4 extractions under sedation! Arrrgggghhhhh

[Hannahphilo]

Hi everybody,
i have silently been looking at this site for years and have finally decided to register. I had horrible dentistry when I was younger. Having an over-crowded mouth and a huge overbite I ended up having many extractions and braces including head gear......who wouldn't be phobic after that?

well a few months ago after having repeated abscesses I finally decided to find a dentist as the doctors had now refused to prescribe me anymore antibiotics. I panicked about the appointment but I knew nothing would be done until after a round of antibiotics so the panic was manageable!
I really pushed myself to go back bearing in mind I hadn't been for 15 years or so knowing that the dentist would want to do something drastic. He told me that I needed a filling, although all I heard was blah blah blah FILLING blah blah!!! Argggghhhh. Being a fairly well rounded, sensible mature person, I felt I had no choice but to say "ok" as I really didn't want to embarrass myself by crying or jumping out the dentist chair. Any way I had the filling done no problems.....didn't hurt at all. What did hurt was this lovely, kind dentist telling me I then had to be referred to a surgery to have 4.....yes 4 teeth removed.

this is now my issue. I am being sedated on Friday at 12:30 to have my teeth out. I have been given a sheet of what to do before and after but nothing to tell me what's actually going to happen. I've already postponed it once by convincing myself I had a cough and how the dentist couldn't possibly do it if I was coughing all over him. I need to hear some similar stories good or bad?
Thanx

 

[tabatha7]

Hannah... which teeth are they. Did they not tell you anything? Do you trust the oral surgeon? If you are numbed up properly you should not have any pain and with the sedation you should not even be aware of it. I have also heard time flies fast when sedated.

 

[Hannahphilo]

I have 2 back molars and 2 molars second from front. I managed to break both of these on the gas and air mouth piece when I was in labour last year....lol. I've only seen my dentist twice and although he was ok I find it very difficult to like dentists. I have been referred to have the teeth out so never met the surgeon. All I received was a booklet in the post telling me to wear baggy clothing, make sure I eat and to make sure I bring someone with me!