Question about wisdom teeth? (Poll)

Have to make and appt. today and just curious to see which may be better.
Which is more comfortable and has the fastest/easiest recovery.

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Get knocked out and novacaine!!!

They can use a demoral drip so you arent completely knocked out, but you wont feel a thing and you will be a little loopy afterwards.

I was petrified to have them out and it was a breeze.

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I hate the anesthesia coming to feeling. When I was there people were totally out of it, throwing up, etc. in the recovery room. So glad I did novocaine.

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I was knocked out - the best thing ever.

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I had novocaine and didn't feel a thing. Having wisdom teeth pulled out (for me) wasn't enough to warrant being put out.

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I just had novicaine and sweet air. I had three pulled at once and I was fine.

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My wisdom teeth (2 of them) are growing in right now. so I'm in alot of pain. Fortunately, there is enough room in my mouth for them to come out, so I dont need to get them pulled.

If I had to get them knocked out, I would do the novacaine. You really dont feel a thing!!!!!!!!! I had two root canals while my mouth was numb & all I felt was a little bit of pressure. Not an ounce of pain. Good luck.

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I was knocked out, novacaine for me was not an option. I had a panic attack once at the dentist!!!

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I had novocaine and was fine. The worst part was the anticipation and then the sounds. I never actually felt a thing.

btw, it goes really fast, unless they are impacted or something.
My dr was able to get 2 teeth out in maybe 4 minutes tops.

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I had novacaine. I was really contemplating being put out, but DH had a bad experience with it. It was totally a breeze. I had pictures in my head of my dentist straddling me trying to pull out my teeth. He actually just put something on the tooth that cracked it and then pulled out the pieces. It was done in 30 seconds and nothing made me even slightly nervous or in pain. If you don't have a lot of anxiety novacaine is the way to go. Didn't even need pain medicine afterwards.

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novacaine. the procedure is really fast. if you get knocked out you don't know what your reaction to the anethesia might be. novacaine - you can get up and walk right out of there when its done.

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Where I went you get knocked out and novacaine and only do 2 at time.. I was scared of being knocked out, but in the end I think it was best because I think I would have been a bad patient.

This Friday I'm taking out the last 2 out
but I'm still scared, even tho I went through this already

edited to add: mine are impacted and the procedure only took about 15 mins

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I just had novacaine and was in out within an hour and numb for about 6 hours.

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I had novacaine, but the 1 wisdom tooth I had pulled was not impacted.

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Get knocked out!

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I was totally knocked out. I had all 4 pulled and then they gave me percoset (sp) I was in lala land for like 2 days, a little swelling, but NO pain. I had them pulled on a Friday and was back to work on Monday

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I got knocked out - I vomitted everything for the following 48 hours, including water.

If I have to get the others out, I'm getting novicaine.

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I've done both twice, and knocked out is so much better. Go to sleep with a tooth, wake up without one. Can't be beat.

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I did both ways - getting put out is MUCH better IMHO

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Novocaine for both wisdom teeth.

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Thank You everyone. This tooth is not impacted, so, Im going with the novacaine. Also realized our plan does not cover getting knocked out, so, im going with the novacaine. My sister went to the same Dr. a few years ago and had novacaine. She said it was nothing. She was numb, they pulled and she left.
Im going Monday. Wish me Luck

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I was put out for the entire procedure and I'm thankful that I was.