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Originally Posted by afrakabob

so it turns out that i'll need to have my lower wisdom teeth removed (and possibly the one upper one i have). none of them have erupted, and my dentist said they probably won't at this point, since my jaw is done growing, and the teeth are impacted. apparently i have early warnings of pericoronitis

would you guys recommend getting anesthesia by IV? what are the pros of doing so, if local anesthetic kills the pain anyway? i don't think i'm particularly queasy about things being yanked out of my mouth, i just am afraid of the pain

also, how long will the surgery take, and how long does recovery generally take?

I'd recommend that. anesthesia by IV is the way I wish I'd gone. you wake up and remember nothing that happened after the meds were administered. like I told zakk, with local there's no way of making the patient not feel pressure. with IV, it's like taking a little nap. plus..the extractions go much faster because you're not (quite) involved. how long it'd take depends on how complicated they are, recovery's usually about a week or so until most of the swelling goes away.

I'm not queasy either, in fact, I watched my extractions with a hand mirror. but mine were impacted and each one took about 45 minutes so needless to say, we did one at a time over a few years. it would've been better to do them all at once, have one recovery period and be done with it.

[zakk]

It was a bit of sharp pain.... I'm an old pro at pressure, I had all my wisdom teeth out by injectable anesth only. I don't really mind it so much. I don't think I was a candidate for IV anyway this time.

[AyEshAa]

Originally Posted by afrakabob

also, this is be a stupid question. but if i'm suddenly noticing sensitivity to pressure, cold, and sweets near the gum line of a tooth, does that mean i may have a cavity there?

it could just be that you have sensitive teeth or a cavity. the only time that happened to me was when i had a root canal done . it hurt so freakin BAD!. get it checked out before it gets worse

[the_only_one]

salaams,

my sister is getting braces. im so excited for her

(she's finally convinced her bottom teeth arent that pretty )

wasalams

[Ilikemyscarf]

My mouth is full of pain, I can hardly move it I'm going to get these teeth out as soon as possible, inshAllah.

Oh and I think I only need braces on my upper teeth