I was informed by my dentist that I needed to have all 4 of my wisdom teeth extracted (mouth crowding/plaque formation on 2nd molars). Having your wisdom teeth yanked when you are 18 years old is no biggie, however, when you are over 40 years old, people look at your with a horrified and pained expression when you tell them you are having your wisdom teeth pulled. You start to hear horror stories: "I was so swollen and bruised" "I couldn't eat for a week" "I was spitting clots of blood" "I got a dry socket"
Holy crap.
But I had no choice. I had put it off for a year. I met the oral surgeon that my dentist referred me to and I hated him---brusque, arrogant attitude. No thanks
Luckily, my friend's daughter had her wisdom teeth removed and I saw her daughter day after her procedure. She said "It wasn't too bad" My friend told me this particular oral surgeon was a great guy.
I made my appointment with Dr. Colameo.
He is everything I look for in a doctor. Smart, warm, easy to talk to with and a good sense of humor. Immediately put me at ease.
I had my extraction done in office with IV anesthesia: Versed/Fentanyl and Diprivan. Another name for Diprivan is Propofol and it is jokingly referred to as Milk of Amnesia. And that's what I had: amnesia, no memories of anything painful or uncomfortable. I never heard any tooth cracking or felt any pulling. I woke up 40 minutes later and was in no pain at all. I was never swollen. I only ended up taking 5 Percocet out of the 24 I was prescribed. Five days after the procedure, I was able to eat normally again...until then I was eating soft food due to some mild discomfort over the extraction sites.
The office staff is courteous and polite.
None of my wisdom teeth were impacted so I imagine that helped my recovery.
Dr. Colameo wrote me out of work for 3 days.
I could have gone to Disney on Day 2.
I hope your oral surgery goes as well : ) read more