What should I expect with my upcoming wisdom tooth extraction? Any advice will be great appreciated!?

I am scheduled to have my upper left wisdom tooth extracted tomorrow morning. I am 35 years old, but feel like a baby because I am so EXTREMELY nervous. It is not impacted, and I will be keeping my other 3 wisdom teeth. The one getting extracted has decay and is broken. I will be awake for the procedure. The oral surgeon gave me a presciption for a sedative called Halcion that I am to take 1 hour before the extraction, and an antibiotic that I will be starting the day of the extraction. The surgeon warned me that I may feel about 20 pounds of pressure while he is extracting the tooth, which sounds so frightening to me. He also warned me that the tooth will probably break as he pulls it. I am very nervous and don't know what to expect during %26amp; after the procedure, and if I should be worried about any side effects with Halcion. Also I have a very senstive gag reflex and am worried about that. I am also worried about the crunch noise, and about how they get the tooth out if it breaks.

What should I expect with my upcoming wisdom tooth extraction? Any advice will be great appreciated!?
Hopefully, it WON'T break, but it's good that they let you know what COULD happen.





It is VERY important to keep your head still as he's taking out the tooth. This will lessen the chance of it breaking. It won't hurt, but there will be a lot of pressure. If it does break, sometimes they will use a drill to separate the tooth into more than one piece. It's not a big deal... kind of like getting a filling. Then they will be able to take out the rest of the tooth. Sometimes they will use an instrument that looks kind of like a screwdriver. With a little lever action, they can pop out the root.





If you take anything before or after for pain, don't use Aspirin (ASA, acetesalicylic acid). It thins the blood and cause more bleeding than necessary - and prevent a good clot from forming to start the healing process.





If you DO have a little extra bleeding after (some oozing is normal), moisten a tea bag and bite gently on that instead of gauze. The tannic acid in the tea is a natural blood constrictor and will help to stop the bleeding. And remember, take it easy and no smoking or any hot drinks or soup for the rest of the day.
Reply:ok well u will have alot of swelling after the procedure.......but the procedure itself will be fine...i was 16 wen i got mine out...i am 17 now....it only took like a couple days for my swelling to go down.....buttt ask for pain killers....sooo the pressure during the procedure is nothin really to worry about...u shouldnt feel any thing BUT the pressure.....you will be fine!
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