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To be worried about being sedated for an extraction?

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tarmactreacle · 29/10/2024 21:10

I need a broken stump of a tooth removed. It's being done surgically because it's a tricky procedure and the dentist has given me three options.

  1. local anaesthetic
  2. sedation
  3. general anaesthetic

A general anaesthetic is out. I've had them before but I know they all come with a risk and it's not worth it for something small like this.

How risk free is sedation? I vaguely remember stories of people dying in the dentist chair. Does this happen? I would much prefer to be sedated but not if it's a risk.

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tarmactreacle · 29/10/2024 21:35

@ForPearlViper one in 10 million?? Those sound pretty good odds!

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wavingfuriously · 29/10/2024 21:35

tarmactreacle · 29/10/2024 21:32

@vegaspot were you told of any risks before having it?

It sounds much better than the agony I had last time for a similar extraction with just a local anaesthetic. I was in the dentist chair for well over an hour and she still couldn't get every bit out!

Omg..I've got a fractured molar extraction coming up..🤔

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tarmactreacle · 29/10/2024 21:32

@vegaspot were you told of any risks before having it?

It sounds much better than the agony I had last time for a similar extraction with just a local anaesthetic. I was in the dentist chair for well over an hour and she still couldn't get every bit out!

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ForPearlViper · 29/10/2024 21:30

OP do you understand about risk and odds. I have feeling it would help your life going forward if you properly understood it. Quick google suggest that less than one person in ten million dies at the dentist.

If you have anxiety about such things, I would strongly recommend you learn about risk. Then can you read things on on the internet with a critical eye and realise they are, for the most part, bollocks.

Michael Jackson was a drug addict, prescription or otherwise, who was so rich that doctors would prescribe him anything he wanted, however unwise.

I imagine you are not in the same position OP. It is just a tooth removal. Stock up on ice lollies for afterwards.

vegaspot · 29/10/2024 21:27

I had midazolam for a tooth extraction…absolutely marvellous! Just make sure you have someone with you post procedure.

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tarmactreacle · 29/10/2024 21:25

I know the sedation for a general anaesthetic is AMAZING!! They say count to 10 but why can't they make it happen more slowly so you can enjoy the feeling for longer!!

I'm really tempted by a general for that reason!!

(But not worth the risk/NHS extra costs just so I can get high!)

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Merrilydancing · 29/10/2024 21:24

I had sedation for a wisdom tooth removal and it was great. Didn’t feel a thing. Woke up and all done. No stress from being aware of what’ was going on. Definitely recommend it.

HousedInMySoul · 29/10/2024 21:20

LizzieBowesLyon · 29/10/2024 21:16

Sedation is fucking awesome. If you could book a treatment at the spa etc and it was a straight up sedation I’d be there every day.

what happens is someone says “sharp scratch” and you feel a little something and then the next thing it’s all done AND you’ve had the best sleep EVER.

Seriously awesome stuff. It’s what offed Michael Jackson cos it’s so nice and he overdid it.

I think the thing that killed MJ was a drug called propofol, which is used to induce general anaesthesia, and will often cause the patient to be unable to breathe without help.
This is NOT what is used for sedation at the dentist 😂

JohnSt1 · 29/10/2024 21:19

I'm given fentanyl for sedation for a regular procedure and it's great.

ByCoolWriter · 29/10/2024 21:16

I have no idea on the risks but I've had sedation for a wisdom tooth and it was fine. You'll need someone with you though to take you home.
I've also had the tooth stump extraction with just a local and that was totally fine as well.... but I'm not phased by the dentist at all.

LizzieBowesLyon · 29/10/2024 21:16

Sedation is fucking awesome. If you could book a treatment at the spa etc and it was a straight up sedation I’d be there every day.

what happens is someone says “sharp scratch” and you feel a little something and then the next thing it’s all done AND you’ve had the best sleep EVER.

Seriously awesome stuff. It’s what offed Michael Jackson cos it’s so nice and he overdid it.