“Are you asleep during wisdom teeth removal?”

That depends on what you and your dental provider have discussed. You do not need to be asleep to have your wisdom teeth removed. Personally speaking, I just had local anesthetic and nitrous oxide when I had all 4 of mine removed.

Wisdom teeth removal can happen under local anesthetic (numbing), oral sedation (awake but will not remember), IV Sedation (Twilight, barely awake), or fully intubated sedation (Asleep). The cost goes up the more asleep you are for the treatment. Full intubation must be performed in a hospital setting. So the answer to your question is yes, if that is what you are willing to pay for.

You can be put to sleep or just be given “Novocain “. Both options exist. You should discuss the pros and cons with your dentist.

Drew Shulman, DMD, MAGD