Wisdom teeth removal - tips and advice for the big day?

You'll do great, I just know it. I think music would work better at masking the sounds than a book on tape would. As for taking Advil ahead of time, I know it sounds like a great idea, but ibuprofen (all NSAIDs for that matter) is a blood thinner, so I wouldn't take that. You could, however take some Tylenol as it is not in the same class of medications. Ask if he can use bupivacaine (common brand name is Marcaine) for numbing as it can keep you numb for 16-20 hours. I know that is a long time to be numb, but at least you won't hurt until it wears off, and hopefully not then. Plan for some soft or liquid lunch or dinner - pudding, milkshake (no straw), mashed potatoes and gravy, scrambled eggs, mashed up macaroni and cheese,and soup (you can always drink it) are some ideas. You will just want food to be warm, not hot (ice cream, milkshakes and pudding can be cold) so you won't burn your mouth. You don't want to chew to protect the sockets and you might your tongue or cheek and not know it. I just try to relax my whole body while in the chair and to be conscious of tensing up as I have tensed up before during dental work and was so sore the next day, like I had been to the gym.

If I think of anything else I'll come back and add it. Best wishes!

Just a note to give you some info on the drug Versed( midazolam) that is used for Sedation for many Dental and Medical procedures...

I feel that if people were aware of the adverse effects of this drug they would Opt For Another Drug!

Erasing someones memory of what was done to them is wrong!! I would much rather be put completely out, not just sleepy with memory impairment.

In fact, many people who use Versed for " IV Sedation,Conscious Sedation" Twilight 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 also commonly used for minor procedures like setting broken bones,colonoscopies,endoscopies, dental procedures like extractions,conscious 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 not mean it did not happen!!

Here is a note from a Dentist Who uses Versed

I've used Versed 1000+ times during oral surgery procedures and I've never had a complaint. It's a miracle drug because it is safe and it causes you to not remember an unpleasant experience. My answer to him is isn't it better to have not experienced the pain than to have forgot it. No wonder you have had no complaints they have no memory of the procedure.....

My wife had her broken bone(Femur)set in the emergency room just before surgery to repair it. They gave her versed and I waited outside of the room and could hear her screaming in pain,they did not appear to be concerned as they told me she would not remember anything and she did not. BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN AND THAT SHE DID NOT SUFFER

A note from an anesthesiologist

I agree that using midazolam alone in PAINFUL situations is wrong. I've heard people getting colonoscopies and screaming, and maybe they remember, maybe they don't.

Amnesia does not take place for all patients!!!!!

Listen carefully when a Doctor tells a patient they should have a colonoscopy they are told you won't remember anything and not you will not feel anything.

There are blogs about this drug you may find interesting called" Versed Busters" or "No Midazolam" just type it into any search engine.