Wisdom teeth removed without being sedated?

I'm deathly afriad of being sedated (put to sleep) and I may need to have my wisdom teeth removed soon. None of them are impacted, they've all almost fully grown in like my other teeth. Have any of you ever had any wisdom teeth extracted on just local anaesthesia and not had to be put to sleep? I have a pretty high threshhold for pain, and I don't mind the gore at all (had teeth pulled before %26amp; root canal done while awake). But everyone tells me to get put to sleep for my wisdom teeth for some reason. I think I'd rather just let the dentist punch me in the face as hard as he could to knock me out!

Wisdom teeth removed without being sedated?
hey u dont have to put to sleep to go for any tooth extraction ( even wisdom tooth ) its just ur tooth which shud be sedated .... if local anesthisa can do the job then why to go for general ...we put the patient to sleep only when the surgery has to be done to a special patient(handicap pt.)otherwise NO NEED ...n about the pain ... it varies from patient to patient ... few complain of pain n few dnt after the extraction of wisdom tooth ... but analgesic can do wonders .... n ur dental surgeon will definately prescribe u the medicine after surgery ...so dont worry ... no get ur wisdom extracted while u r awake .. !
Reply:I have had one wisdom tooth removed. It was fully erupted. I was not knocked out, just the regular local shot. The pain really kicks in later in the day when the shot has worn off and you have a gaping hole in your mouth. But, if the doctor gives you a script for pain killers have it filled before the numbness wears off. You'll be fine being awake.
Reply:NO, you dont have to be put under to have your wisdome teeth removed. your dentist may prefer otherwise as their standard procedure. but since their is no impaction or infections it should be straight forward to complete under local anethesia/freezing
Reply:I work for a dentist and we never put anyone out for wisdom exts. It isnt a big deal. I myself had one taken out a couple months ago. Never needed pain killers or anything.
Reply:If you are having all 4 of your wisdom teeth removed, I would highly recommend sedation. And it is just that... IV sedation. Most patients are under the impression that they are totally put to sleep as if they are having surgery in the operating room when this is not the case. An IV is administered to the patient to put them into a 'twilight' sort of sleep. The patient is still able to open their mouth wider if the dentist asks them to do so, etc... yet generally they never remember a thing that happens during the procedure... just as you don't remember life as an infant... it happened... and you reacted... you just don't remember it. Of course, there is some risk... there is risk with any procedure.. there is even risk in just receiving a dental injection of anesthetic to numb you... but the risk is minimal. And another good thing about the sedation is that once you get home you sleep for a really, really long time so you're not awake to have to deal with the soreness, numbness, etc. I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed by an oral surgeon when I was 20 years old... way before I entered the dental field and I was scared to death myself... I even sat in the chair before the procedure crying and telling the dentist how scared I was... I had a very good doctor and he talked to me in a very soothing voice while he administered the IV and before I knew it I was waking up and the procedure was over. Really, you have nothing to worry about. Hope this helped put you at ease.



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