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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Asthma / January 2004Help! Asthma and Tooth Extraction!
I have had a right molar that acts up with tooth ache on and off for the last 3 yrs. Go to my dentist and he puts me on antibiotics and does the filling. Last Sunday bit into a harder tortilla dip chip and felt "something" and found that I had a piece of the molar. Made an appt. with the dentist for yesterday morning and he looked at the tooth and he said the tooth is "dead" and said I needed to get the tooth out now before it gets really bad. Gave me a dentist for this procedure. Ok, I am terrified. Sorry, been around docs and hospitals all my young life as my late dad was in Army and in the Medical field and never had a problem. Late Mom passed away in 1958 when I was 14 of asthma. Never had a terror of docs until had my first child and all of a sudden got aniexty attacks, which I still have occassionally, but then lots until children became adults. Have heard horror stories of getting teeth out and now that I have asthma since in my 20's am really concerned. Going to contact my allergist today, but am concerned. Since I have asthma controlled only until I get anxious and stressed, What if I get so stressed, I tighten up in chest when I am going to be put under and need this procedure to be done? I am now a new 60 yr old and proud of it, but, gee, I feel so stupid to be afraid and know this needs to be done. Can't even spell correctly on this message! Sorry! I had a molar extracted just before I was married and civilian dentist couldn't extract molar on left side and had to go to Army dentists and the tooth was so wrapped around the root then that I had 2 Army dentists(specialist) had to climb on top of me in the chair to get the tooth out! This was before I ever had asthma, and I was 20! Things have improved since then I know. Michelle >Have heard horror stories of getting teeth out and now that I have >asthma since in my 20's am really concerned. Going to contact my >allergist today, but am concerned. Since I have asthma controlled only >until I get anxious and stressed, What if I get so stressed, I tighten >up in chest when I am going to be put under and need this procedure >to be done? You may not need to be "put under" at all. Many oral surgeons (I presume this is the dentist you were referred to by your general dentist) are sensitive to your concerns and if you have the conversation with him/her, then you can be assured and hopefully your fears can be reduced. Give their office a call and let them know of your history, and I'm sure they will be more than helpful. It is also a good idea, as you mentioned, to advise your allergist and perhaps he/she can have a conversation with the oral surgeon before your appointment, so that everyone is understanding your particular situation. >I had a molar extracted just before I was married... In my case it was like pulling teeth to get married... >Things have improved since then I know. Yes, they have. > >I had a molar extracted just before I was married... > > In my case it was like pulling teeth to get married... If your wife reads this, you had better say that it was a "crowning achievement"... >> >I had a molar extracted just before I was married... >> >> In my case it was like pulling teeth to get married... > >If your wife reads this, you had better say that it was a "crowning >achievement"... Clearly, this pearl of wisdom caries the day, lest one is extracted to the canine house, to brux in the edentulous cavity of decay... >Have heard horror stories of getting teeth out and now that I have >asthma since in my 20's am really concerned. Going to contact my >allergist today, but am concerned. Since I have asthma controlled only >until I get anxious and stressed, What if I get so stressed, I tighten >up in chest when I am going to be put under and need this procedure >to be done? Try explaining the situation to your doctor and ask for a prescription sedative to take before the procedure. -- "It's not American foreign policy, or the plight of the Palestinians, or America's longstanding support for Israel. A group of people with money and weaponry have simply decided that we, as a civilization, are unfit to live, and want, eventally, to exterminate us." 'Christian Century' magazine I had a wisdom tooth extracted and the dental surgeon gave me sodium pentothal. Put me to sleep and no stress at all. It was the weirdest thing that ever happened to me. I was sitting in the dentist chair and there were people around me talking. Suddenly they were all gone and I had cotton in my mouth. (When I woke up I didn't even know I had been asleep.) The next time I needed to have a tooth extracted it was pretty unpleasant so when I needed to have it done again I went to a different dental surgeon. I had a long conversation with him and told him I didn't want to have any discomfort or pain. He promised me that I would be very comfortable and I was. He was really a gem. You need to find an expert. Ask around and get people's opinions. Ora > I have had a right molar that acts up with tooth ache on and off for >the last 3 yrs. Go to my dentist and he puts me on antibiotics and [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > >Michelle |
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