Anxiety about Wisdom Teeth Removal

You'll be ok. Think about the positives and you got this!

I had my wisdom teeth removed 5 days ago (under general anaesthetic due to anxiety) and it went well. I can already talk perfectly fine and eat relatively normally. It hurt the first two days, but it wasn't the agonising pain I was expecting. I only needed some paracetamol and ibuprofen and it was really manageable. The doctors were so nice and explained everything so clearly as well so I knew exactly what would be happening next and they didn't make me feel at all foolish for being nervous and on edge. :)

It’s not stupid at all! I was completely and totally freaked out and scared when I needed to get mine done. Like someone said already, it’s not exactly fun or anything, but it definitely wasn’t as horrible as I’d convinced myself it would be. Just be sure to communicate with your care team, and make sure you’ll have some help for afterwards, and you’re going to be fine! But it’s okay to still be scared/anxious—I know I was, no matter what anyone told me

I had my first surgery at 8 (appendix) and I've had at least a dozen more (two organ transplants). Being put under is not really all that bad. When they start the medicine to knock you out, it happens very quickly. One minute, you're watching everyone get prepared and then you wake up kinda groggy. I have to have my remaining 17 teeth removed and they're putting me under. I'm more afraid of what life will be like without teeth than the removal itself. And in general,I just don't like gong to the dentist's.

I put getting them out for many years and it honestly wasn't as bad as I built it up. If you have someone good to take care of you you'll be 💯. I was really lucky and my partner took such good care of me. It'll be ok 💕 good luck

Hi! I had two wisdom teeth surgeries in high school and made it out perfectly fine, if that helps! Just a warning - they will be obligated to tell you about alllll the things that could potentially go wrong before you go in for surgery. It’s scary to say the least. Idk if this will help, but know that 99.99% of the time, nothing that terrifying happens. This surgery is done thousands of times every day and is often done on teenagers - it’s a surgery many oral surgeons have done more than any other. And you don’t have to be awake for any of it! You just get to feel a little loopy afterwards (probably my first experience with being inebriated haha)! I’d make sure to ask your doctor any questions you might have and hopefully that’ll ease the process. Sometimes the anesthesiologists have methods to calm patients down too, since being nervous about a procedure is completely understandable! Good luck!

I’ve had my wisdom teeth out and also have had a lot of surgeries—-it is scary but you can do this. Make sure you mention your fears/concern to your dentist and also if you have some support (family/friends) that can help or be with you at the time of surgery

I was the same way. Because of chemo and radiation, my mouth on the left side completely dry rotted out :( I had to go in and get them all pulled and fitted for dentures I was nervous and scared so bad. I pick at my cuticles when anxiety starts knocking. It's scary as hell.. I was told to count the celeing tiles cause dumb as it is I helped calm me. Good luck!!