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Please arrange for a responsible adult to come with you to the hospital and take you home after your treatment. They must be able to stay with you for at least 8 hours after you leave the hospital. If you do not have someone with you, your dental surgery might be cancelled. Do not bring children, or anyone you need to look after, with you to the hospital. Eating and drinking before a general anaestheticPlease follow these instructions before your surgery. If you do not, your surgery might be cancelled.
You can drink plain (not fizzy) water up to 2 hours before your surgery. The morning of your surgeryPlease do the following: SmokingDo not smoke for at least 24 hours before your dental surgery. Smoking makes your recovery after surgery slower. If you would like help to stop smoking, please tell the dental team. The hospital has a no smoking policy and smoking is not allowed on our premises. Find more help to quit smoking on the NHS website. MedicinesPlease bring all your medicines to the hospital with you. This includes prescription medicines, inhalers and any medicines that you buy from a pharmacy or shop (including alternative medicines, such as herbal remedies). Take your usual medicines with a small sip of water on the day of your surgery, unless your doctor or nurse tells you otherwise. Please also bring:
At the hospitalWhen you arrive at the dental day surgery unit, a receptionist takes you to a room where you meet the team looking after you. Meeting the teamA nurse takes your blood pressure and checks your pulse. They make sure that you are ready for treatment. We give you a surgical gown to wear over your clothes. An anaesthetist meets you to talk about the general anaesthetic. This medicine makes you sleep during the surgery and stops you feeling any pain. A member of the dental team also talks to you about your surgery. We estimate the time of your surgery after the team have met everyone who needs surgery in that session. The team tries to keep waiting times to a minimum, but it is not always possible to know how long your wait will be. Giving your permission (consent)We want to involve you in decisions about your care and treatment. If you decide to have dental surgery under general anaesthetic, we ask you to sign a consent form. This says that you agree to have the treatment and understand what it involves. If you would like more information about our consent process, please speak to a member of staff caring for you. During dental day surgeryWhen it is time for your dental surgery, a member of staff takes you to the operating theatre. The adult that you bring with you can come in as well. If you wear glasses, you can wear them into the operating room. However, a nurse looks after them during your surgery. The nurse returns your glasses when you are in the recovery room. We ask you to sit on a trolley and a member of staff checks your name. We attach some equipment to you to monitor your heart, blood pressure and breathing during surgery. The anaesthetist gives you the anaesthetic medicine by injection or through a mask. You go to sleep quickly. The adult that you bring with you can then go back to the waiting room. A team of highly trained doctors and nurses are with you. They monitor your care during the surgery and in the recovery room. OverviewWisdom tooth extraction is a surgical procedure to remove one or more wisdom teeth — the four permanent adult teeth located at the back corners of your mouth on the top and bottom. If a wisdom tooth doesn't have room to grow (impacted wisdom tooth), resulting in pain, infection or other dental problems, you'll likely need to have it pulled. Wisdom tooth extraction may be done by a dentist or an oral surgeon. To prevent potential future problems, some dentists and oral surgeons recommend wisdom tooth extraction even if impacted teeth aren't currently causing problems. Why it's doneWisdom teeth, or third molars, are the last permanent teeth to appear (erupt) in the mouth. These teeth usually appear between the ages of 17 and 25. Some people never develop wisdom teeth. For others, wisdom teeth erupt normally — just as their other molars did — and cause no problems. Many people develop impacted wisdom teeth — teeth that don't have enough room to erupt into the mouth or develop normally. Impacted wisdom teeth may erupt only partially or not at all. An impacted wisdom tooth may:
Problems with impacted wisdom teethYou'll likely need your impacted wisdom tooth pulled if it results in problems such as:
Preventing future dental problemsDental specialists disagree about the value of extracting impacted wisdom teeth that aren't causing problems (asymptomatic). It's difficult to predict future problems with impacted wisdom teeth. However, here's the rationale for preventive extraction:
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protected health information and will only use or disclose that information as set forth in our notice of privacy practices. You may opt-out of email communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the e-mail. RisksMost wisdom tooth extractions don't result in long-term complications. However, removal of impacted wisdom teeth occasionally requires a surgical approach that involves making an incision in the gum tissue and removing bone. Rarely, complications can include:
How you prepareYour dentist may perform the procedure in the office. However, if your tooth is deeply impacted or if the extraction requires an in-depth surgical approach, your dentist may suggest you see an oral surgeon. In addition to making the area numb with local anesthetic, your surgeon may suggest sedation to allow you to be more comfortable during the procedure. Questions to askQuestions you may want to ask your dentist or oral surgeon include:
Preparing for surgeryA wisdom tooth extraction is almost always performed as an outpatient procedure. This means that you go home the same day. You'll receive instructions from the hospital or dental clinic staff on what to do before the surgery and the day of your scheduled surgery. Ask these questions:
What you can expectDuring the procedureYour dentist or oral surgeon may use one of three types of anesthesia, depending on the expected complexity of the wisdom tooth extraction and your comfort level. Options include:
During wisdom tooth extraction, your dentist or oral surgeon:
After the procedureIf you receive sedation anesthesia or general anesthesia, you're taken to a recovery room after the procedure. If you have local anesthesia, your brief recovery time is likely in the dental chair. As you heal from your surgery, follow your dentist's instructions on:
When to call your dentist or surgeonCall your dentist or oral surgeon if you experience any of the following signs or symptoms, which could indicate an infection, nerve damage or other serious complication:
ResultsYou probably won't need a follow-up appointment after a wisdom tooth extraction if:
If complications develop, contact your dentist or oral surgeon to discuss treatment options. Jan. 31, 2018 How long does a tooth extraction under anesthesia take?How long does a tooth extraction take? This procedure is quicker than you'd think. The entire process of pulling a tooth—from administering the anesthetic to applying stitches if needed—typically takes anywhere between 20-40 minutes.
Do they put u to sleep for wisdom teeth removal?If your teeth are really impacted, your oral surgeon may recommend general anesthesia. You will be completely asleep during your whole procedure so you won't feel any pain or remember anything about it. You won't be able to go home right away. You will have to be awake and ready to go before you are released.
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