Wisdom tooth pulled TODAY! answer!?

Question

oh gosh, im having one of my wisdom teeth "extracted" today. even though i am taking a sleeping pill and having laughing gas and a number, im really nervous. how can i settle down?

answer soon! im eaving at 8:55 eastern time ppl!

Answer 1

Just think of the end result when its all over and your highly medicated

Answer 2

It's not as bad as people would have you think.  The anesthesia will make you drowsy and lightheaded, so that you don't really care about the poking around in your mouth.  It will be very uncomfortable later today, when the anesthesia wears off (but they will probably give you pain pills for that.) And tomorrow it will feel like someone hauled off and punched you in the face. But the day after, you'll be fine.  Everyone is different, and how you feel the next day is going to depend a lot on the position of the teeth and what they have to do to extract them.

Take your iPod or something similar -- you can listen to your own music while they are working, if you want.

Answer 3

I had all four of my pulled the day after high school graduation...I was at the beach and eating steak the next day....relax and trust that those who are working with you care about you and will take care of you.

Answer 4

I had my teeth pulled without even having any pain meds or anything because I was allergic to them. It was painful, but bearable. Make sure that you have plenty of codene or whatever drug for after the extraction. I think that you can put ice on the outside too...but I'm not positive it might be heat. Getting them done when you are young is a lot less painful though. Good luck!

Answer 5

Don't worry - once you take the meds you'll be fine. I had all 4 of mine done at the same time and the only thing I took was Novocaine during the procedure and Tylenol 8 after (personal choice... I have a high pain tolerance so it didn't bother me to be awake for the procedure).

Answer 6

i think youll be plenty relaxed with the meds :) goodluck.