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merlin
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Hello!
A few days ago I got my wisdom tooth removed with just local anaesthetic. This is a procedure I'd dreaded for around 20 years, and was pretty mortified when I discovered that it had to be done. TLDR: The entire appointment took 15 minutes, I barely felt the injections (including the palatal) and the experience was comparable to a pedicure/haircut. My dentist is clearly very good, but also I think it's true that dentistry has changed. Oh and hypnosis may have helped too.
I wasn't actually that nervous on the day (this may have been because I was doing hypnosis audible books for the anxiety). I think the low anxiety on the day helped the entire procedure be easier. I told my dentist that I wasn't feeling as nervous as I expected, and that I was mostly concerned about the palatal injection. Things in the chair moved very quickly, which felt good. A bit on numbing gel on the buccal side of the gum, quickly followed by the first injection. She warned me that the palatal would feel sharp and to take a breath, and then very quicly flipped the needle to the palate side and injected. Honestly it didn't feel particularly sharp, it felt odd. Maybe that's because the buccal injection had a numbing effect or due to clever pressure anaesthesia. The injection wasn't actually slow either - it took maybe 6 seconds.
As for the process of removing the tooth it's painless, and I didn't really feel the pressure/movement that people talk about. There was some scraping, an audible crack followed by the tooth being removed. This part probably took 5-7 minutes. Super easy.
As for the post-operative pain, it's really not bad. The pain from braces is far, far worse. I would say it's comparable to the pain from a mouth ulcer.
If I were told I needed the other wisdom tooth out, I'd feel almost no nervousness. I hope this helps someone else out there who's worried about this operation. And thank you to the people who've answered by questions on here too.
A few days ago I got my wisdom tooth removed with just local anaesthetic. This is a procedure I'd dreaded for around 20 years, and was pretty mortified when I discovered that it had to be done. TLDR: The entire appointment took 15 minutes, I barely felt the injections (including the palatal) and the experience was comparable to a pedicure/haircut. My dentist is clearly very good, but also I think it's true that dentistry has changed. Oh and hypnosis may have helped too.
I wasn't actually that nervous on the day (this may have been because I was doing hypnosis audible books for the anxiety). I think the low anxiety on the day helped the entire procedure be easier. I told my dentist that I wasn't feeling as nervous as I expected, and that I was mostly concerned about the palatal injection. Things in the chair moved very quickly, which felt good. A bit on numbing gel on the buccal side of the gum, quickly followed by the first injection. She warned me that the palatal would feel sharp and to take a breath, and then very quicly flipped the needle to the palate side and injected. Honestly it didn't feel particularly sharp, it felt odd. Maybe that's because the buccal injection had a numbing effect or due to clever pressure anaesthesia. The injection wasn't actually slow either - it took maybe 6 seconds.
As for the process of removing the tooth it's painless, and I didn't really feel the pressure/movement that people talk about. There was some scraping, an audible crack followed by the tooth being removed. This part probably took 5-7 minutes. Super easy.
As for the post-operative pain, it's really not bad. The pain from braces is far, far worse. I would say it's comparable to the pain from a mouth ulcer.
If I were told I needed the other wisdom tooth out, I'd feel almost no nervousness. I hope this helps someone else out there who's worried about this operation. And thank you to the people who've answered by questions on here too.
