Impacted Wisdom Teeth?? HELP?

My doctor told me about 3 months ago that my wisdom teeth are impacted, after looking at a sinus x-ray. She didn%26#039;t make it seem that bad, so I have been waiting to get it done until the end of the summer. They started swelling and hurting Very bad so I finally went to the Dentist who said they are all underneath bone and I need to do it as soon as possible. Is that how all impacted wisdom teeth are? (Under bone) Just how bad is this surgery going to be? I took a week off of work next week, he said I should be okay after 4 days after the surgery. I thought I was going to be sedated, but he said I will be mostly awake, just how much pain can you feel this way? I am mostly nervous about being awake. I was awake through a minor sugery one time and it was a Horrible Experience they said I wouldn%26#039;t feel a thing but I felt EVERYTHING! Any encouragement from someone who%26#039;s had this done?? Thanks!

Impacted Wisdom Teeth?? HELP?
My Husband had all four of his impacted wisdom teeth removed by a Maxillofacial Surgeon. They are the true professionals. They will make incisions and not try to pop it out of your mouth like the idiot Dentist the Woman above me had LOL He recommended he take a few days off work -I%26#039;m not going to lie to you-it was not a walk in the park but they give you strong pain pills that make you sleep and you obviously cannot eat solid foods or drink through a straw for a while but it also wasn%26#039;t the horror show the person above me experienced. My advice to you is to go to a specialist, preferably one who will sedate you either by pills or laughing gas or have an anaesthetist on hand. Even better if the Dentist has a partner or two sharing the office building so if he/she get in over their heads they can have access to help. There are a few Family Dentists who may try this for the experience but don%26#039;t be their Guinea pig-leave it to a professional and I assure you-you will be okay!!
Reply:I wish I had more comfort for you, but I also had impacted wisdom teeth. I was awake during the procedure and it was quite painful. They had to push really hard on my jaw to get the teeth out and then they dislocated my jaw. Plus the teeth came out in little pieces. It was not fun. It does take awhile to heal, but after your week of vacation, you should be doing much better.
Reply:My oral surgeon wouldn%26#039;t put me out because of an irregular heart rhythm (mine, not his LOL), so he gave me two prescriptions to take an hour before the procedure. It worked REALLY well, so I would tell your oral surgeon and see if she%26#039;ll do it. I got a 2 mg Ativan, which is for anxiety, and 50 mg of Demerol, which is for pain. When we got to the office, I had to practically be poured into the chair! Then they gave me some nitrous while they were doing the work. I was WAY mellow!





I never had any cavities or anything done besides cleaning before all of this so I was really REALLY nervous, but with the Ativan and nitrous and stuff I didn%26#039;t care WHAT they did! LOL!!





Just don%26#039;t rinse your mouth a zillion times a day, don%26#039;t use a straw for like a week, and be very calm and not exercise for like 3 or 4 days and you will be fine. I was a huge major baby and now 3 weeks later I am doing fine!



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