Wisdom teeth extraction for 16 year old -- nitrous oxide or IV anesthesia
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Anonymous
| Is it really an option? |
Anonymous
| I was super nervous when I had mine out in college and did IV anesthesia. However, I had never had braces or even a cavity filled. You can also ask the dentist to prescribe a few tablets of Valium or Xanax and let her try one ahead of time to get a sense of how it feels and decide if that would be a good relief tool. As an adult many many years later, I realize that I really just needed anxiety management and meds to physically relax. |
Anonymous
Yes absolutely. The oral surgeon said we could do any of the three options. Like I said I only had nitrous oxide when I had mine out. And my 17 year old brother drove me there and back! |
Anonymous
Please. Just because these “options” are all technically feasible —four impactions are no joke and you are being cheap and cruel to not do IV. If the kid doesn’t want it-they are naive and it would be kinder to explain the benefit and follow the ortho-surgeon’s suggestion of IV. |
Anonymous
Who said the oral surgeon suggested IV anesthesia? He said either option was fine and that he did many extractions just with nitrous oxide. He said it was our choice. |
Anonymous
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Also -- I should say that it's just some of her molars that are impacted -- two of them.
I assume the oral surgeon would have said if there were a need for her to have IV sedation? He just said some people don't like the sound of the drill and all the tools. When I had mine out I remember seeing the pliers come out and thinking that was the funniest thing in the world. Certainly was not traumatic for me. I listened to music and zoned out for a while. But I am concerned about a bad reaction to the nitrous oxide. I didn't realize that was a thing. |
Anonymous
So much this. |
Anonymous
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My 14 yr old DS is due to have this in a few weeks. He is opting to be knocked out for the duration.
When I was 14 I had all 4 impacted wisdoms out, with only the numbing shots in the mouth. It was pretty horrific. |
Anonymous
| I’d just tell her she’s getting the IV. I think you’d need other pain medication other than nitrous. I was in so much pain after mine and luckily the IV helps a bit after. I was high as a kite too and making snow angels on the ground. |
Anonymous
+1 if you do this with no pain meds your son will never trust you again or visit a dentist. Pretty traumatic. Also a one time thing that will block him from dentistry forever. |
Anonymous
| My son had his out last summer at 16. All four were impacted. IV all the way. However, it’s not a deep sedation. It’s a very light sedation that they come out of pretty quickly. |
Anonymous
| I had impacted molars and just did local anesthesia. I don't know why they put people under. It's not necessary . |
Anonymous
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If they start and the nitrous + local doesn't cut it, they can always start an IV.
That's what they had to do with me a couple years back. For some reason, they couldn't get me fully numb and the pain was excruciating. I felt horridly nauseous after, but it was better than the pain. |
Anonymous
| I had nitrous and the local with all four impacted -- it was fine. I thought it was weirdly fascinating -- I liked being awake and blood doesn't bother me. If your child has never had IV anesthesia before I would have them start with nitrous and see how they do. |
Anonymous
+1. On nitrous I thought the sound of them cracking my teeth was HILARIOUS. |