Wisdom teeth extraction - awake or put to sleep? UPDATE

If you've had your wisdom teeth extracted were you awake or asleep?

And were they impacted or out? Can you tell im really paranoid and freaked out by this whole getting your teeth pulled thing!

UPDATE: ok so it wasnt so bad and i totally freaked out for no reason. i went in at 9 this morning and i'm home now. unfortunately he had to pull 2 teeth instead of just one as the top one was the one causing the problems for the impacted lower one.

he put something in my arm and said you'll feel it take effect soon. the last thing i remember was him putting a block in my mouth to keep it open and then i was out! 20 mins later i woke up in a room with DH holding my hand.

2 thumbs up and i highly recommend dr. mitchell brookstone in wantagh! he walked me through the entire procedure and was very sweet.

no pain...yet! i guess i'll be living off of jello, pudding, and vicodin for a few days.

Message edited 11/14/2007 11:51:44 AM.

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Asleep for me!!!!

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i was awake for my top ones each tooth was out in less than 2 minutes

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asleep. I wouldn't want to remember them tugging on me

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Posted by alnem

If you've had your wisdom teeth extracted were you awake or asleep?

And were they impacted or out? Can you tell im really paranoid and freaked out by this whole getting your teeth pulled thing!

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I was asleep for my impacted one. Awake for one that wasn't impacted.
Insurance doesn't cover being put to sleep, but, I told DH too darn bad..LOL.
The impacted one hurt and I needed it out!
The one that I was awake for, wasn't too bad and the recovery was quicker.

You will be fine.

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I was asleep but had a bad reaction to being put out (I woke up during ankle surgery too).

But there is no way I would ever want to be awake no matter how bad a reaction I had. Knock me with a mallet to put me out if you have to!

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Never had my wisdom teeth out, but I've had 3 oral surgeries to extract a total of 19 teeth....ASLEEP!!!!

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asleep!!!!!

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Wide awake, with just a shot of novocaine. None were impacted. Had them each out separately, in my dentist's office. One I was even 5 months pregnant (no epi in the novocaine).

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ASLEEP!!!

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I still have my wisdom teeth. I am gonna have them out some time next year but last Thursday I had one of my baby teeth pulled out ( the eye tooth) and I WISH I had been asleep for it. I have braces and had to have that little chain attached to it. I still have stitches and my gums look all jacked up. I am really afraid to have my wisdom teeth pulled now

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awake watching seinfield on their tv for two wisdom teeth... tghere are many worse things then a tooth exctraction..people make it out to seem so bad....

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I was awake (had 2 taken out at once) and it honestly wasn't that big a deal (they weren't impacted) but if I had to do it over again I'd probably opt for being asleep only because it took a while and got tedious! The dentist was in my face tugging for like 45 minutes.

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Awake for all 4 of them! Not that big of a deal and if I was going to get knocked out the recovery time was much longer than just getting them done!

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ASLEEP!!!!!!!!!!

I had all 4 out at once and all 4 were impacted! It took nearly 2 hours!

I am so glad I didn't have to be awake for that!

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I hate the dentist...hate hate hate...I knew my wisdom teeth had to come out but I kept putting it off...I put it off for three years before I couldnt take the pain anymore...oral surgeon told me he could extract two at a time but he knew I'd never come back again so he knocked me out and removed all four. The worst part was after...not during (dont remember a thing)

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I was OUT!!!

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ASLEEP! Without a doubt, 2 out of the 4 were impacted.

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Asleep, because I had all 4 done at once. I don't think any were impacted.

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I was asleep because I had all 4 taken out at the same time and 2 were severly impacted.

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I just had mine done a few weeks ago. I was put to sleep thank god! All 4 were impacted, and they were harder to get out than that thought they would be according to the doc. I say, if you have the option get put to sleep.

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I have only had out 1. I was awake, had novacaine and sweet air. It was not too bad. I used to be very dentasl phobic! Maybe because I was in so much pain from it, I had a nerve exposed, that I just wanted it out. Now I have to have another one out, it did not come in all the way, but it is not hurting me, so I am not doing anything at the moment. But I know it has to come out. I will be awake for that one too. ETA It took longer to numb me, then to take it out. It was out in less then 5 minutes.

Message edited 11/13/2007 6:44:01 AM.