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Wisdom Tooth Surgery | What to Expect

Wisdom Tooth Surgery | What to Expect  During the procedure Your dentist or oral surgeon may use a couple of different sedation dentistry options, depending on the expected complexity of the wisdom tooth extraction and your comfort level. Sedation Dentistry options offered by LADD Dental Group include: Local anesthesia.  Your dentist or oral surgeon administers local anesthesia with one or more injections near the site of each extraction. Before you receive an injection, your dentist or surgeon will likely apply a substance to your gums to numb them. You're awake during the tooth extraction. Although you'll feel some pressure and movement, you shouldn't experience pain.  Nitrous Oxide . In our extraction video below, you will see that the patient is using Nitrous Oxide to help them relax and remain comfortable during the procedure. Sedation anesthesia .  Your dentist or oral surgeon gives you sedation anesthesia through an intravenous (IV) line in you...