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shinyonne
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I'm really sorry to cross-post this (from the Wisdom Tooth forum) but I'm pretty stressed out and need to make a decision and let the dental surgeon know.
I'm 40 years old. I broke one of my wisdom teeth about 6 weeks ago and am finally going to get it taken care of (I have all 4 wisdom teeth, not impacted). It is the upper-right tooth, a little more than a quarter of it is broken to the gum line.
I have seen the oral surgeon for a consultation. They went over my sedation options. They recommended nitrous or putting me to sleep with the IV. I really don't know which one to go for.
I'm really nervous about the whole thing. I'm a bit beside myself to be honest.
The thing is that my dental fear is part of a general extreme medical/invasive procedure anxiety that I have that has kept me from going to doctors unless I have some obvious reason to see one.
I've had some fillings and a root canal under local anesthetic.The fillings were unpleasant but OK, the root canal was a pretty difficult and traumatic experience because the freezing almost didn't take. The oral surgeon told me the extraction will be longer and more complicated than the root canal.
Beyond that this will be my first time with anything resembling surgery, as well as sedation.
So...what do people here think? I'm quite nervous at the thought of being put to sleep (As well as the IV and blood pressure cuff if they use it. I really hate blood pressure cuffs.) though I like the idea of being out entirely for the procedure.
The nitrous sounds much less invasive and is less stressful, but I'm also worried about how much of the procedure I'll be aware of and how much I'll feel if I'm just using laughing gas.
I would love some input about people's experiences with various sedation and some opinions on what I should do (I know it's a personal decision but I'd be grateful for some informed opinions). I am weighing my anxiety about the procedure with my anxiety about the various forms of sedation and am not sure which one is worse.
When I went for my root canal they said my blood pressure was too high for nitrous, but I was so nervous that I was hyperventilating and thought I was going to pass out. I have more time to prepare for this appointment so will hopefully be less stressed. (The root canal started as a a routine visit to the dentist for a toothache that became a "surprise we're going to give you a root canal right now! Here let's put on this blood pressure cuff...")
Thank you!
I'm 40 years old. I broke one of my wisdom teeth about 6 weeks ago and am finally going to get it taken care of (I have all 4 wisdom teeth, not impacted). It is the upper-right tooth, a little more than a quarter of it is broken to the gum line.
I have seen the oral surgeon for a consultation. They went over my sedation options. They recommended nitrous or putting me to sleep with the IV. I really don't know which one to go for.
I'm really nervous about the whole thing. I'm a bit beside myself to be honest.
The thing is that my dental fear is part of a general extreme medical/invasive procedure anxiety that I have that has kept me from going to doctors unless I have some obvious reason to see one.
I've had some fillings and a root canal under local anesthetic.The fillings were unpleasant but OK, the root canal was a pretty difficult and traumatic experience because the freezing almost didn't take. The oral surgeon told me the extraction will be longer and more complicated than the root canal.
Beyond that this will be my first time with anything resembling surgery, as well as sedation.
So...what do people here think? I'm quite nervous at the thought of being put to sleep (As well as the IV and blood pressure cuff if they use it. I really hate blood pressure cuffs.) though I like the idea of being out entirely for the procedure.
The nitrous sounds much less invasive and is less stressful, but I'm also worried about how much of the procedure I'll be aware of and how much I'll feel if I'm just using laughing gas.
I would love some input about people's experiences with various sedation and some opinions on what I should do (I know it's a personal decision but I'd be grateful for some informed opinions). I am weighing my anxiety about the procedure with my anxiety about the various forms of sedation and am not sure which one is worse.
When I went for my root canal they said my blood pressure was too high for nitrous, but I was so nervous that I was hyperventilating and thought I was going to pass out. I have more time to prepare for this appointment so will hopefully be less stressed. (The root canal started as a a routine visit to the dentist for a toothache that became a "surprise we're going to give you a root canal right now! Here let's put on this blood pressure cuff...")
Thank you!