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bgeorge
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- Mar 9, 2007
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O.K., first of all I can't believe that I just happened upon this site. It could not have apperared at a better time! I am 47 years old and I just recently mustered up enough courage to see and orthodontist and pursue having braces put on. This is something that I have wanted to do for many years and finally feel I can afford to do so and am willing to bear the humiliation for the end result. When I went to the ortho. for my consult the last thing I expected was to be told that I would need extractions! Anyway. I guess that this is not uncommon, I just wasn't expecting to hear this.
I have never had to have a tooth pulled. I have never even had a cavity. I am close to panic about this. I had a consutlation with an oral surgeon (who I do trust) and he gave me the option of local anethesia or sedation. I am kind of a control freak and I am more frightened of being sedated that I am of the pain of the extractions.
(I need to have one upper wisdom tooth and 4 bicuspids extracted). I am very afraid of having my mouth numbed. I am afaid I am going to feel like I am going to choke or that I can't swallow or breath. He wrote me a prescription for Valium to take the night before and one hour before the proceedure. I guess I just need a pep talk. Is it reasonable for me to have these extraction with just a local or am I setting myself up for problems. How long does it generally take to do extractions like this? How will it feel to have so much of my mouth numbed? I know I probably sound like I am a mess. I really am not,this is just something that for some reason really frightens me. I don't want fear to hold me back from achieving my goal of having my teeth straightened.
I have never had to have a tooth pulled. I have never even had a cavity. I am close to panic about this. I had a consutlation with an oral surgeon (who I do trust) and he gave me the option of local anethesia or sedation. I am kind of a control freak and I am more frightened of being sedated that I am of the pain of the extractions.
(I need to have one upper wisdom tooth and 4 bicuspids extracted). I am very afraid of having my mouth numbed. I am afaid I am going to feel like I am going to choke or that I can't swallow or breath. He wrote me a prescription for Valium to take the night before and one hour before the proceedure. I guess I just need a pep talk. Is it reasonable for me to have these extraction with just a local or am I setting myself up for problems. How long does it generally take to do extractions like this? How will it feel to have so much of my mouth numbed? I know I probably sound like I am a mess. I really am not,this is just something that for some reason really frightens me. I don't want fear to hold me back from achieving my goal of having my teeth straightened.