Wisdom Teeth Removal

[Guest]

I've been told many times that I need to have my wisdom teeth removed. I'm really not that scared of the surgery itself, but I'm terrified of using general anesthesia, iv sedation, or laughing gas. I'm okay with using novocaine shots only. My other fear is tics that might come on after the removal of the wisdom teeth that may cause problems with recovering. My fear of the general anesthesia, iv sedation, or laughing gas is so big that it may prevent me from doing the surgery.

 

I had a dentist recommended to me for the removal of my wisdom teeth. I called their office and the secretary said he does remove wisdom teeth and is very good at it. He's a natural dentist and only uses novocaine shots so I was cool with it. I had a consultation with him and he looked at my x-rays and my wisdom teeth in my mouth. They are partially errupted, but I haven't heard any dentist say there impacted. So I assume there not. He refused to do mine and referred me to an oral surgeon. He said that its not that its hard to do, but an oral surgeon can do it quickly. It was a rather disappointing and worthless consultation. I personally think he didn't feel comfortable working with ts and that's why he referred me somewhere else. I'm scared that an oral surgeon will require me to use general anesthesia, iv sedation, or laughing gas. I almost think dealing with the pain that comes and goes every so often is better than having them removed. Again its not that I'm scared of them being removed, but the anesthetics or sedatives they use. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Carolyn

[Giselle]

Hi Carolyn, what specifically are you afraid of in regards to the anesthetics etc? Of being "under", of it causing more tics? I think if you addressed why you are afraid you might get a better handle on your treatment - you've come so far with your fear of trying new foods that this might be another thing to conquer. Two things that come to mind about your teeth - any stress on your body creates more tics - my guess would be that you would see an improvement in your tics if you remove the wisdom teeth and I know when I had my wisdom teeth done it was over so fast and I saw improvement instantly (mind you two of mine were impacted). I'm a control freak about my body and had a lot of difficulty "letting go" to let them put me under but am so glad I did. The whole letting go of control and trusting and having a positive outcome (as opposed to a negative one - I think we've had similar issues with parents, my mother is an alcoholic) was actually a good thing for me emotionally.

[Guest]

I'm afraid of going under. What if I have a bad reaction or what if I don't wake up? Or if I agree to light sedation, what if they decide to sedate me too much?

 

Carolyn

[Guest]

Giselle,

 

I think its more of a trust issue than anything else. I guess its not going to hurt to schedule a consultation with the oral surgeon. When I get back from Florida from allergy testing/vacation I'll schedule a consultation.

 

Carolyn

[Giselle]

Hi Carolyn, I think the trust issue is something we both share as we've had to be the "grown up" to infantile parent figures. I've always had to be in control because no one else was. I was pretty O.K. dealing with going under when I had my wisdom teeth pulled (I was 19) but I had what I think you are describing about going under when I had a hand operation as at that point I had my son and I was terrified, like you, that I wouldn't come out of it and he needed me. So I think I know what you're going through. I did have the hand surgery. I had a huge consultation not with the surgeon but with the anesthesiologist who really assured me of the safety - he told me about ether of the olden days and how that was what people didn't wake up from as they didn't have control over amounts etc. He assured me that today it is much different - I don't remember all that he said but I felt much better (even though I was still scared) and here I am to write about it. It's definitely a control thing - or lack of control - vestiges of our past. I definitely found that once I "let go" and it all turned out successfully that I was more at peace with the world in a weird way - it was nice to know that I could let go and nothing bad happened. Please keep me posted.

Merry Christmas,

Giselle

[Guest]

I scheduled a consultation with the oral surgeon which is in about a week. My environmental allergist said there's no reason they need to sedate me or use general. My doctor said wisdom teeth aren't that bad. He said if they won't use novocaine shots only then don't get them removed. My doctor said I could premedicate with benadryl and if possible use self hypnosis during the removal. He wrote me a note for the oral surgeon too saying that. I'll update after my consultation.

 

Carolyn

[kim]

Carolyn,

 

Just wanted to tell you that I had 4 impacted wisdom teeth removed at the same time. I was fully awake for the whole thing, but they did give me a shot of valium. That was nice. I really wouldn't have cared if they took the teeth out with a chainsaw due to that shot. I don't think it would have been necessary though, the removal was really not that bad at all.

 

Good luck with your appt. and I'm waiting for news on the results of your specks. Thanks for all of the helpful updates on your progress.

 

Kim

[Guest]

Hi Everyone,

 

I had my consultation for the wisdom teeth with an oral surgeon this morning. He's okay with using local anesthetic only. He said it will take a half hour to do all 4 of my wisdom teeth. It will take 2-3 days to recover. Someone will need to be with me for the day of the removal. Which I have that all lined up. I did put on my forms that I had ts and he didn't say anything. I suppressed all of my tics anyways. He said the top 2 will need 1 stitch each. The bottom 2 will need an incision, some bone removal or something, and each one stitch. He said my nerve that's close on the bottom one is concerning since you can loose feeling of your lip, etc., but he said that's pretty uncommon.

 

For the pain he said Darvocet. My allergist said Tylenol #3 with Codeine. The oral surgon said the Tylenol stuff might make me sick. Any comments on which one for pain? He also wants me to do antibiotics starting on the day of removal.

 

I'm really scared, but a lot less scared than if general anesthetic or sedation would be used. I'm having it done this coming Monday. That way I'm not worrying about it for that much longer and I don't have school that day either. I'm going to take headsets along to listen to music. Wish me luck.

 

Carolyn

[susan0101]

Hi Everyone,

 

I had my consultation for the wisdom teeth with an oral surgeon this morning. He's okay with using local anesthetic only. He said it will take a half hour to do all 4 of my wisdom teeth. It will take 2-3 days to recover. Someone will need to be with me for the day of the removal. Which I have that all lined up. I did put on my forms that I had ts and he didn't say anything. I suppressed all of my tics anyways. He said the top 2 will need 1 stitch each. The bottom 2 will need an incision, some bone removal or something, and each one stitch. He said my nerve that's close on the bottom one is concerning since you can loose feeling of your lip, etc., but he said that's pretty uncommon.

 

For the pain he said Darvocet. My allergist said Tylenol #3 with Codeine. The oral surgon said the Tylenol stuff might make me sick. Any comments on which one for pain? He also wants me to do antibiotics starting on the day of removal.

 

I'm really scared, but a lot less scared than if general anesthetic or sedation would be used. I'm having it done this coming Monday. That way I'm not worrying about it for that much longer and I don't have school that day either. I'm going to take headsets along to listen to music. Wish me luck.

 

Carolyn

 

 

Carolyn,

 

My daughter and I recently had our wisdom teeth removed and neither of us required anything stronger than regular Tylenol for the pain. The oral surgeon did give each of us a prescription for something stronger, but we opted to start out with the Tylenol to see if we were able to manage the pain without heavy duty pain killers. I found that the doctors mean well, but they push for the stronger pain killers first, without seeing if you really need them. Have the prescription pain killer handy, but try regular Tylenol first. Also, ask about taking Motrin in between in case the Tylenol wears off because you can take another dose. Good luck.

[Guest]

Thanks Susan,

 

We're going to start out with Tylenol and have the prescription pain killer on hand. I decided on Darvocet and if I need it then we're going to break it in quarters.

 

Carolyn

[Guest]

Hi Everyone,

 

The surgery went real well. I used local only and he was done in about 20 minutes. He said he was done and I thought only 2 had been pulled. The top ones must have been really easy. Then he dropped a tooth down my shirt. The worse part was actually when he put the stitches in. I didn't like that part. After they removed them I spent some time in the chair because I felt really dizzy when I tried to walk. I only used Advil and none of the narcotic pain killers. The pain was very minimal and the advil took care of it just fine. We had trouble getting one of the blood clots to form on one tooth last night and my friend who I stayed with was up most of the night worried about the bleeding that wasn't stopping. We did get it to eventually stop after we called the on call doctor. I kept waking myself up coughing while I was bleeding last night. Besides that issue it went really well. I got really scared abut 45 minutes before the surgery and almost canceled it a half hour before, but I got through it okay.

 

Carolyn

[kim]

Carolyn,

 

Congratulations!

 

So glad that's over for you and went well. I bet with your extra zinc, you'll heal quickly.

 

Good thing you weren't sedated, I trust YOU were able to retreive the tooth from your shirt?

 

Did you ever get any results from your "specks" analysis?

 

Kim

[Guest]

Thanks Kim,

 

I've had problems getting the blood to clot for one tooth. I called down to the office yesterday when it had started bleeding badly again and the doctor had me come down and see him. He flushed the area and put artifical clotting material on it and then monitored me for a while. It was still bleeding badly last night around 8 PM and so I called the on call doctor and followed his directions. He said the rinsing with salt water is only if I want to do it and the less I do it the better. I thought it helped things heal and helped prevent dry sockets, but from what he said it didn't sound like it or maybe it has to do with the issue I'm still bleeding. I slept a little better last night waking up about every 2-3 hours coughing. The bleeding seems to have slowed down. I'm taking the day off today to try to take it easy so it will stop bleeding. Yes, the nurse lady or whatever she's called that was assisting in the surgery got the tooth out when we were done.

 

 

I haven't heard back on the specks analysis. In Februrary I have to do lab work again and I'll see my doctor in March. I'm waiting until then to check on the specs because my chelation doctor won't answer even quick questions without a phone consultation.

 

Carolyn

[ad_ccl]

Carolyn,

 

So glad you have crossed this bridge - wishing you a speedy recovery.

[DRetano]

I've been told many times that I need to have my wisdom teeth removed. I'm really not that scared of the surgery itself, but I'm terrified of using general anesthesia, iv sedation, or laughing gas. I'm okay with using novocaine shots only. My other fear is tics that might come on after the removal of the wisdom teeth that may cause problems with recovering. My fear of the general anesthesia, iv sedation, or laughing gas is so big that it may prevent me from doing the surgery.

 

I had a dentist recommended to me for the removal of my wisdom teeth. I called their office and the secretary said he does remove wisdom teeth and is very good at it. He's a natural dentist and only uses novocaine shots so I was cool with it. I had a consultation with him and he looked at my x-rays and my wisdom teeth in my mouth. They are partially errupted, but I haven't heard any dentist say there impacted. So I assume there not. He refused to do mine and referred me to an oral surgeon. He said that its not that its hard to do, but an oral surgeon can do it quickly. It was a rather disappointing and worthless consultation. I personally think he didn't feel comfortable working with ts and that's why he referred me somewhere else. I'm scared that an oral surgeon will require me to use general anesthesia, iv sedation, or laughing gas. I almost think dealing with the pain that comes and goes every so often is better than having them removed. Again its not that I'm scared of them being removed, but the anesthetics or sedatives they use. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Carolyn

 

 

I've been told many times that I need to have my wisdom teeth removed. I'm really not that scared of the surgery itself, but I'm terrified of using general anesthesia, iv sedation, or laughing gas. I'm okay with using novocaine shots only. My other fear is tics that might come on after the removal of the wisdom teeth that may cause problems with recovering. My fear of the general anesthesia, iv sedation, or laughing gas is so big that it may prevent me from doing the surgery.

 

I had a dentist recommended to me for the removal of my wisdom teeth. I called their office and the secretary said he does remove wisdom teeth and is very good at it. He's a natural dentist and only uses novocaine shots so I was cool with it. I had a consultation with him and he looked at my x-rays and my wisdom teeth in my mouth. They are partially errupted, but I haven't heard any dentist say there impacted. So I assume there not. He refused to do mine and referred me to an oral surgeon. He said that its not that its hard to do, but an oral surgeon can do it quickly. It was a rather disappointing and worthless consultation. I personally think he didn't feel comfortable working with ts and that's why he referred me somewhere else. I'm scared that an oral surgeon will require me to use general anesthesia, iv sedation, or laughing gas. I almost think dealing with the pain that comes and goes every so often is better than having them removed. Again its not that I'm scared of them being removed, but the anesthetics or sedatives they use. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Carolyn