my wisdom teeth out, I had 3 taken out at once. They gave me a general anesthetic, and when I came out of it I couldn't remember where I was or who I was or why I was there. My dad was leaning over me when I woke up and I thought 'Gosh, he looks familiar, like I've seen him before!' It wasn't as scary as you'd think it should be, I was just kind of confused. Dad said he asked me if I knew what had happened to me, and he says I told him I thought I was hit by a train. I don't remember that, but Dad wouldn't make it up. 8^P In a half an hour or so, it all came back to me. I mentioned this to a doctor years later and he said "Oh yeah, that happens all the time. Totally normal."

That probably won't happen to you though. I hope not anyway.

Don't fret! From personal experience, once you're asleep you won't feel a THING! It will seem like no time has passed before you realize you're awake and walking out of there with nothing but gauze in your mouth. You won't even be swollen right away.

Some people DO get really swollen, but that's usually because they waited too long to get them removed, or they were growing in wrong, which would require the doctor to reallly do some work in getting them out.

But really, it's nothing to worry about. The pain medication they give you is amazing, you won't even care about it, let alone feel any tremendous pain. You'll basically only feel some stiffness and discomfort. The only major thing that sucks, is that you can't really open your mouth much, other then getting a straw through your lips. Hope you like soup! <3

Just a heads up,you may not want them to give you a drug called Versed ( Midazolam )

In fact, many people who use Versed for " IV Sedation,Conscious Sedation" during a procedure are awake for the entire procedure but remember nothing, often believing they were "out" the whole time.

Versed (Midazolam) is an amnestic. It is commonly administered in combination with anesthesia before and during surgery. It is also commonly used for minor procedures like colonoscopies dental procedures like extractions,conscience sedation,twilight sleep, so that patients won't remember pain and discomfort.HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THOSE SENSATIONS WILL NOT BE EXPERIENCED!!!!Forgetting does no mean it did not happen!! Amnesia does NOT take place for some patients.

IT'S NOT MY INTENTION FOR YOU TO NOT GET THE PROCEDURE DONE, JUST INFORMING YOU THAT YOU MAY WANT IT DONE WITH ANOTHER DRUG!!!!!

Here is a note from someone that did use versed

I know I was sedated, I don't remember anything.. but I know I was screaming, everyone could hear me.. My thing is how was I screaming if im knocked out.

dont worry iv gotten all my 4 pulled out the worst thing that happend is my mouth got swollen for some time & i couldnt eat that day. pain,discomfort & not being able to eat regular food lasts about 3 days & isnt so bad w the vicoden they provided...about the cancer thing im not really shure but just hope for the best & if worst comes to worst at least they caught it now,sooner than later u know,i think you should be okay,hope this helps out.

dont know about your complications

but for me it was simple

had them pulled, and i was eating a burger later that night

and i was back at 100% in 3 days