to days dentice dont pull wisdem teath like they did 10 years ago they will give u novacane and some times some nitres gas and they use a scapel and they cut the teeth free of the gums this is very fast painless and they stitch and u are done no trama of yanking the teeth free or the fear of broken roots that need to be duge out u heal quick onley problem is u may be a littel dimber than u were lol

I had mine taken out about 10 years ago. All four were impacted, so that was an extra dimension of fun. I had a consultation with the oral surgeon prior to the actual procedure. He asked me lots of questions about my medical history, and then we decided on what type of anesthesia to use. I was told I had three options: general anesthesia, light sedation with a valium-like drug, or just a local anesthetic like novocaine. I didn't want the general, and I was too much of a weenie to go with the local alone, so I chose the light sedation option. When it came time for the actual procedure, I couldn't eat anything after midnight the night before. I went to the oral surgeon's office in the morning, said hello, and had an IV put in my arm. I honestly don't remember much after that. The sedative makes you sleepy and mellow, and helps you not remember anything you don't want to remember. :-) I had some minor problems a few days after surgery. First of all, the pain medicine made me puke, and you really really don't want to puke with stitches in your gums. Secondly, I developed something called dry-socket syndrome. This happens when the blood clots that are supposed to form in the tooth socket become dislodged, leaving exposed bone. It really hurts, which should be your clue that something's wrong. The surgeon packed it with a special dressing, and the problem went away after a few days. Good luck!