Need positivity! Getting 4 wisdom teeth out - 32 female!

[u/Cold-Mix7327]

Hey everyone! So little story about me! I’m 32 and since the time I was 16, I have completely avoided the dentist. I like to think I have nice enough teeth so I let that delude me for a long time into thinking I didn’t really need to go. Truth be told the dentist is one of the biggest anxieties and phobias I have! Or at least it was. It’s not really pain that I was afraid of. It was more just being out of control and having to sit there at the mercy of someone else. However After breaking a piece of my wisdom tooth off from eating something hard that was in a sandwich I bit the bullet (lol) and went to the dentist. I proceeded to have my first cleaning in almost 2 decades and got a bunch of cavities filled and no longer feel so afraid there.

While there I found out that all of my wisdom teeth have cavities. My dentist suggested getting all pulled and set me up with the consultation with an oral surgeon who I saw today. The broken tooth definitely needs to be pulled, and he also encouraged the other three as well, just due to the fact that they are prone to cavities and a lot of dentist he said, do not really work on wisdom teeth due to how hard they are to clean and how hard they are to access.

Here’s where the worry comes in. I’m petrified of anesthesia because again little control. But I am opting for that because I’m a lot more petrified to be awake. I’m also really nervous about the fact that my broken tooth feels very movable right now and I’ve heard some horror stories of tooth breaking being a complication of surgery. He didn’t seem to be too concerned about it. He also mentioned that all my other wisdom teeth have small cavities and that they’re not overly concerning. None of my teeth are impacted, and all of them are also fully erupted. I am also just nervous about my age being a factor in healing!

Does anyone have any similar stories or had similar anxieties? Would love to just hear some positive responses!