Laughing gas for wisdom teeth removal

[Anonymous]

I am having my top two wisdom teeth removed and the dentist said I could use laughing gas instead of general anesthesia. Has anyone done this before?

[Anonymous]

I have and it was great. Worked like a charm.

[Anonymous]

No, but I just had 2 out with just local. They were NOT impacted and super quick to come out. You do feel the pulling and you can hear the top ones coming out but I much preferred that to general anesthesia. Super easy recovery too.

[Anonymous]

I had all four taken out at once 22ish years ago (I was in high school). Laughing gas is all I used; more than sufficient for younger me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, but I just had 2 out with just local. They were NOT impacted and super quick to come out. You do feel the pulling and you can hear the top ones coming out but I much preferred that to general anesthesia. Super easy recovery too.

I chose the same. I felt no pain but could feel pressure. I did not hear anything as they gave me a Bluetooth headset and had me pick a TV show to put on for me prior to the appointment. I thought that was wonderful! I listened to an episode from The Office and my 3 wisdom teeth were removed before 1 episode finished.

I didn't even do any laughing gas because I can't stand that stuff. It was offered but I declined.

[Anonymous]

I have anxiety at the dentist and get laughing gas each time I go. It works really well and is much, much safer than general anesthesia. It also wears off within minutes of them turning it off.

[Anonymous]

My son had 4 impacted taken out. They usually do a combo of laughing gas plus mild general-they type used for outpatient. We asked for no laughing gas because I thought it would freak him out the wear the mask. We also asked to use the least amount of general possible so he was not uncomfortable, but not wiped out. Worked really well.

[Anonymous]

I did this when I was in my 20s because I had no insurance and it was cheaper, and for me it was a pretty bad experience. At one point I passed out in the chair (nobody even noticed because they were turned around doing other things), and the rest of the time I could hear all the scraping and was just really grossed out and wanting to run out of the room. When I was released to my boyfriend in the waiting room, I just started bawling. But maybe if I’d had headphones it would have freaked me out less. I have also had cavities filled without novocaine (just a laser), so I don’t think I’m that much of a baby. I just really didn’t like that particular experience and hadn’t expected it to be that awful. I can also see how maybe I would have been better off without the laughing gas, because maybe that’s why I passed out.

[Anonymous]

I had a local one for all wisdom teeth, and it felt much better when the top molars were removed. For some reason, the anesthesia injection pain in the lower gums was super bad. It was much milder in the lower ones.

[Anonymous]

I meant - milder in the top ones.

[Anonymous]

The sedation typically used is not general anesthesia.

[Anonymous]

I had all three (I only had 3, not 4) removed in my twenties with just local not general anesthesia. I was too afraid to go under but honestly I still can’t believe I was brave enough to be awake through this and to hear the crunching and grinding that goes along with it. But I think my recovery time was easier because I didn’t go under and took Tylenol for pain instead of whatever narcotics they wanted to prescribe for me at the time. You kind of come out ahead when doing local because your body focuses right away on healing rather than recovering from being under anesthesia. Maybe bring AirPods and that way you won’t hear anything going on.

[Anonymous]

My daughter has had laughing gas for oral surgery procedures-poor kid has had exposure surgery for teeth that refused to come down and it works perfectly. She doesn’t remember anything and it really puts her at ease. I think you’d be fine taking it for wisdom

[Anonymous]

I had my right side upper and lower wisdom teeth removed with laughing gas. Made the room spin and I felt out of it….would do it again if I needed to! Felt great afterwards.

[Anonymous]

Does it make a difference if they're all impacted?