Which is better, laughing gas or anesthesia when have your wisdom teeth out ?

Depends: If you prefer to be unaware of the procedure and have minimal if any recall, intravenous sedation or general anesthesia would be recommended. Your dentist or surgeon can provide you with more information to help you decide based on the position of the wisdom teeth.

IV sedation : Nitrous oxide is a relative analgesia and may be ok for simple third molar surgery. When the wisdom teeth are impacted, i always recommend the IV sedation, which allows a patient to sleep through the procedure with little memory of the process.

Versed: I had mine out 25 years ago with concious sedation. Smooth induction, no nresidual effect, and peri-procedural retrograde amnesia.

Ask the Surgeon: The person peforming the procedure is always a good person to ask and have everything explained to you. Laughing gas btw is not a substiture for anesthesia. At minimum you will still get local anesthesia. I, myslef when having the procedure had both local anesthesia and "laughing gas" and procedure was smooth with no pain.

See below: Laughing gas is a form of anesthesia that is commonly used in dentists offices. Wisdom teeth can be taken out with local anesthesia and some sedation. Rarely is full general anesthesia needed.

This depends: It depends on your level of anxiety associated with the procedure. If you don't want to know anything or feel anything, the only way to accomplish that is to have IV sedation or general anesthesia.

Depends: It depends on your level of nervousness. Some people have just nitrous, others just sedation, and some people have both nitrous and sedation. Discuss your concerns with your dentist/surgeon.

Talk to Dentist: Most teeth extractions can be done under local anesthesia with a cooperative patient. If there are especially impacted teeth then some sedation might be indicated. It is rare that a full general anesthetic would be needed for dental extraction. If you have concerns please contact your dentist and discuss these fears with him. Good luck.

Depends: You have options. There is just the shots where you are fully awake, laughing gas, oral sedation, intravenous sedation and general anesthesia. Consult with your dentist to see which option is good. Many factors determine the best option for you. Are you in good health, are you apprehensive, are you pregnant, are the wisdom teeth infected, are the wisdom teeth completely bony impacted etc.